Futures SmartScale
Futures SmartScale Calculator
Start with your funded futures account rules, then check whether your planned trade should be taken, reduced, or skipped before sizing up.
Primary Calculator
Futures SmartScale Calculator
Enter your account rules, instrument, and stop-loss risk. The calculator shows both the absolute account max and the smarter conservative size.
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Stop Distance Assistant
Instrument
MNQ
$2 per point
Estimated stop distance
25 pts
$50 ÷ $2/point
Max stop distance at smart size
250 pts
Based on smart risk budget and smart scale size. Do not use this as a trade signal.
Account Max Size
20
Usable account risk: $1,000
This is the absolute max size supported by daily loss remaining, drawdown cushion, and the firm contract cap. It is not the recommended size.
Smart Scale Size
1
Smart risk budget: $500
Your account can technically support 20, but SmartScale recommends 1 because cushion is still thin.
Smart scale notes
- • Account max is 20, but smart scale size is 1. SmartScale is intentionally more conservative than the account max.
- • Cushion is still thin. Stay small until the account has more breathing room.
Decision Panel
Trade Status
Check whether your planned trade fits inside the smart scale plan, daily loss remaining, drawdown cushion, and firm contract cap.
Planned trade risk
$50
Daily risk used by trade
5%
Daily loss remaining
$1,000
Risk left after planned loss
$950
Drawdown cushion after planned loss
$1,950
Verdict
At Smart Size
This trade is allowed and sits at the SmartScale recommendation. Do not add contracts unless daily risk room, cushion, or setup quality improves.
Trade check
- • At smart size — this trade uses 5% of today's remaining risk. Do not add contracts unless your cushion, daily risk room, or setup quality improves.
Risk Left After Planned Loss
$950
Remaining daily risk if the planned trade loses. Smaller size leaves more room for the next valid setup.
Cushion After Planned Loss
$1,950
Drawdown cushion left if this planned trade hits the stop. Protect this before increasing contracts.
Risk Pressure
5%
Percent of today’s remaining daily risk used by the planned trade. Lower is better.
Scale Status
At Smart Size
You are at the SmartScale size. Do not add contracts until cushion, daily risk room, or setup quality improves.