JPY Sentinel — Asian Session Breakout Bot for USD/JPY

JPY Sentinel is a fully automated breakout trading bot for USD/JPY, designed for cTrader. It identifies the Asian session price range (08:00–11:00 local time), then places pending Stop orders to capture the directional breakout. Positions are managed automatically with configurable Stop Loss, Max Risk Cap, and Early Exit — no manual intervention required.

Strategy Type:: Rule-based Asian session breakout. One trade per day, maximum. Compatible with any liquid instrument — optimized for USD/JPY.

Entry Logic: The bot records the high and low during the configurable range window. After the range closes, it places a Buy Stop above the high and a Sell Stop below the low. When one order fills, the opposite is cancelled instantly.

Risk & Capital Management

• 3 Stop Loss modes: Percent, RangeOpposite (dynamic), FixedCurrency
• Max Risk Cap — hard monetary limit, protects against slippage and gap events
• Early Exit — closes losing positions after N hours to prevent slow adverse drift
• Risk Amount — position size auto-calculated to match your risk per trade

Ready-Made Presets (backtested 2020–2026, with commission & spread)

• Prop Firm Safe: +16.4% net profit / 9.1% max drawdown
• Personal Account: +20.3% net profit / 12.75% max drawdown
• Aggressive: +32.1% net profit / 13.0% max drawdown

All backtests include high-impact news days (FOMC, NFP, BOJ) and realistic conditions: random spread 1–3 pip, commission $5/M volume. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

Who Is This Bot For

• Beginners — use ready-made presets, no coding required
• Prop firm challengers — Prop Firm Safe preset targets <10% drawdown (FTMO, The5ers High Stakes)
• Experienced traders — fully optimizable via cTrader Genetic Algorithm optimizer
• Anyone looking to automate a systematic breakout approach

Prop Firm Compatibility ✅ FTMO Challenge — no restrictions ⚠️ FTMO Funded Account — avoid order execution ±2 min around red-folder news ⚠️ The5ers High Stakes — same ±2 min rule applies ❌ The5ers Hyper-Growth/Bootcamp — bracket orders prohibited, verify before use

Important Limitations High-impact news events (FOMC, NFP, BOJ) can cause slippage that exceeds configured Stop Loss levels. News days also produce the largest winning trades. Trading during news events is at the trader's discretion. We recommend pausing the bot before scheduled high-impact releases.

This bot is a trading tool, not financial advice. All parameters are recommendations only. You are solely responsible for your trading decisions and results.

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