Description
ASRB – Adaptive Session Range Breakout
ASRB is a session-based breakout strategy designed to trade only market expansion phases following a valid accumulation period.
Trades are executed exclusively on filtered, high-quality ranges and only when trend and volatility conditions justify participation.
Market Logic
- Market phases: Accumulation → Expansion → Rebalancing
- ASRB operates only during the expansion phase
- Breakouts are taken only from validated session ranges, not from raw session highs/lows
Session Range Construction
- Reference session: Asian Session
- Time window: 00:00 – 06:00 UTC
- Range calculation timeframe: M15
Calculated values:
- Session High
- Session Low
- Session Range = High − Low
It only works on pairs that have 4 digits after the decimal point, such as EURUSD.
Filter 1 – Range Quality Filter
Purpose: eliminate low-quality noise and late moves.
- Volatility reference: ATR(14) on H1
- Valid range condition:
0.5 × ATR(H1) ≤ Session Range ≤ 2 × ATR(H1)
You can modify these thresholds using the parameters found in the “Session Management” group.
- Below lower bound → insufficient accumulation (noise)
- Above upper bound → move likely already exhausted
No trades are allowed outside this range.
Filter 2 – Trend Confirmation (Multi-Timeframe)
Purpose: enforce directional coherence with higher-timeframe structure.
- Timeframe: H1
- Indicators:
- EMA 50
- EMA 200
Directional rules:
- Long only if:
- EMA50 > EMA200
- Price > EMA50
- Short only if:
- EMA50 < EMA200
- Price < EMA50
The strategy trades one direction only, no hedging.
Filter 3 – Volatility Expansion Confirmation
Purpose: avoid false breakouts and low-participation moves.
- Indicator: ATR(14) on M15
- Condition:
Current ATR(M15) > Average ATR(M15) over last 20 bars
If volatility is not expanding, breakout signals are ignored.
Trade Activation Window
- Trades allowed only between:
07:00 – 11:00 UTC
This window covers the London session and early London–NY overlap, where breakouts show higher follow-through.
Entry Logic
Long Setup
- M15 candle closes above Session High
- Breakout candle requirements:
- Body ≥ 60% of candle range
- Close above the level (no wick-only break)
Short Setup
- Specular conditions:
- M15 close below Session Low
- Same candle structure and filters
The strategy executes only the initial breakout.
No continuation or re-entry trades are allowed.
Risk Management
Stop Loss
- Structural SL:
SL = 0.5 × Session Range
Take Profit
Risk-based:
- TP1 = 1R (partial close, 50%)
- TP2 = 2R (full exit)
Break-Even Logic
- When price reaches +1R (50% partial close)
- Stop Loss is moved to entry price
Use the “Close Partials + BE” parameter to enable or disable this setting.
Protection Filters
No trade execution if:
- Spread > 1.5
- One trade has already been executed for the day
The strategy enforces strict trade frequency control and avoids overtrading.
Key Characteristics
- Single-entry breakout logic
- Multi-timeframe context filtering
- Volatility-confirmed execution
- No grid, no martingale, no averaging
- Inactivity during low-quality market conditions is intentional
Developed with AlgoBuilderX.
⚠️ Important Note
This cBot works only on demo accounts.
If you want to use it on a live account, you must:
- Subscribe to algobuilderx(dot)com
- Download the original project from the AlgoBuilderX Discord
- Generate your own cBot from the project
This example is provided to demonstrate AlgoBuilderX functionality and as a starting point for building custom strategies.
Always test and optimize any strategy before using it on a real trading account.
🚀 Get Started
Create your cBot now in an easy and intuitive way!
👉 algobuilderx(dot)com
Summary
The strategy employs multiple filters to ensure trade quality: a range quality filter based on ATR(14) on the hourly chart to exclude noise and exhausted moves; a trend confirmation filter using EMA50 and EMA200 on the hourly timeframe to enforce directional coherence; and a volatility expansion filter using ATR(14) on the 15-minute chart to avoid false breakouts. Trades are executed only during the London session and early London–New York overlap (07:00–11:00 UTC).
Entry signals require a 15-minute candle to close beyond the validated session high or low with a strong candle body. The bot executes only the initial breakout trade per day, with no hedging or re-entries. Risk management includes a stop loss set at half the session range and a two-level take profit system (partial close at 1R and full exit at 2R). A break-even stop loss adjustment is applied after reaching the first profit target. Additional protections prevent trading when spreads exceed 1.5 or after one trade per day to control frequency. The strategy avoids grid, martingale, or averaging techniques.
