01 /Settings Calibrator

Calibrate every pilotto your account.

Calibrated Copy Trading settings, by pilot and account size. Find the column that matches your account, then copy each setting's value into the app.

Calibrated 2026-05-22 · recalibrated every Friday from the pilots' full trade history.

Bottom line up frontWrong settings cause more "why didn't I get this trade?" complaints than any bug. Too-tight stops kill winners. Oversized positions trigger BP/GFV rejections. For each pilot, find the column matching your account size, then copy every row's value into the app.

01 /Pilot

Cblast

StyleOutsized-winner strategy - top 10% of wins hit +102%. 84% 0DTE, mostly indices (SPXW/NDXP), with equity calls (TSLA/JOBY/HIMS).Average hold time16 min

Tight stops will cut you out of his biggest winners. His top 10% of wins are +111% or more - but you have to survive deep drawdowns to catch them.

Setting	$0–5k	$5–10k	$10k+ margin
Position Type	Fixed $	Fixed $	% Trader
Sizing Value	$250	$500	100%
Max % Capital Per Trade	20%	20%	20%
Hard Stop	50%	55%	60%
Take Profit	none	60%	80%
Auto-Stop Drawdown %	8%	10%	12%
Max Daily Loss	$300	$750	$1,500
GFV Protection	Conservative	Conservative	Off
Min DTE	1	0	0

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02 /Pilot

Steel

StyleHigh-conviction, low-frequency, multi-day swings. NOK, CLSK, OKLO, AFRM - only 8% 0DTE, zero indices.Average hold time5 hours (some held overnight)

Cheap entries with multi-hour holds, sometimes overnight. Tight stops would auto-exit during normal intraday swings - give his positions room to develop.

Setting	$0–5k	$5–10k	$10k+
Position Type	% Trader	% Trader	% Trader
Sizing Value	100%	100%	100%
Max % Capital Per Trade	12%	10%	10%
Hard Stop	60%	65%	70% (loose)
Take Profit	35%	40%	none
Auto-Stop Drawdown %	6%	8%	10%
Max Daily Loss	$200	$500	$1,000
GFV Protection	Conservative	Off	Off
Min DTE	0	0	0

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03 /Pilot

Buckwheat

StylePure SPY/QQQ 0DTE scalper. 100% 0DTE. No equities, no indices.Average hold time6 min

Tight stops actually work here without killing wins - his losses stay disciplined and trades are in & out in minutes, so no overnight risk.

Setting	$0–5k	$5–10k	$10k+
Position Type	Fixed $	% Trader	% Trader
Sizing Value	$250	100%	100%
Max % Capital Per Trade	15%	13%	13%
Hard Stop	25%	30%	35%
Take Profit	25%	30%	35%
Auto-Stop Drawdown %	5%	7%	10%
Max Daily Loss	$150	$400	$800
GFV Protection	Conservative	Conservative	Off
Min DTE	0	0	0

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04 /Pilot

Darkhorse

StyleHigh-frequency SPXW/SPY scalper. 99% 0DTE - 41% SPXW, 30% QQQ, 27% SPY.Average hold time3 min (fastest pilot)

Lots of trades, tight distribution, modest edge. Quick stops + take profits work because each trade is over in minutes.

Setting	$0–5k	$5–10k	$10k+ margin
Position Type	Fixed $	Fixed $	% Trader
Sizing Value	$200	$400	100%
Max % Capital Per Trade	12%	10%	10%
Hard Stop	20%	22%	25%
Take Profit	15%	18%	20%
Auto-Stop Drawdown %	5%	7%	10%
Max Daily Loss	$150	$350	$800
GFV Protection	Conservative	Conservative	Off
Min DTE	1	0	0

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05 /Pilot

Chapsy

StyleFast-cycle TSLA& index 0DTE specialist. 91% 0DTE - 39% TSLA, 35% SPXW, 19% QQQ.Average hold time4 min

Disciplined 0DTE specialist — tight ~4 min hold times mean clean exits and zero overnight risk. 61% win rate with disciplined sizing: 93% of his trades are a single contract, so % Trader 100% mirrors him exactly. Tighter take profits capture his typical +18% winners quickly.

Setting	$0–5k	$5–10k	$10k+
Position Type	% Trader	% Trader	% Trader
Sizing Value	100%	100%	100%
Max % Capital Per Trade	10%	8%	8%
Hard Stop	25%	28%	30%
Take Profit	15%	18%	20%
Auto-Stop Drawdown %	5%	6%	8%
Max Daily Loss	$150	$300	$700
GFV Protection	Conservative	Conservative	Off
Min DTE	1	0	0

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06 /Cross-pilot quick reference

All five pilots, side by side.

Win rate, hold time, and what each pilot is best for - at a glance.

Pilot	Win %	Avg Hold	0DTE	Index	Best for
Cblast	68%	16 min	84%	55%	Patient swings, big winners
Steel	77%	5 hours	1%	1%	Multi-day equity swings
Buckwheat	68%	6 min	100%	0%	Fast SPY/QQQ 0DTE
Darkhorse	63%	3 min	99%	41%	High-frequency scalping
Chapsy	61%	4 min	91%	35%	TSLA & index 0DTE specialist

07 /Position type definitions

Four sizing modes, plain English.

What the four Position Type options actually do, and when each one is the right pick.

Fixed Dollar

"Spend exactly $X per trade." Best for small accounts - risk is predictable, doesn't scale with pilot size.

Percent of Trader Size

Mirrors % of the pilot's contract count (100% = 1:1 with pilot). Best when your account can absorb the pilot's full size.

Percent of Equity

Same math as Percent of Trader Size in our system (the name is misleading - renaming soon). Mirrors pilot's contract count, NOT your account equity.

Mirror Pilot Percent

Replicates the % of pilot's account the pilot allocated. Matches conviction across different account sizes.

08 /Common mistakes

The four wrong moves we see most.

Real configuration patterns that look reasonable but quietly break copy execution.

Hard Stop at 10–15% on Cblast/Steel- you exit during normal drawdowns and miss the +50–100% recoveries.
"Percent of Equity" at 100% across every pilot - fine for Steel ($120 avg risk), risky for Cblast (whose biggest bet hit $10K notional).
No daily loss limit set - one bad session drains the account before you can react. Set Max Daily Loss even loose ($1,500+) so you have a circuit breaker.

09 /How to apply

From this guide to your settings.

Open the app → Settings → Risk Management. For each pilot, find the column that matches your account size, then copy every row's value into the matching app field. You can set different values per pilot- that's the whole point of per-pilot settings.

10 /Get help

Not sure which row is yours?

Tell Cortex your account size, broker type, and which pilots you copy. You'll get exact values for your setup in seconds.

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