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Asia · VWAP band reversal

Night Owl

Fades overnight stretches on the S&P micro. When price pokes outside its VWAP band and snaps back in, it trades back toward VWAP.

How it trades

  1. Builds 15-minute candles and a session VWAP with a one-standard-deviation band.
  2. Goes long when price had closed below the lower band and a green candle closes back above it. Short is the mirror at the upper band.
  3. Trades only when the market is ranging. A choppiness filter skips trending nights.
  4. Fixed 40-point stop and 40-point target (about $200 each per MES contract).

Who it's for

Traders who want an S&P position working overnight while they sleep, on micros only.

Risk rules

  • One position at a time. It won't trade if your account already has an MES position or working order.
  • Fixed 40-point stop on every trade.
  • No daily loss limit.
  • A trade opened overnight can stay open into the next day. Anything still open is closed at 3:55 PM ET.
  • Start times shift an hour earlier in winter (the session is anchored to midnight UTC).
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Bot spec

Beta
MarketsMES
ContractsMES (micro S&P 500) only
Chart5-minute MES chart
SessionAsia
Trading windowEntries about 10:15 PM – 3:00 AM ET · closes by 3:55 PM ET
StyleVWAP band reversal
TradesOne at a time
Stop / target40-point stop / 40-point target
In NinjaTrader asMES Asia Safe
PlatformNinjaTrader
Included inEvery plan

Trading window

Asia
London
New York
6 PM3 AM9:30 AM4 PM
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