Finding the right expert...

start $1036 sell only
+$955 drawdown 10%

start $1991 long and short

+$206 drawdown 7% buy and sell

$2197 balance.... withdraw initial balance $1000
when buy sell changes withdraw 50%

start with $1197

start with $1197 buy only
London spike just after 5... and crash...
Change time settings to end start 10 end 5...
There will be spikes and crashes during NY too no doubt. I can see about filtering those times out too.

Starting over with start 10 end 5... platform time
AAAFX $1000 .01 1:100

buy and sell...
+$33 4% drawdown

start $1033 sell only

+$900 10% drawdown

start $1933

start $1933 buy and sell...

+$204 7% drawdown

$2137 withdraw initial deposit $1000
Start with $1137

Start with $1137 buy only

$236 27% drawdown

with draw $118
start with $1255

start with $1255 buy and sell

crash around 14. NY spike 15...
adjust time to trade on broker platform
16 to 5....
could be two chart windows open..
between 10 and 14 seems okay
So one set up would be trade between 16 and 5
And the other would be trade between 10 and 14...
Lets see what happens set for 10 to 14...

+$43 10 to 14.....

now what happens 16 to 5.
+$58 16 to 5

added together for the day $101..

Okay go back and trade both settings. Add them together..
Labor intensive but if this is effective.... it's worth it...

$1000 .01 1:100 AAAFX
buy and sell
$29 16 to 5 time
$ 3 10 to 14
total $33
Start with $1033

Nice... sell only...
Start with $1033
+$366 drawdown 12% trade time 10 to14
+$562 drawdown 11% trade time 16 to 10
Total +$928
Start with $1961

Beginning to feel pretty good about this. Filtering out the dangerous times...
FED speak is easy enough to avoid. It isn't every day. I could just shut down for that hour or so when they announce rates and policy.

Start with $1961 buy and sell
+$50 16 to 5 3% dd
+$116 10 to 14 7% dd
total $266
$1961 +266 = $2227 - $1000 (initial investment= $1227
Start with $1227

Start with $1227 buy only
$144 7% dd 10 to 14
$87 16% dd 16 to 5

$231/2 = -166 withdraw

$1227 + 115 = $1342 start

$1342 start buy and sell

$58 3% dd 16 to 5
$43 4% dd 10 to 4

$101/2 = $51 withdraw

$1342 + $50 = $1392 to start

$1392 to start sell

$73 5% dd 10 to 14
$65 14% dd 16 to 5

$138/2 = $69 withdraw
$1392 + 69 = $1461 to start

$1461 to start buy and sell
$10 1% dd 16 to 5
$5 .1% dd 10 to 14

$15/2 = $8 withdraw $1461 + 7 = $1468 to start

$1468 to start buy
$25 1% dd 10 to 14
$24 15% dd 16 to 5

$49/2 + $25 with draw
$1468 + $24 = $1492 to start

$1492 to start buy and sell

$11 .6% dd 16 to 5
$22 2% dd 10 to 14

$33/2 + $17 with draw
$1492 + $16 = $1508 to start

$1508 to start sell
$104 22% dd 16 to 5
$87 32% dd 10 to 14

$191/2 = $96 withdraw
$1508 + $95 = $1603 to start

$1603 to start buy and sell
$0 10 to 14
$31 2% dd 16 to 5

$31/2=$16 withdraw
$1603 + $15 = $1618 to start

$1618 to start buy
$166 14% dd 16 to 5
$135 11% dd 10 to 14

$301/2=$151 with draw
$1618 + $150=$1768 to start