This is post 7 of the Prop Firm Playbook. Yesterday was why evaluations fail. Passing is the easy part The "you're funded" email feels like graduation. It is not. It is the moment the training wheels come off and the same person who just passed is handed a $0 balance, a trailing floor, and a … Continue reading Funded-Account Discipline: Trading Real Payouts Without Reverting to Demo Habits
Why Traders Fail Evaluations: The Same 3 Reasons, Every Time
This is post 6 of the Prop Firm Playbook. Yesterday was payout rules. It is not your indicator Ask a trader why the last Combine died and you will hear a market story. News spike. Stop hunt. "ES was garbage." Ask what the account actually did in the final two hours and you get a … Continue reading Why Traders Fail Evaluations: The Same 3 Reasons, Every Time
Prop Firm Psychology: Why the Evaluation Is a Mental Game
Prop firm evaluations test your psychology more than your strategy. Learn why drawdown fear, payout anxiety, and rule pressure break traders — and how to fix it.