@misalto, there is much experience in what you've shared, and it is much appreciated. I will add what others with experience have shared, and that is "No algo/bot is designed to set and forget, they must be monitored".
That being said, my friend trades it only the first 3 hours of the trading day and uses 2:1RR (20t-Tgt/10t-SL). Yes He has losing days but He can live with the drawdown. IF price touches his target but does not take him out, He will take what HE can get. He trades by the idea that "Take what the market gives you, not what you expect it to give you."
Thank you again!