The rule: You may not open additional positions on the same asset while an existing position or sequence is in floating loss. This applies within one account and across all your Traderscale accounts.
The scaling allowance — how to add to a position correctly
You may add to an existing position if either condition is met:
the new entry is placed within two minutes of the original entry, or
the new entry is within five pips of the original entry
Outside both, adding while the first position is in floating loss is drawdown recovery, regardless of what you intended.
Example of a breach
10:00 — buy GBPUSD 1.0 lot at 1.2700
10:40 — price at 1.2650, position floating −$500
10:41 — buy a second GBPUSD 1.0 lot at 1.2650
41 minutes and 50 pips from the original, opened while the first was losing. Neither condition met.
The compliant version
10:00 — buy GBPUSD 1.0 lot at 1.2700
10:01 — buy GBPUSD 1.0 lot at 1.2697
Within two minutes and within five pips. Either alone would be sufficient. This is scaling into a planned position and it is permitted.
Common question — I was scaling in. Why was I breached? Scaling is judged by what the trading history shows, not by what it's called. If positions were added on the same asset while an earlier one was in floating loss, outside the allowance, the review may classify it as drawdown recovery even if it was a planned entry method.