Heavier pips, same daily dollars
2.19 lots at $11.40 lose about $25 per pip. A 40-pip SNB-style hole is $1,000, a full 1% on an evaluation that thought it was in a "low-beta" pair. 4.38 lots would take $2,000. ATR of 50 to 75 pips is the quiet regime, not a promise.
connect your MT5 account to Venasri and default to 2.19 lots with Equity Guard at 3.5%. The extra pip weight versus euro is why Swissy cannot share a full second budget with EURUSD.
SNB assessments and safe-haven breaks
Quarterly SNB policy can reprice USDCHF 50 to 100 pips. Geopolitical bids can push the franc independently of euro, breaking the -0.92 mirror when you most wanted the hedge. Both are flatten events, not add events.
Zurich morning is the session to express a Swiss-specific view. NY CPI is a dollar view and belongs on EURUSD or not at all, not on a second franc ticket.
Correlation Guard is the Swissy product
Block simultaneous long EURUSD and short USDCHF at full size. Combined USD-short = 0.50%. Set pip value 11.40 in the Half-Kelly Lot Size Calculator & Equity Guard so flatten math matches the heavier tick.
Intraday stops 18 to 28 pips. Swing 45 to 70 at about 1.25 lots. Stops sitting on 0.8800 into SNB are invitations.
USDCHF checklist: no euro clone, SNB clear, Zurich hours
Require empty or halved EURUSD risk, SNB calendar clear, Zurich or London hours, spread under 0.9, H4 slope. Reject "hedge the euro" as a reason to click.
Keep it on the Pre-Trade AI Confluence Checklist. Manual Trade Guard attaches the 20-pip stop on fill because $11.40 times a naked 4.38 lots is a fast way to meet a daily floor.
