Strategy template · early access
London breakout strategy, automated
The Asian session sets a range; the first 15-minute close above its high or below its low after the London open is the signal. The bot runs it on real candles, draws each signal and posts it to your Telegram channel, built with you in early access.
What the london breakout is
The London breakout trades the hours after London opens. Trading in Asia is usually thin and sets a range; when London's traders arrive, price often leaves it, and the first candle to close outside is taken as the day's early direction. It is a classic of retail forex, and the standard idea behind many "London breakout" expert advisors.
The rules are a clock and two prices: the high and low of the Asian session, the London open, and a close beyond one of them. A range that is already wide is not a range to break, so such days are skipped.
The bot's rules
- The range is the high and low from 19:00 New York to the London open at 08:00 London, built from 15-minute candles. A range with a candle missing is skipped.
- A day is skipped if its range is wider than 0.6 times the average daily range of the previous 14 trading days.
- From the London open to 11:00 London, the first 15-minute close above the range's high is a buy, below its low a sell. The first break of the day only.
- Stop at the other side of the range. Targets at 1, 2, 3 times the stop distance.
Which version. The Asian range version, as commonly taught: the range from 19:00 New York to the 08:00 London open, the first close beyond it before 11:00 London, and a day with an already wide range skipped.
The settings
The defaults the example was found with. Each one is a setting, not a rewrite.
| Setting | Default | What you can change |
|---|---|---|
| Market | XAUUSD | Gold or any of the seven US-dollar majors; other markets need a price feed first. |
| Candles | 15 minutes | The range is built and broken on these. |
| Range starts | 19:00 New York | It ends at the London open, 08:00 London. |
| Last entry | 11:00 London | A break after this is not taken. |
| Widest range | 0.6 × the average daily range | A wider Asian range is skipped. |
| Average over | 14 trading days | High minus low of each 17:00 to 17:00 New York day. |
| Stop | other side | The other side of the range, or its middle for a tighter stop. |
| Targets | 1, 2, 3 × the stop | Or multiples of the range's height. |
The example, as the bot would post it
The signal in the chart above: found by the template's code on XAUUSD 15 min candles at . Its levels, and the message the bot would send with the chart:
- Entry4177.23
- Stop4217.32 · 40 pips
- TP14137.14 · +40 pips
- TP24097.05 · +80 pips
- TP34056.96 · +120 pips
🔴 SELL XAUUSD · London breakout Entry: 4177.23 (market) Stop: 4217.32 (40 pips) TP1: 4137.14 (+40 pips) TP2: 4097.05 (+80 pips) TP3: 4056.96 (+120 pips) Asian range broken after the London open. Stop at the other side of the range; targets at 1, 2, 3 times the stop. Not financial advice. Trade at your own risk.
The same signal in another of the bot's chart templates, Daylight, with a space for your logo:
How often it fires
Signals the template's code found with the defaults over the last twelve months of candles. A count of signals, not of wins: we publish no results for templates.
- Gold (XAUUSD)
- 6.9signals a month: 83 from 2025-10-23 to 2026-10-23
- GBPUSD
- 14.8signals a month: 177 from 2025-10-23 to 2026-10-23
Automation, not an edge. A template does the work of watching the chart, finding the setup and posting it. It does not make the strategy win. Before it goes live in your channel we run it over past candles on your markets and show you every signal it would have sent, losses included, privately.
What can be changed
- The rules: every setting above, and any filter or confirmation you can write down.
- The markets: gold and the seven US-dollar majors, one or all of them.
- The chart: your logo where the placeholder is, a chart template in your colours, and the marks your method uses.
- The channels: every signal to a paid channel and a paced share to a free one, the way our own channels run.
Or bring a strategy that is not here: every template started as rules someone wrote down.
Questions
What counts as the Asian range?
Here it is the high and low from 19:00 New York, when the day's liquidity thins after the 17:00 session break, to the London open at 08:00 London time. Some versions use the Tokyo hours only, or start at 00:00 GMT; the start and end are settings.
Why skip a day with a wide range?
A range is a quiet stretch. If the Asian session has already moved a large part of the average day, there is no quiet stretch to break, and a close outside it says little. This version skips a day whose range is wider than 0.6 times the average daily range of the last 14 trading days.
Is the stop at the other side of the range?
Yes, by default: a buy has its stop at the range low, a sell at the range high. The middle of the range gives a tighter stop and more stop-outs from noise; both are settings.
Does the bot place trades?
No. It finds the setup, draws the chart, posts the signal to your Telegram channel and follows it with a reply at each target and at the stop. It does not connect to a broker or trade any account.
Can I change the rules?
Yes. Every setting in the table above is yours to change, and so is anything else that can be written down: a filter, a session, a second confirmation, a different stop. If a step is a judgement call, we work out with you how to write it as a rule.
Will it make money?
We do not say it will, for this template or any other. A template is automation, not an edge. Before it goes live we run it over past candles on your markets and show you every signal it would have sent, losses included, privately. How a strategy behaved on past candles is not what it will do.
Is it AI?
No. It follows the written rules on this page. The same candles always give the same signals.
Which markets and timeframes?
The seven US-dollar majors and gold today, on any timeframe from 5 minutes to daily. Other markets need a price feed for them first; ask us.
What does it cost?
Templates are in early access: built with you, for your channel, and priced before launch. Early-access members hear the price first. For a broker, prop firm or educator, write to us.
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