Strategy tests & results

Joovier Gems 3am-9am Range Breakout

I replayed 20 trades from one month. It passed the practice challenge, up 16%, and won 60% of the trades. Later tests are linked below.

Trades

20

Win rate

60%

Profit factor

3

Liam Merrilees 15-Minute ORB

I replayed the trades and it passed both steps of the challenge. The biggest drop was 8.16%.

Trades

64

Win rate

46%

Profit factor

—

Simplified Trader SMC Inverted-FVG Session Sweep (100-trade follow-up)

The 100-trade follow-up won 43% of trades and finished up.

Trades

100

Win rate

43%

Profit factor

—

Eddy's New York Breakout (Volume Profile + FVG)

This is my New York breakout. Over 4.5 months it passed an FTMO-style test. It made about $2.52 for every $1 it lost, and the biggest drop was 3%.

Trades

52

Win rate

71%

Profit factor

2.39

15-Minute ORB (107-trade extension)

The longer 107-trade test finished up 2.16%, but the biggest drop was 11%. It was not a new challenge pass.

Trades

107

Win rate

—

Profit factor

—

Simplified Trader SMC Inverted-FVG Session Sweep

In 29 trades it hit the 6% profit goal. The biggest drop was 2%.

Trades

29

Win rate

41%

Profit factor

1.76

Trade with Pat 1 Candle Scalping Strategy

The test passed an FTMO-style challenge. The biggest drop was 7.77%. I had to use some judgment on where to put the stop.

Trades

58

Win rate

43%

Profit factor

—

Casper SMC Opening Range FVG

The replay made about 10% in 23 trades. That is the profit goal the video describes. It does not show that both steps of a two-step challenge were finished.

Trades

23

Win rate

47.8%

Profit factor

—

Scarface Trades 15-minute ORB / 5-minute breakout

The challenge goals were hit, with 51 trades and a 43% win rate.

Trades

51

Win rate

43%

Profit factor

—

RamtinFX Daily-Candle Fibonacci Gold Strategy (100-trade follow-up)

Put together, 146 trades made 37%. Profit was about twice the losses. There was also a streak of 14 losses in a row.

Trades

100

Win rate

41%

Profit factor

—

Liam Merrilees ICT Liquidity-Sweep Model

It passed both steps, but it took 8.5 months. For six of those months the account was down from its high.

Trades

41

Win rate

46%

Profit factor

—

AI-assisted 8am Candle Reversal

The video reports a practice-challenge pass from January 2 to May 7, 2025. It also shows a live trade and talks about a longer coded test.

Trades

—

Win rate

—

Profit factor

—

RamtinFX Daily-Candle Fibonacci Gold Strategy (prop firm test)

The practice challenge passed after three months and 46 trades, with a 48% win rate. Those numbers come from the follow-up video.

Trades

46

Win rate

48%

Profit factor

—

Eddy’s Volume Profile Breakout — extended replay

The longer replay showed $8,400 profit, a 60% win rate, and a 2.1% drop.

Trades

82

Win rate

60%

Profit factor

1.96

Omar Agag 1-hour Sweep and Engulfing

The two-step practice test hit its goal in 24 trades over about eight months. The biggest drop was 3%.

Trades

24

Win rate

54%

Profit factor

2.36

Faiz SMC 8am Candle

It passed the first step, then did not finish the second. The biggest drop was 9%.

Trades

—

Win rate

44%

Profit factor

—

Faiz SMC Midas Model

The first month was up about 7%. The next months gave it back. After four months it was not a lasting challenge result.

Trades

71

Win rate

33%

Profit factor

—

Nico Trades 5-Minute Opening Range Reversal (inverted FVG entry)

One practice challenge passed and the next one failed. Together they won 42% of trades. The original claim was 80–85%.

Trades

68

Win rate

42%

Profit factor

1.27

Simplified Trader 9:30am Model

It won 34% of trades and finished about even when the target was twice the risk. A what-if on the same trades says a smaller target would have passed.

Trades

100

Win rate

34%

Profit factor

1.03

Trading Rush MACD — original and London-only tests

The first test made money but did not hit the challenge goal. A London-only follow-up looked better.

Trades

68

Win rate

43%

Profit factor

—

Casper SMC 5-minute Break and Retest

At 0.5% risk, 107 trades finished about even. At 1% risk, the challenge failed in 17 trades.

Trades

107

Win rate

—

Profit factor

1.01

QuantCrawler Two-Step 15m ORB

The short challenge passed. The 10-year coded test barely made more than it lost, and the biggest drop was 33 times the amount risked on one trade.

Trades

—

Win rate

53%

Profit factor

1.09

RamtinFX Daily-Candle Midpoint Strategy

At 0.5% risk it stalled on the second step. At 1% risk it passed both steps, but it took 321 days.

Trades

45

Win rate

38%

Profit factor

1.82

Cryptic Hustle One Candle Setup

The first practice challenge passed. The next one failed in ten trades. The first pass did not repeat.

Trades

49

Win rate

35%

Profit factor

—

Pro Real Algos Break and Bounce

Both original versions lost money. Four long-only versions made money over the full history, but the one I picked then lost money in 2023–2024.

Trades

395

Win rate

—

Profit factor

0.98

Casper SMC Short Session Method (SSM)

Casper's numbers held up on his own dates. Over 5 years it made about $49,000 on one NQ contract, but almost all of that came from the year he showed, and about 2 out of 3 prop firm challenges failed.

Trades

1,910

Win rate

69.0%

Profit factor

1.09

Simplified Trader 9am CRT Model

The account hit the 10% loss limit in 12 trades. Ten of those were losses in a row.

Trades

12

Win rate

17%

Profit factor

—

Casper SMC One Candle Strategy

It won 1 of 14 trades and hit a 10% drop. Some entry and exit rules were not fully spelled out.

Trades

14

Win rate

7%

Profit factor

—

Casper SMC Power Levels

It cleared the first step, then hit the 10% loss limit. The win rate was 20% over four months.

Trades

45

Win rate

20%

Profit factor

—

Nitro Trades Candle Range Theory (CRT)

None of the coded versions I tested made clear money on the two markets. These tests only cover the written rules, not judgment calls.

Trades

1,964

Win rate

—

Profit factor

0.8

Simplified Trader Gold OTE (London sweep to 61.8% Fib)

The challenge failed. The win rate was 33%, not the claimed 70%. I also tested a version that moves the stop to break-even.

Trades

49

Win rate

33%

Profit factor

—

Joovier Gems London Breakout (coded 10.5-year study)

Neither coded version made money over 10.5 years. In a challenge simulation, about 1 in 5 tries passed, and most funded accounts never got a payout.

Trades

1,310

Win rate

35.9%

Profit factor

0.92

Joovier Gems London Breakout (2026 retest)

The replay made $848 and did not pass. It never hit the $3,000 profit goal, and it also missed the consistency rule.

Trades

57

Win rate

35%

Profit factor

1.14

RamtinFX Gold Strategy Walkthrough

A walkthrough of the gold strategy, using numbers from the earlier test.

Top 3 Prop-Firm-Proven Strategies (recap)

A recap of three strategies that passed earlier tests, ranked by return versus how far the account fell.

Eddy's Volume Profile New York Breakout (rules + live execution)

I walk through my volume-profile breakout, show a live trade, and recap the earlier test. This video is not a new test.

Volume Profile Breakout — live walkthrough

A live trade and a setup walkthrough. Not a new backtest.

Choosing a Challenge for the Volume Profile Setup

A walkthrough of how to pick a challenge for this setup. Buying a challenge is not the same as passing one.

New York Reversal — first challenge trade

One live challenge trade. Not a finished backtest, and not a passed challenge.

Building a Custom TradingView Indicator with ChatGPT

A tutorial on building TradingView indicators with ChatGPT. It does not test whether a strategy makes money.

Four Prop Firm Rules to Check Before Buying

A guide to the rules and payout conditions to check before you buy a challenge.

Hidden Prop Firm Rules Most Traders Miss

A walkthrough of prop firm rules that are easy to miss when you compare challenges.