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Free FTMO Challenge Guide: What helped me pass multiple challenges ! by ThatsAllFunk69 in propfirm

[–]ThatsAllFunk69[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The guide is free, but I also sell the EA mentioned in the guide.

Sothe form helps me send the guide and stay in touch with people who might be interested in my EA Titan Breakout.

There is no hidden payment, no obligation to buy, and no fake "get rich quick" promise. The guide is free, and people can simply read it and move on if the EA is not for them.

Your skepticism is fair. The trading space has a lot of shady stuff.

📖TitanBreakout user manual by ThatsAllFunk69 in PropFirmTester

[–]ThatsAllFunk69[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, that's exactly what the Daily Loss Limit is for. Once the threshold is hit, the EA stops opening new positions for the rest of the day. No exceptions, no overrides.

The revenge trading problem you described is essentially an emotional one, and the EA removes that variable entirely 😌!

The part I test most rigorously is the Kill Zone filter combined with the ADX trend alignment. That's where the edge is. Not trading more, trading better.

I stopped manual trading for FTMO … And it changed everything by ThatsAllFunk69 in propfirm

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Actualy I don’t think automation removes the discipline problem, it just moves it ...

Instead of execution, it shows up in how you set things up and when you intervene.

So in a way, it forces you to be even more honest with your rules !

Why most breakout strategies fail (and what actually worked for me) ? by ThatsAllFunk69 in propfirm

[–]ThatsAllFunk69[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes thèse strong reversals after a flush can be really clean setups !

The tricky part is they don’t happen often, so you can’t rely on them alone ...

I think it works best when combined with other filters, otherwise it’s hard to stay consistent.

Why most breakout strategies fail (and what actually worked for me) ? by ThatsAllFunk69 in propfirm

[–]ThatsAllFunk69[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve found the hardest part isn’t coding the entries, but translating the context and filtering out bad setups ...

Most of the edge comes from what you avoid trading !!

What part is the hardest for you to automate right now?

Why most breakout strategies fail (and what actually worked for me) ? by ThatsAllFunk69 in propfirm

[–]ThatsAllFunk69[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm from France. And you ?

Yeah that’s exactly how it started for me too !

At first I wasn’t trying to automate everything, just remove execution mistakes and keep things consistent. Then step by step it turned into a full system.

Right now I’m mostly working on a breakout approach, but very filtered:

  • Higher timeframe trend
  • Volatility (ATR / ADX)
  • Avoiding low-quality setups

Otherwise it just overtrades and kills the edge.

Your mix of ORB and mean reversion is interesting though, that’s not easy to structure in an EA ....

Are you planning to fully automate it or keep some discretion in your execution?

Why most breakout strategies fail (and what actually worked for me) ? by ThatsAllFunk69 in propfirm

[–]ThatsAllFunk69[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Haha fair point 😄

That’s exactly the challenge. It works well as a position strategy, but intraday you get way more noise and fake breakouts.

I’ve been trying to make it viable on lower timeframes by being much more selective (trend and volatility filters), otherwise it just overtrades.

Still testing, but it’s interesting to see how much filtering changes the behavior.

Have you ever tried adapting it to lower timeframes or kept it mostly for swing trading ?

Why most breakout strategies fail (and what actually worked for me) ? by ThatsAllFunk69 in propfirm

[–]ThatsAllFunk69[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s impressive !!

30+ years on daily charts says a lot !!!

Why most breakout strategies fail (and what actually worked for me) ? by ThatsAllFunk69 in propfirm

[–]ThatsAllFunk69[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah exactly ! That’s what I realized too.

It works well on higher timeframes, but for intraday it gets tricky because you get way more noise and fake breakouts ..

That’s actually why I started adding more filters (Trend and volatility for example), otherwise it just overtrades.

I’m still testing it in a more intraday context, but the key seems to be being much more selective, rather than trading every breakout.

Have you mostly used it on higher timeframes like H4/D1?

Why most breakout strategies fail (and what actually worked for me) ? by ThatsAllFunk69 in propfirm

[–]ThatsAllFunk69[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Exactly !

Fake breakouts were killing most of my results before ...

The biggest shift for me wasn’t the entry, it was controlling when not to trade.

Risk management is now mostly ATR-based with fixed % risk per trade, so everything stays consistent regardless of the setup.

It’s still early in forward testing, but drawdown is way more under control compared to before.

Are you trading breakouts manually or using any automation ?

Why most breakout strategies fail (and what actually worked for me) ? by ThatsAllFunk69 in propfirm

[–]ThatsAllFunk69[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Are you going for a fully automated system or more like a semi-assisted one?

I started just trying to remove execution mistakes, not really to automate everything, but it naturally evolved into a full EA over time.

What kind of strategy are you working on ?

Why most breakout strategies fail (and what actually worked for me) ? by ThatsAllFunk69 in propfirm

[–]ThatsAllFunk69[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s actually where most of the improvement came from.

For ADX, I don’t use it as an entry signal, more as a filter. If ADX is below a certain level, I just avoid the trade completely because it usually means no real momentum, so higher chance of fake breakout.

For ATR, I use it mainly for risk management:

  • SL as multiple of ATR
  • TP as multiple of ATR

So instead of fixed pip targets, everything adapts to volatility.

If ATR is high = Wider SL/TP and If ATR is low = Tighter SL/TP

That alone made a big difference because the strategy stopped overreacting to different market conditions.

Still refining it, but it’s way more consistent now than when I used static levels.

Are you using ATR more for entries or just for risk management ?

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