# Break & Retest Swing EA

Automates a higher-timeframe breakout-and-retest methodology with prop-firm style risk controls.

Canonical: https://prismaticalgos.com/compendium/algo/11562-break-retest-swing-ea
Record ID: 11562
Catalog rank: 996 (reading order, not performance)
Snapshot: 2026-10-31 15:46 UTC
Family: Mean Reversion & Counter-Trend (B)
Source: https://github.com/Nzerizzo/trading-bot
Evidence label (unverified): source_code

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## Extraction warnings

No automated warnings recorded; this is not validation.

## Recorded profile

- symbols: *
- timeframes: H4
- sessions: *
- market_regime: any

## Indicators

No indicator stack recorded.

## Recorded long-entry rules

- breakout candle closes beyond the ATR buffer
- price re-enters the zone and the confirmation candle passes all filters

## Recorded short-entry rules

- ...

## Recorded exit rules

- breakeven and trailing are monitored each tick
- multi-target mode closes half the remaining size at each configured R multiple and fully exits at the structural target if provided

## Recorded filters

- pin bar and engulfing requirements on the retest candle
- EMA/RSI filters
- spread limits
- session window
- optional economic calendar filter

## Risk controls

- Stop loss: SL distance is auto-sized from equity
- Take profit: TP1_RR, TP2_RR, TP3_Method
- Position sizing: Risk per trade is auto-sized from equity and SL distance