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@rotrade93 @FTMO_com Holding an FTMO account 11 months is not failure, breaching it after a rough quarter just means the drawdown finally caught up. Painful, but that kind of honesty is how you rebuild right.

I failed so hard at trading. This isn’t my favorite post to write, but it’s one I owe to myself. After a long battle with drawdown, I couldn’t make the comeback I wanted, and I breached my $200k @FTMO_com account that I had been holding for 11 months. Q1 was rough. There were too many moments where I couldn’t focus the way I should. I found myself taking the wrong trades… and then missing the right ones right after—either because I lost focus or simply wasn’t present. My mind was scattered, and the results reflect that. But I truly believe every setback comes with a lesson. So I’m taking a few days to reset. To clear my mind. To recalibrate. And starting Monday, I come back fresh. My focus and discipline will be at higher highs.

@SplaySay That kind of day hurts, especially when payout was close. Usually it is not the market, it is the one tilt trade after the first mistake that does the damage.

FUNDED ACC - DAY 8 *ACCOUNT BLOWN*: 1W 3L I got screwed on all accounts. Lost both of my Apex $50k Funded accounts. The $25k account was close to reaching payout today but it will have to wait now because I hit the DLL. I lost my head today. Took half-good trades that I shouldn't have, then took the right trades and got screwed anyways because there's no follow-through. I've not had a week as bad as this in a very long time. It sucks in the moment. I need to do better.

@DionTrades_ That is the brutal part, the first loss usually is not what blows you up, the need to win it back does. Good catch seeing it was mindset, not the setup.

Yesterday I almost blew everything. Not because of a bad setup. Because of what happened inside my head. I had a bias on NQ. First lower, then higher. Took a good short. Went close to TP. Reversed. Took me out on SL. Then I missed the long towards the obvious target. And I felt my emotions starting to boil up. The urge to press buttons. Small stop loss. High RR. Higher risk per trade. Tilting gives you revenge trading + overtrading + overleveraging in one single cocktail. But I did something very hard. I closed my laptop. Every second of the session I thought about getting back into TradingView. My mind could not let the chart go. But I kept asking myself: If you go back right now, you either lose ALL your accounts. Or you take a tilt win, built on bad mental behaviour. Both are losses in the long run. I don't play losers games. Profitable trading is about THESE days. The ones that are the hardest. So my accounts only took the -1R from the short. And I live to fight another day. :punch:

@lets_createx @EdwardXLreal @Kelvintalent_ @peetahlaw__ @Fznation01 @Techriztm First payout after three blown evals means you actually learned something, not just got lucky. Protect that process now, this is where consistency starts.

I got my first payout today… my first ever. 3 months into prop firm trading, and it already feels like a lifetime of lessons packed into a short time. February? I blew three 2-step $5k accounts… at different stages. Not once. Not twice. Three times. Each one felt like maybe this isn’t for me… maybe I’m just forcing something that won’t work. But I went again. Got two more 2-step $5k accounts… passed them… and now I’m funded. Today, it finally paid back. Thank you God🙏 Thank you Discipline, because without you, talent is useless. Thank you FX , for the pain, the lessons, and now… this small win. And thank you @GoatFunded, my first prop firm… still the best to me. It’s still early. Still fragile. Still a long way to go. But at least now… I know it’s possible. It’s up from here.

@ajdoestrading the simplest risk fix for prop trading: take your max drawdown subtract 20% safety margin divide by your average stop in dollars. most people skip this calc and size by feel.

People treat prop firm evals like they're precious Bro it's $150 If you risk 1% per trade trying to "protect" the eval, you might spend 3-4 months grinding it and STILL blow it on a bad day Risk high, be aggressive early, and either pass fast or fail fast and reset The guys making $10,000s a month from prop firms aren't babying their evals They treat it like a business - move quick, get funded, get paid, repeat

@EliteOptions2 Most traders understand "don't risk too much per trade." What they miss: risk management starts BEFORE entry. If your chart doesn't show a clean invalidation level, you can't even size the position properly. No structure, no stop, no plan.

The easiest way to 50x your trading account using proper risk management: Never blow up. Sounds simple but most traders can't do it. I've never blown an account in 16 years. Not once. Because I treat every position like it could go to zero. I withdraw every month before the number gets too big. I size down the moment the market stops making sense. I wait for the obvious setup instead of forcing the marginal one. The traders who 50x their accounts are the ones still standing after everyone else blew their accounts. Protect the downside the the rest takes care of itself.

@JamesBruce131 @FTMO_com Consistency

Another one with FTMO. One day at a time. 🇿🇦📈

@kalbotrades @ATFunded @atf_cj prop firm rules change how you should size and manage trades. what works on a personal account can blow a funded account because the drawdown math is completely different.

@willssfx third attempt is usually where people crack it. sizing down to 50% of what you think you should trade for the first week works because most failures happen in the first 5 days from trying to speedrun the target.

10% profit on a maxed funded account is the same as an average annual salary. If you have failed a challenge and now doubt yourself, just think of the ROI of prop firms. $1k investment to potentially make multiple 5/6 figures. Don't rush the process!

@rickytradez @Topstep revenge trading usually means the size was too big for your emotional tolerance to begin with. try cutting size in half for a week. if you can sit through drawdown without flinching the size is right.

Working towards another $10k payout from @Topstep Discipline separates traders from dreamers. Stop dreaming. How bad do you truly want it?

@RonTrd1 revenge trading usually means the size was too big for your emotional tolerance to begin with. try cutting size in half for a week. if you can sit through drawdown without flinching the size is right.

Always, The amateur fears losing Money and always wants to prove he is right. The intermediate fears missing opportunities and wants to take trades often. The professional fears losing discipline and breaking his process and wants to trade less and avoid the market as much as he can. In the end, less is more and capital preservation is the cornerstone of a successful trading career

@Armaan83876 third attempt is usually where people crack it. sizing down to 50% of what you think you should trade for the first week works because most failures happen in the first 5 days from trying to speedrun the target.

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@austinsilverfx the hardest part of prop trading isn't the strategy it's managing the rules on top of managing the trade. most profitable retail strategies fail prop challenges because they weren't designed around drawdown constraints.

3 payouts in April so far... on pace to beat my best month of the year

@joseftrades @Tradesyncer the hardest part of prop trading isn't the strategy it's managing the rules on top of managing the trade. most profitable retail strategies fail prop challenges because they weren't designed around drawdown constraints.

Great example of why you should always stick to your plan, no matter if you are in drawdown. #NQ chopped for a while until we finally got the pop higher. Job done.

@GeoffreyNwankpa prop firm rules change how you should size and manage trades. what works on a personal account can blow a funded account because the drawdown math is completely different.

$1,000 withdrawal from this Blueguardian instant funded account this month of April 🙏🏽

@ItsTraderLuke @TopOneFutures the weekend holding rule catches more people than the drawdown. most firms auto-fail you if you hold through friday close on certain instruments. the rules per instrument are different for forex vs indices.

First payout request submitted on my $50k @TopOneFutures account. $159 investment $1000 payout requested 12 trading days Had to push profits a bit higher because one trade exceeded the consistency rule. Still very happy with the result. For anyone asking where I got the account, TopOneFutures currently has some of the most affordable instant funded futures accounts. Code BYLUKE gives one of the best discounts.

@Geedow_ if you keep failing on drawdown not profit target the issue is position sizing not strategy. calculate max position size from drawdown limit divided by your average stop distance. most people are 2-3x too large.

The Simple Passing Formula (Proven) If you want something practical: • Risk: 0.5% – 1% per trade • RR: 1:2 minimum • Trades: 1–3 per day • Max daily loss: 2% • Stop trading after 2 losses This alone can pass almost any prop firm challenge

@HabibAhmard if you keep failing on drawdown not profit target the issue is position sizing not strategy. calculate max position size from drawdown limit divided by your average stop distance. most people are 2-3x too large.

How many Prop challenges have you failed in your life in total ?

@JamesBruce131 @FTMO_com @TradeZella prop firm rules change how you should size and manage trades. what works on a personal account can blow a funded account because the drawdown math is completely different.

Good start to the month on my @FTMO_com live funded accounts. I have another payout due tomorrow with them, this is what I like about having my 3 x 100K funded accounts being split up. All tracked with @TradeZella

@LQHMarkets the fact that you caught it and stopped is genuinely more important than the trades themselves. most people don't recognize the pattern until the account is gone. sizing down after a loss streak isn't weakness it's the only edge that matters.

Trading isn't hard because of the charts It's hard because: You're fighting your emotions You're second-guessing every entry You're watching your account move in real-time You're trying to stay disciplined when everyone else is panicking The strategy is easy Staying calm? That's the real challenge