# Write GO before scale-up

Before you raise size, add leverage, open a second strategy, or widen the sleeve, write an explicit GO (what changes, max loss, kill criteria) — do not scale on a green day alone. Pair with size-from-sleeve-not-from-hope, name-the-strategy-before-connect, dry-run-before-first-live-place, two-person-rule-for-large-places, journal-every-override. Agent Lane does not place trades, hold wallets, or invent broker UI.

Canonical HTML: https://agentlane.net/guides/write-go-before-scale-up/

## Answer first

Before you raise size, add leverage, open a second strategy, or widen the sleeve: write an explicit GO on the named plan — what changes, max loss after the change, and kill criteria. A green day is not a GO. Enforce at review in the official venue UI.

## Scale-up GO in plain terms

1. **What changes** — higher size, more leverage, second strategy, or wider sleeve.
2. **Max loss** — most you accept to lose after the change — [cap-daily-loss-before-session.md](./cap-daily-loss-before-session.md), [size-from-sleeve-not-from-hope.md](./size-from-sleeve-not-from-hope.md).
3. **Kill criteria** — loss hit, odd fill, time-box, error, offline, thesis break — [name-the-strategy-before-connect.md](./name-the-strategy-before-connect.md).
4. **Not a GO** — green day, chat confidence, FOMO, or “it’ll keep working.”

## Why green-day scale-up is the failure mode

- **Winning session → larger tickets** — [size-from-sleeve-not-from-hope.md](./size-from-sleeve-not-from-hope.md), [never-skip-review-before-place.md](./never-skip-review-before-place.md).
- **Leverage stacks overnight risk** — [no-overnight-margin-without-go.md](./no-overnight-margin-without-go.md).
- **Second strategy without a wall** — [one-strategy-one-sleeve.md](./one-strategy-one-sleeve.md), [name-the-strategy-before-connect.md](./name-the-strategy-before-connect.md).
- **Wider sleeve without rotate/prove** — [rotate-before-raise-balance.md](./rotate-before-raise-balance.md), [dry-run-before-first-live-place.md](./dry-run-before-first-live-place.md).

## Shield stack

1. [name-the-strategy-before-connect.md](./name-the-strategy-before-connect.md) — plan the GO attaches to.
2. [size-from-sleeve-not-from-hope.md](./size-from-sleeve-not-from-hope.md) — ticket size under current rules.
3. Write GO before scale-up (this page) — explicit GO before limits change.
4. [dry-run-before-first-live-place.md](./dry-run-before-first-live-place.md).
5. [two-person-rule-for-large-places.md](./two-person-rule-for-large-places.md).
6. [journal-every-override.md](./journal-every-override.md).
7. [never-skip-review-before-place.md](./never-skip-review-before-place.md).

## How to run write GO before scale-up

1. Write what would change on the named plan — [name-the-strategy-before-connect.md](./name-the-strategy-before-connect.md); no invented UI.
2. Write max loss after the change — [cap-daily-loss-before-session.md](./cap-daily-loss-before-session.md), [size-from-sleeve-not-from-hope.md](./size-from-sleeve-not-from-hope.md).
3. Write kill criteria — [session-time-box.md](./session-time-box.md), [kill-switch-before-travel.md](./kill-switch-before-travel.md).
4. Do not treat a green day as the GO; second strategy → [one-strategy-one-sleeve.md](./one-strategy-one-sleeve.md).
5. Enforce at review; large places → [two-person-rule-for-large-places.md](./two-person-rule-for-large-places.md), [confirm-fills-in-broker-not-chat.md](./confirm-fills-in-broker-not-chat.md), [never-skip-review-before-place.md](./never-skip-review-before-place.md).
6. Journal the GO; dry-run novelty; honor overnight — [journal-every-override.md](./journal-every-override.md), [dry-run-before-first-live-place.md](./dry-run-before-first-live-place.md), [no-overnight-margin-without-go.md](./no-overnight-margin-without-go.md), [log-session-end-checklist.md](./log-session-end-checklist.md).

## Practical checklist

- Scale-up GO written (what changes, max loss, kill criteria).
- Green day is not a GO.
- Current sleeve rules apply until the GO updates them.
- Second strategy gets its own sleeve / named plan.
- Novelty dry-run before first live place under new limits.
- Large places: two-person rule after scale.
- GO and overrides journaled.
- No overnight margin without written GO.
- Official paths only — no invented broker UI.

Related: [No scale-in without GO](./no-scale-in-without-go.md), [Write invalidation before entry](./write-invalidation-before-entry.md), [no-market-order-without-go.md](./no-market-order-without-go.md), [one-risk-unit-per-idea.md](./one-risk-unit-per-idea.md), [paper-before-live-same-rules.md](./paper-before-live-same-rules.md), [size-from-sleeve-not-from-hope.md](./size-from-sleeve-not-from-hope.md), [name-the-strategy-before-connect.md](./name-the-strategy-before-connect.md), [dry-run-before-first-live-place.md](./dry-run-before-first-live-place.md), [two-person-rule-for-large-places.md](./two-person-rule-for-large-places.md), [journal-every-override.md](./journal-every-override.md), [never-skip-review-before-place.md](./never-skip-review-before-place.md), [one-strategy-one-sleeve.md](./one-strategy-one-sleeve.md), [cap-daily-loss-before-session.md](./cap-daily-loss-before-session.md), [no-overnight-margin-without-go.md](./no-overnight-margin-without-go.md), [rotate-before-raise-balance.md](./rotate-before-raise-balance.md).

## FAQ

**What does write GO before scale-up mean?**
Before you raise size, add leverage, open a second strategy, or widen the sleeve, write an explicit GO (what changes, max loss, kill criteria) — do not scale on a green day alone. Pair with size-from-sleeve, name-the-strategy, dry-run, two-person-rule, journal-every-override.

**Do I invent a broker scale-up UI?**
No. Official venue balances/positions and your written GO. Agent Lane does not invent UI or set your numbers.

**Does this replace size from sleeve or journal every override?**
No. Size-from-sleeve is ticket size under current rules; this page is the gate before those limits change; journal records exceptions. You need the stack.

## Sources

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