s29-A USDJPY, trail 1R from +1R★ Main
USDJPY · 1H chart · a variation of ICC pullback (USDJPY) · paper account since 2026-10-25
The default: halfway limit, stop under the last 4-hour swing low, and from +1R the stop trails 1R behind the best price. Many small winners, the best profit for its drawdown.
Backtest 2018-today: 407 trades, 59% wins, +135.3R, largest drop 7.5R, every year positive. 2018-23 +81.3R, 2024-26 +54.0R, 2026 so far +17.0R.
The rules it shares with every variation are on the strategy page.
All 23 settings of s29-A
Direction = buySwing chart = 4HSwing size (candles) = 2Swings from = bodyEntry level = 0.5Order lasts (candles) = 72Max hold (candles) = 120Target (R) = offTrail from (R) = 1Trail distance (R) = 1Break-even at (R) = offMin stop (x ATR) = 0.15Min stop (price) = 0.036tp r = 2use be = nobe trigger r = 1.5sl atr mult = 0stop steps = []trail start r = offtrail dist r = 1use tp = nopartial r = offpartial frac = 0.5Balance (R)
Calendar
Open trades
| Side | Signal (UTC) | Entry | Stop | Target |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ▲ Buy | 2026-10-28 18:00 | 158.127 | 156.614 | no fixed target |
Closed trades
| Side | Signal (UTC) | Exit (UTC) | Entry | Stop | Exit | Outcome | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ▲ Buy | 2026-10-26 06:00 | 2026-10-28 08:00 | 157.00 | 156.614 | 157.662 | win | +1.80R |
Last event: open at 2026-10-28 19:00 UTC · all events
| Year | Trades | Win % | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 43 | 63% | +14.8R |
| 2019 | 44 | 45% | +4.0R |
| 2020 | 44 | 50% | +4.1R |
| 2021 | 48 | 60% | +13.6R |
| 2022 | 45 | 64% | +33.0R |
| 2023 | 48 | 58% | +11.8R |
| 2024 | 45 | 62% | +12.5R |
| 2025 | 43 | 67% | +24.6R |
| 2026 | 47 | 64% | +17.0R |
Dukascopy data until 2026-10-09, in R at zero cost (R = the amount risked on a trade). Your own spread, commission, account and risk go in the Money calculator tab. Settings were partly chosen by looking at this history, so the live account is the real test.
Turn the backtest's R into money for your own account: starting balance, risk per trade (fixed or compounding) and your broker's costs. Nothing else on the site uses money.
Balance after each trade
| Year | Trades | R before costs | R after costs | Profit | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 43 | +14.8R | +13.9R | +$1,390 | +13.9% |
| 2019 | 44 | +4.0R | +3.0R | +$297 | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 44 | +4.1R | +3.1R | +$310 | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 48 | +13.6R | +12.3R | +$1,231 | +10.3% |
| 2022 | 45 | +32.9R | +32.3R | +$3,225 | +24.4% |
| 2023 | 48 | +11.8R | +11.2R | +$1,121 | +6.8% |
| 2024 | 45 | +12.5R | +11.9R | +$1,186 | +6.7% |
| 2025 | 43 | +24.6R | +23.8R | +$2,378 | +12.7% |
| 2026 | 47 | +17.0R | +16.0R | +$1,597 | +7.6% |
Replays the backtest trades with raw costs: 0.009 spread. A trade's cost in R = cost ÷ its stop distance, so tight stops pay more R. Risk is set when a trade opens; trades can overlap, like the backtest. Year = the year the trade opened (UTC); return = profit ÷ the balance at the year's first trade. Not included: swap / overnight financing, taxes. Past results, not a forecast.
This variation's backtest trades on a prop firm account: pick a firm, an account size, a period and your risk per trade. Costs come from the Money calculator tab (now: raw costs: 0.009 spread).
FTMO · 2-Step Challenge: Target 10% then 5% · max loss 10% fixed · daily loss 5% · min 4 trading days · 80% split · first payout after 14 days · $96 fee · fee refunded with payout #1.
Not simulated: Fees are EUR (€89-€1,080) at ~1.08 USD. Funded Standard account: no orders 2 min around major news, no holding over weekends (Swing account exempt).
Rules checked against the firm's site on 2026-10-28; firms change them often.
Net cash over time (payouts − fees)
Every account (1)
| # | Bought | Ended | Result | Trades | Time to pass | Payouts | Received | Fees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2018-01-18 | – | Funded, still open | 407 | 47.6 months · 179 tr | 50 | +$3,909 | −$96 |
Replays this variation's backtest trades (raw costs: 0.009 spread) from 2018-01-18 to 2026-10-08, risking a fixed 0.5% of the account size per trade. A blown account is replaced at once; payouts are taken as soon as the rules allow. Floating losses use each trade's worst point on its own (open trades are not added together); the trading day runs 17:00 to 17:00 New York. Futures firms are simulated with the CFD backtest in R. Past results, not a forecast.