PROPBREAKER SYSTEM · Volatility Breakout · System 04
PB-INITIAL BALANCE
Independently interpreted, formalized, coded and tested by PROPBREAKER.A Nasdaq balance-and-breakout model built around Value Area context, a qualified range break and a controlled retest entry.
CONCEPT REFERENCEFaberVaaleIndependent implementation — No affiliation or endorsement.
The supplied FaberVaale trade references show price balancing inside a session Value Area around the POC before expanding through the upper boundary. The independent PROPBREAKER implementation translates that idea into a configurable 30-minute New York Initial Balance and session VWAP. Model 1 requires a close outside the balance with volume above 1.5× its 20-bar average and a candle body covering at least 50% of the bar, then waits for a pullback to the broken edge with VWAP aligned. Model 2 handles a failed break that reclaims the balance; the optional AAA path combines absorption, tight accumulation and a strong expansion candle. The chart labels Value Area and POC as source-concept context, while the executable rules use IB and VWAP.
MODEL MAP / INITIAL BALANCEMNQ value-area balance → breakout, retest and expansionReference: Value Area + POC · code: 30m IB + VWAP · volume-qualified break
01Map the 30m balanceUse the opening balance as the coded range; the supplied trade references add the Value Area High, POC and Value Area Low context.
02Qualify the breakoutRequire a close outside the balance with volume above 1.5× its 20-bar average and a candle body of at least 50% of the full range.
03Enter the edge retestEnter only after price retests the broken edge with VWAP aligned. Protect beyond the opposite IB edge plus 0.5 ATR and target 2R.
Representative rule map · entry, invalidation and objective—not a historical trade.
COMPLETE TECHNICAL PLAYBOOK
INITIAL BALANCE
The supplied FaberVaale trade references show price balancing inside a session Value Area around the POC before expanding through the upper boundary. The independent PROPBREAKER implementation translates that idea into a configurable 30-minute New York Initial Balance and session VWAP. Model 1 requires a close outside the balance with volume above 1.5× its 20-bar average and a candle body covering at least 50% of the bar, then waits for a pullback to the broken edge with VWAP aligned. Model 2 handles a failed break that reclaims the balance; the optional AAA path combines absorption, tight accumulation and a strong expansion candle. The chart labels Value Area and POC as source-concept context, while the executable rules use IB and VWAP.
Apply the rules in sequence; one missing condition cancels the signal.
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Pre-trade checklist
Confirm the full operating context before looking for an entry: 30m balance · 5m execution.
Map the complete trigger without anticipation: M1 volume/body breakout → IB-edge retest · M2 failed-break reclaim · optional AAA expansion.
Calculate size, invalidation and maximum loss before the order: Opposite IB edge ± 0.5 ATR · fixed contracts · session VWAP filter.
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Entry protocol
Execute only after the complete trigger is printed: M1 volume/body breakout → IB-edge retest · M2 failed-break reclaim · optional AAA expansion.
Record the level, timestamp and condition that activated the order; never turn a missed order into a chase.
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Invalidation
Define the invalidation before submitting the order: Opposite IB edge ± 0.5 ATR · fixed contracts · session VWAP filter.
Exit when invalidated: do not average down and do not widen the stop.
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Position management
Manage the open position exactly as specified: 2R target · AAA uses 3R.
Coded exit model: 2R target · AAA uses 3R.
Discretionary changes are allowed only when defined in the preset before entry.
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When not to trade
Skip incomplete signals, late entries and any setup that cannot preserve the documented risk model.
Skip the setup when spread, slippage, volatility or liquidity make the calculated risk unreliable.
Do not treat historical results as a guarantee of future performance.
Reference & independenceRead details ＋
This is an independent PROPBREAKER implementation inspired by concepts presented on FaberVaale's official YouTube channel. PROPBREAKER interpreted, coded and tested the rules shown here.
The referenced trader did not develop, review or approve this software and is not affiliated with PROPBREAKER. The coded model may differ from the trader's own methodology.
Official YouTube sourceView channel ＋
The public strategy reference is exclusively the trader's official YouTube channel.
Follow the tabs in order. Start with the historical result, check whether it survives weaker trade sequences, then apply the rules of your prop account.
PROPBREAKER SIMULATIONResults shown are generated exclusively by PROPBREAKER's independent coded implementation. They are not results achieved, reported or endorsed by the referenced trader.
HISTORICAL BACKTEST · JAN 01–DEC 31, 2025
PB-INITIAL BALANCE
MNQ1! · 30m balance · 5m execution · New York · 09:30–16:00 ET
PROPBREAKER SIMULATION · NET P&L+$20,634.06
TRADINGVIEW TRADE LOGMNQ1! · Micro E-mini Nasdaq-100 FuturesCME · TradingView · New York · 09:30–16:00 ET
Total P&L+$20,634.06
Return20.63%
Sharpe ratio3.30
Win rate39.22%
Max drawdown-$7,836.54 · 6.43%
Profit factor1.849
Equity curve · PROPBREAKER SIMULATION
IMPORTED CLOSED-TRADE LEDGER · TRADE BY TRADE
Jan 2025AprJulOctDec 2025
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Win/Loss details
Total trades51
Winning trades20
Losing trades31
Breakeven trades0
Average win$2,246.83
Average loss-$783.96
Largest win$10,036.56
Largest loss-$2,263.44
Risk details
Max consecutive wins3
Max consecutive losses6
Sortino ratio13.44
Recovery factor2.63
Average trade$404.59
Expectancy$404.59
Average favorable excursion$1,173.46
Average adverse excursion-$687.84
STRATEGY FAQ
Before you test the model.
01What is the PB-INITIAL BALANCE strategy?+
PB-INITIAL BALANCE is PROPBREAKER's independent coded implementation inspired by concepts presented on FaberVaale's official YouTube channel. The trader is a concept reference only, is not affiliated with or endorsing PROPBREAKER, and did not develop or approve the software or its results.
02Which market and timeframe does this INITIAL BALANCE model use?+
The page models Micro E-mini Nasdaq-100 Futures (MNQ1!) on 30m balance · 5m execution. The primary setup is m1 volume/body breakout → ib-edge retest · m2 failed-break reclaim · optional aaa expansion, with opposite ib edge ± 0.5 atr · fixed contracts · session vwap filter.
03How are the PB-INITIAL BALANCE results tested?+
The PROPBREAKER simulation is calculated from the imported MNQ1! closed-trade ledger for JAN 01–DEC 31, 2025. Monte Carlo and prop-firm tools reuse that implementation's trade history; the results are not results achieved, reported or endorsed by FaberVaale and do not guarantee future performance.
04Which platforms support this INITIAL BALANCE implementation?+
The same coded decision model is designed for TradingView, MetaTrader 5 and NinjaTrader 8. Parameters can be changed, but every changed configuration should be backtested and stress-tested again before use.
