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P9SMT_O7 | Counter-trend | Position trading

P9SMT_O7

cBot

Tested on Pepperstone

Version 1.0, Jul 2026

Windows, Mac, Mobile, Web

9.2%

ROI

5.5

Profit factor

3.91%

Max drawdown

Trading product for P9SMT_O7 cBot Aggressive, image 2

gsl-trading

Since 30/01/2025

28.64M

Traded volume

264.04K

Pips won

Description

A simple free to use Bot , which can trade long, short or both.

Works best on EURUSD M15.

It will check for 512 patterns for long or short.

A condition is one of this pattern. You can select up to 60 conditions for long and short.

You will need to optimize multiple times to select best conditions for long and short.

Start with condition 1 , then 2 and so on. Conditions with -1 are not used.

Please select custom fitness during optimization, the highest number will have the best result.

Fixed Pips TakeProfit will close all sell or all buy postions.

Check the DD and the max lotsize of the closed postions and put it into the fields DD Max and Quantity Max to use Autolot calculation.

Use DD protection feature to close all close positions, whenn DD+Margin > Balance * factor.

Screenshot ist 5 Years tickdata, with 60 conditions for long and 60 conitions for short and autolot enabled.

Happy trading!

Summary

Trading profile

Trading style

Position trading

Strategy type

Counter-trend

Analysis type

Algorithmic

Trade frequency

Medium

Min recommended balance

$5000

Risk per trade

100%

Chart period

15 minutes

Backtesting leverage

1:30

Risk management

Risk model

Dynamic

Fixed lot

Supported order types

Market

Supported risk controls

Take profit

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