Cooldowns & locks
When a rule locks the account, the Live dashboard shows a countdown to when it unlocks, and the header shows a "Locked" pill from any page. Locks are time-based and self-releasing.
- Soft vs hard: a loss streak triggers a shorter cooldown first, then a longer hard lock if it continues.
- Daily locks: daily-loss / target / max-trades locks release at your next daily reset.
- Blocked trades: trades you open during a lock are auto-closed and shown as "Blocked" — they don't count toward your limits or loss streak.
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