Arming

Arming is the deliberate action by which a trader authorises an automated strategy to send real orders; until it is performed, the strategy computes decisions but nothing leaves the machine. Arming is session-bound: it is not saved between restarts and is cancelled by a disarm or STOP.

Senzoukria · Glossary · Updated September 2026

Why a separate step exists

Starting a strategy and allowing it to trade should not be the same gesture. A script can run for hours on a simulated account, in a replay or a backtest without any consequence beyond the screen. Arming is the one moment where the trader accepts that the next decision will reach a broker with real money behind it. Making it a distinct, visible, slightly inconvenient action is a design choice: the inconvenience is the point.

Properties of a sound arming step

  • Explicit: a dedicated control, not a side effect of saving or loading a strategy.
  • Confirmed: typing a word or a similar friction that a stray click cannot reproduce.
  • Bounded: limits on daily loss, contracts and session window are set before arming, not after.
  • Volatile: the armed state is not written to disk; a restart begins disarmed.
  • Visible: an ARMED badge stays on screen for as long as the state holds.

Disarming and stopping

Two exits exist. Disarming stops new decisions but leaves positions and working orders as they are, which suits a trader who wants to manage the rest by hand. STOP disarms and additionally requests a flatten. Neither re-arms automatically, and neither proves what the broker actually did; that verification belongs to the trader at the broker's own interface.

In Senzoukria

In the "Autopilot" panel of the Trading page, the strategy, "Max daily loss ($)", "Max contracts" and the session window are filled first, along with the acknowledgement that the prop firm allows automated trading on this account. The "Arm" button only accepts the action after the prompt "type {word} to arm" has been satisfied exactly. Once armed the badge reads "ARMED · {symbol}" and the decision count is shown; the state is "off" after any restart. "Disarm (keep positions)" and "STOP — disarm and flatten" are the two exits. The assistant's tools are read-only and cannot arm.

Common mistakes

  • Believing a saved strategy is armed because it was armed yesterday.
  • Arming before the loss and contract limits are filled in with values you would accept losing.
  • Confusing the simulated account used by the Scripting page with the broker account the autopilot targets.
  • Arming on a connection whose account does not permit automation.

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Frequently asked questions

Is arming saved when I close the application?
No. The armed state is deliberately not persisted; every start of the desktop begins with the autopilot off. A strategy that was armed before a crash or a restart must be armed again by hand after the trader has checked the broker account.
What is the difference between disarm and STOP?
Disarm stops the strategy from taking new decisions while keeping positions and working orders untouched. STOP disarms and also requests that the position be flattened. Both are manual, neither restarts trading, and both leave the final check of the broker account to the trader.
Can I arm a strategy on a crypto feed?
No. Crypto feeds in Senzoukria are for analysis only and carry no order routing, so there is nothing to arm. Arming applies to a compatible Rithmic connection whose account permits automated trading.

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