Getting Started With the Breakout Strategy in Profectus
This quick guide walks you step-by-step through using the Breakout Strategy template in Profectus. This is your launchpad for building, testing, and customizing a no-code trading bot.
Step 0: Access the Trading Bot Template [1 Min]
Click this link to load the breakout strategy directly onto your canvas.
Your canvas displays 9 blocks as shown below. Check? Let's continue!
Step 1: Export the Trading Bot [1 Min]
Before diving into customization, export the bot with the upper right export button to download the file.
Step 2: Upload to MetaTrader 5 [4 Min]
Don’t know how? Refer to our help article "Exporting Your First Strategy".
Step 3: Understand the Logic [1 Min]
Just give it a quick read for a rough understanding how the Breakout Strategy works:
Pair & Timeframe: GBPJPY on the 1H chart (but you can change it).
Setup Trigger: Every hour during the London session, the bot checks if the previous candle closed above the middle Bollinger Band.
Entry Rule: If so, it places a buy-stop at the candle’s high. If untriggered after 2 hours, the order is canceled.
Risk: Stop loss is 0.3% of price.
Reward: Take profit is 9.5x the stop loss (R:R = 1:9.5).
Trailing Stop: If trade hits 1R profit, the stop loss moves to the low of the candle 5 bars back, updated every hour.
Step 4: Make It Your Own [10 Min]
Let's do our first adjustments together - step-by-step:
Change the session time
EXPORT and see what happens: Fewer trades are taken because the trading window got smaller by 4 hours in total. | 
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Change the Risk % from 1% to 2%
EXPORT and see what happens: Your winners are getting bigger as well as your losses. | |
Change the Stop Loss % of the price from 0.3 to 0.5
EXPORT and see what happens: You exit trades later due to your bigger stop loss. |  |
Experiment on different pairs and timeframes to match your personal trading style.
Bonus: Visual Walkthrough 🎥
Watch our video tutorial embedded below or in the top right corner of your screen. It walks you through:
Live backtest visuals
Full step-by-step bot build in Profectus
MetaTrader 5 logic with real candle examples
Tips on risk settings and trailing stops
Templates are for educational purposes only.
Now it's your turn—apply the template, tweak the logic, and make it yours. 🚀