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Ion

Nasdaq gap reversals · 5-minute

Won per $1 lost, 2024–26 data
$1.91
Worst drop
5.7%
Best on funded accounts
Funded
Losing years
0

Hypothetical backtest on a $100,000 account.

Account growth$100,000 account, after costs. Hypothetical backtest.

Growth of a $100,000 account with Ion from 2019 to 2026, after costs, ending +54%. Amber line is 2024–26 data. Hypothetical backtest.0%+20%+40%+60%20202021202220232024202520262024–26 DATABUILD YEARS+54%Growth of a $100,000 account with Ion from 2019 to 2026, after costs, ending +54%. Amber line is 2024–26 data. Hypothetical backtest.0%+20%+40%+60%20202021202220232024202520262024–26 DATABUILD YEARS+54%

Build years (2019 to 2023)2024–26 data, hatchedDeepest drop: −5.7%, Jun 2020 to Jan 2021

Return in each year% of a $100,000 account

* Part year: the bot's data starts after mid-January. Hatched bars are part years. The current year is marked "so far".

Prop firm challengesimulated 2-step challenge

Best on funded accountsNot tuned for challenge passes. The honest numbers are below.
At 1% risk: 100% sim. pass · ~2 years
Challenge details
Measure
Challenge mode
1% risk
Passed the challenge
100%
100%
Typical time to pass (median)
~1 year
~2 years
3 in 4 passed within
~2½ years
~2½ years
Failed (hit a loss limit)
0%
0%
Passed on starts from 2024 to 2026
100%
100%

Setting 2.25% risk per trade, half risk after a 3% drawdown

1% risk every trade risks 1% of the account. No daily stop, no drawdown throttle, no profit cushion.

Simulated 2-step prop-firm challenge on past data from a flat account, no time limit. Not a guarantee. Prop firms may restrict many traders running the same bot — check your firm's rules. 1% risk = every trade risks 1% of the account. Portfolio bots are shown at their standard setting.

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All the numbersWin rate, average trade, worst day and more

All the numbershow it performs

How it performs
Won per $1 lost, 2024–26 datathe profit factor$1.91
Won per $1 lost, all years2019 to Sep 2026$1.80
Win ratetrades that made money50%
Trades per yearall markets together17
Trades a monthall markets together1.4
Average trade% of the account, after costs+0.42%
Average holdtime in each trade16 minutes
Growth per yearaverage gain, no compounding+5.8%
Profitable monthsmonths that ended up46%

Won per $1 lost is the profit factor. 2024–26 data runs from 2024 to Sep 2026. Worst drop is the deepest drop from a peak, 2019 to 2026.

All the numbersrisk and prop-firm results

Risk and prop-firm results
Worst dropdeepest drop from a peak−5.7%
Worst-case dropbad-luck case, 5,000 simulations−11.2%
Worst daybiggest one-day loss−2.16%
Losing yearscalendar years that lost money0
Markets and timeframewhat it tradesNasdaq 100 · 5-minute
Risk per trade usedStandard setting, of the $100,000 account1%
Funded 90-day survivalafter passing, at the Prop-firm safe setting100%
What this means

The funded 90-day row uses the Prop-firm safe setting (0.5% risk per trade). Every other number uses the Standard setting on a $100,000 account, no compounding. The prop-firm challenge has its own box above, with its own setting.

Prop firm challengesettings and notes

On a funded account: use the Prop-firm safe setting. Set Risk % of balance per trade to 0.5.

What this means

Out of 1,800 start days since 2019, each starting from a flat account; 222 of them start in 2024–26, after the setting was chosen. "Failed" is the share that hit the 5% daily or 10% total loss limit. Typical time is for the runs that passed.

What it looks for: the textbook setupThe textbook setup, on a real chart · the bot trades the tested version
The Ion setup drawn on a real price chart, with the textbook entry, stop and target marked.

The textbook setup, on a real chart · the bot trades the tested version

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