FTMO Challenge

Pine Script Strategies for the FTMO Challenge

FTMO's two-stage evaluation kills traders the same way every time: a single oversized losing day. Pine Scripts that fire fixed-risk entries with bar-close confirmation are the cleanest way to avoid that — here's how ours are tuned for FTMO's rule set.

FTMO's rule set in plain English

FTMO runs a two-step evaluation: a Challenge with a 10% profit target, then a Verification with a 5% target. Both phases share the same risk rules.

Rule	Challenge	Verification
Profit target	10%	5%
Max daily loss	5%	5%
Max total loss	10%	10%
Min trading days	4	4
Time limit	None (since 2023 update)	None

The 5% daily loss is the rule that ends most evals. A trader hits one losing trade, stays in the chair, doubles up, and breaches the daily limit. Pine Scripts that take a single pre-defined entry per signal — no averaging down, no re-entries on the same day after a stop-out — sidestep that pattern entirely.

How our Pine Scripts work with FTMO

FTMO's Account MetriX dashboard is sensitive to two things: consistency (no single huge day) and news trading (forbidden on the eval, restricted on funded). Our scripts address both:

Fixed risk per trade. Stop-loss is in script and never moves. The strategy can't snowball into a daily-limit breach.
Bar-close entries. No repaint, no fakeouts on a wick. The signal you see in backtest is the signal you get live.
Optional news blackout window. The Pine Script supports a session filter — flatten and pause around high-impact news prints.
Webhook-ready alerts. Hand off to TradersPost for execution into your FTMO MT4/MT5 or cTrader account.

FTMO allows EAs and copy-trading on the eval but requires the strategy to be your own logic — not a public copy-trade signal. Our scripts are sold as private licences to the buyer, which fits FTMO's policy.

Which plan fits an FTMO trader?

FTMO accounts trade FX, indices, and futures CFDs. Our index/futures strategies in the Pro plan port directly to NAS100 and US500 CFDs on FTMO. If you trade FX majors, the Custom plan ($120) lets you spec the pair, session, and risk you want.

Pass FTMO without risking the daily limit.

Pine Script + PDF guide, instant email delivery. TradingView alerts wired up for TradersPost.

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FAQ — FTMO specific

Can I run an automated EA on the FTMO Challenge?

Yes. FTMO permits expert advisors and automation on the eval as long as the strategy is your own logic and you're not running a public signal that thousands of others share. Our scripts are licensed per buyer, so they meet that test.

What instrument should I trade?

For our scripts, NAS100 (US Tech 100 CFD) is the closest analogue to NQ and trades on the same hours. US30 and US500 also map to our index strategies. If you prefer FX, commission a custom build.

How does the daily loss rule interact with the strategy?

The script enforces a fixed stop per trade. If you size positions so 1R = 1% of account, you'd need to lose 5 trades in a single day to breach the daily — and the script's signal logic doesn't fire 5 entries in a single session.