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BreakoutDE40 · M513:00–17:00 UTCv2.1.0TradeTrove-verified

DE40 NY Opening Range Breakout

DAX40 · NY cash open · ATR-based stops

Last backtested 2026-04-17·by TradeTrove·Jump to download ↓
Win rate
58.3%
Profit factor
1.85
Net profit
14.3%
Max drawdown
6.2%

Overview

Trades the NY cash open on DAX40 / DE40. Tracks the first 30 minutes of the NY session (13:00–13:30 UTC) as an opening range, then enters on breakout with an EMA trend filter. Positions are sized to risk a fixed % of equity per trade with ATR-scaled stops. One to two trades per session, cleared before the NY cash close. Designed to pass strict trailing-drawdown rulebooks like FTMO.

Backtest report

Every number below comes from the test-period slice only. No in-sample optimization numbers are published.

Period
2023-04-01 → 2026-04-01
Bars tested
217,440
Train / test split
70% / 30% (out-of-sample metrics)
Trades
211
Avg trades / day
0.80
Sharpe ratio
1.41
Recovery factor
2.30
Best month
+4.80%
Worst month
-3.10%

Risk & reward calculator

Dial your account size, firm, and per-trade risk to see what this strategy actually looks like on your capital. Pulls the target and drawdown values straight from each firm's encoded rulebook.

High Stakes Challenge · Stage 1 · target 8% · daily DD 5% · overall 10%

0.10%strategy default: 0.50%2.00%
$ risk per trade
$500
0.50% of account
$ to target
$8,000
8% target
Losers to daily breach
10
5% daily DD = $5,000
Losers to overall breach
20
10% overall DD = $10,000
Trades to target
46
at 58% WR, PF 1.85
Calendar days to target
58
at 0.8 trades/day
Expected $/trade
+$177
positive — grind works
R:R ratio (implied)
1.32
avg win ÷ avg loss

These are expected-value projectionsfrom the walk-forward backtest — not guarantees. Real P&L varies with spread, slippage, volatility regimes, and broker execution. Use them to size position risk, not as a yield promise.

Firm compatibility

Every encoded rulebook run against this strategy. Click through to a firm for full rule detail.

The5ersPass

Clean pass. Session fits inside The5ers' 24/5 window. No news trading, no HFT, no martingale. Max DD well under the 10% overall cap.

FTMOPass

Clean pass. Under 5% daily DD and 10% overall DD. Below the scalping threshold — trades last 30+ min.

FundingPipsPass

Clean pass. Within 1-step evaluation DD limits with margin to spare.

FundedNextWarnmin-trading-days

Strategy averages 0.8 trades/day — may not hit FundedNext's 5 min trading days in a tight evaluation window. Run for ≥14 calendar days.

Alpha CapitalPass

Clean pass on Alpha Capital's 1-step evaluation.

Download this bot

Parameters bake into the generated .cs file. Drop into cAlgo, compile, attach.

Download de40_orb_v2_bot.cs

How to install

Start-to-finish setup in cTrader. Takes about 3 minutes the first time; under a minute once you've done it before. No coding required.

  1. Step 1Download the bot file

    Use the download panel above. You'll get a file named de40_orb_v2_bot.cs with your parameters baked in.

    de40_orb_v2_bot.csReady

  2. Step 2Open cTrader → Automate

    In the cTrader desktop app, click the Automate tab in the top ribbon. The left panel shows your cBots and Indicators. Right-click an empty area in the cBots list → New → cBot.

    TradeAutomate ←AnalyzeCommunity
    cBots▸Right-click → New → cBot

  3. Step 3Paste the code

    Name your new cBot (any name works — e.g. de40_orb_v2). cTrader opens the code editor with a blank template. Select all (⌘A / Ctrl+A) and replace with the contents of de40_orb_v2_bot.cs.

    1usingcAlgo.API;
    2usingcAlgo.API.Indicators;
    3// ... (your bot)

  4. Step 4Build (F9)

    Press F9 or click the Build button. The output panel at the bottom should show Build succeeded. If you see red errors, the most common cause is an older cTrader version — update to the latest stable release and try again.

    ✓ Build succeeded.0 errors · 0 warnings · 1.2s

  5. Step 5Attach to a chart & configure

    Open a chart for DE40 on the M5 timeframe. In the Automate panel, expand your new cBot → Add new instance. A settings dialog opens — the parameters match the ones you configured on the download page. Leave them as-is or fine-tune.

    SymbolDE40
    TimeframeM5
    Session (UTC)13:00–17:00
    Risk per trade0.50%

  6. Step 6Start

    Click Start on the new instance. The status dot turns green. The bot now monitors the chart and will act on the next qualifying signal.

    Instance runningDE40 · M5
Troubleshooting
Build fails with “The name ‘X’ could not be found”
Update cTrader to the latest stable. Older versions miss API methods added in 2023+.
Bot runs but never enters a trade
Check the chart timeframe matches (M5) and that the current time is within the strategy's session window (13:00–17:00 UTC).
Bot enters trades but gets rejected by broker
Your prop-firm demo may use a different symbol name (e.g. `GER40` vs `DE40`). Edit the Symbol parameter on the bot instance to match exactly.
Lot size comes out at 0
Risk %-based sizing needs a non-trivial stop distance. If ATR is near 0 at startup, wait a few bars for the indicator to warm up.

First time running a cBot on a prop-firm account? Always paper-test on a demo account first. Most firms offer free demo environments — use them to confirm the bot behaves the same on their symbol feed before committing an evaluation fee.

Known risks

  • DE40 has wide spreads outside the main session — do not run this 24/5.
  • News events in the 13:00–14:30 UTC window (US CPI, FOMC, NFP) will violate any firm that bans news trading. Disable the bot on those days.
  • EMA trend filter lags on fast reversals — expect drawdown during regime changes.
  • Backtest assumed 1-pip spread and $7/lot commission. Your broker's actual costs will affect live performance.

Notes

Original v1 used a 60-min opening range; v2 shortened to 30 minutes after parameter stability analysis showed the 30-minute window was more robust across train/test splits. If your firm has explicit news-blackout rules (most do), pair this with a news-filter indicator.