Hey John,
Glad to hear from you.
I personally do not worry if I sleep and there are open traders or EAs trading during the news. We backtest the EAs with the complete Historical data (the news is included).
I am working on a new FTMO EA version with some extra inputs – max drawdown and max spread, which is better than a news filter in the first place. I will update the course as soon as I am ready with it.