How to pass prop firm challenges without guessing
The challenge cluster covers the math and execution behind getting funded: FTMO plans, position sizing, rule cheatsheets, and journal workflows built for challenge accounts.
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How to Pass FTMO: A Rules-First Challenge Plan
Build an FTMO 1-Step or 2-Step plan around exact objectives, live loss buffers, tested setups, daily reconciliation, and current official rules.
02 Risk ManagementPosition Sizing for Prop Firms: Why 1% Risk Beats 3%
Size prop firm trades from the exact daily or trailing loss floor, open risk, stop distance, instrument value, and execution reserve—not the account label.
03 Passing the ChallengeProp Firm Rules Cheatsheet 2026: Every Rule, One Page
Compare exact 100K evaluation programs with server-rendered prices, targets, loss rules, days, payouts, restrictions, sources and verified dates.
04 Passing the ChallengeNotion Prop Firm Tracker: FTMO, TopStep & More (2026)
Build a rule-aware Notion prop firm tracker with exact program inputs, linked databases, drawdown logic, verified dates, and fail-closed alerts.
05 Passing the ChallengeProp Firm Drawdown Tracker: The Buffer You Must See (2026)
Build a prop-firm drawdown tracker around the exact active floor, rule-counted account value, usable buffer, open risk, and verified program source.
06 Passing the ChallengeWhich Prop Firm Fits Your Trading? 5 Firms Compared (2026)
Compare five exact prop programs by market, loss mechanics, objectives and funded path—then replay your own trades to find profile-relative rule fit.
07 Passing the ChallengeWould You Pass FTMO? Simulate Before You Pay (2026)
Replay reconciled trades against the exact FTMO 1-Step or 2-Step rule state, find the first binding rule, and test untouched periods before purchase.
08 Passing the ChallengeWhy You Failed Your Prop Firm Challenge: 3 Patterns (2026)
Reconstruct a failed prop firm challenge through 3 observable patterns, identify the first preventable break, and test one control before a retake.
09 Passing the ChallengeSave Money on FTMO Challenges: Replay Before You Pay
Replay one exact FTMO program against your own trades before checkout. Calculate avoided attempts with canonical prices, visible exclusions, and no invented pass-rate average.
10 Passing the ChallengeFTMO Journal Worked Scenario: -8.7% to +11.2%
A reconciled FTMO 2-Step Phase 1 journal scenario compares 80 trades ending at -8.7% with a separate 52-trade, 18-day attempt ending at +11.2%.
11 Passing Your ChallengeConsistency Rule: How to Track It and Stay Compliant
Calculate a prop-firm consistency rule correctly, compare current Topstep, FTMO and Apex program stages, and see why deliberate losses never fix the ratio.
12 Passing the ChallengeBest FTMO Trading Journal: Track Rules & Stats (2026)
Build an FTMO journal around exact 1-Step or 2-Step rules, reset-time equity, loss-floor state, reconciled trades, source timestamps, and daily review evidence.
13 Passing the ChallengeThe5%ers Trading Journal: Stay Funded Guide (2026)
Build a The5ers High Stakes New journal around the exact phase, static and daily loss boundaries, profitable-day evidence, provider clock and data completeness.
14 Passing the ChallengeTopStep Trading Journal: Pass the Combine (2026)
Build a Topstep journal that tracks the EOD-trailing MLL, 55% consistency, TopstepX imports, optional DLL, and correct CT trading-day state.
15 Passing the ChallengeFundedNext Journal: Stellar Challenge Tracker (2026)
Track exact FundedNext Stellar 1-Step or 2-Step rules, server-day loss state, phase evidence, imports, and conditional rewards without stale hardcoded terms.
16 Passing the ChallengeProp Firm Drawdown Rules Explained: Static vs Trailing vs Daily (2026)
Understand static, end-of-day trailing, real-time trailing and daily loss rules, then compare exact FTMO, Topstep and Apex program scopes.
Would you pass today?
Use the guide to learn the rules. Use TSB to see if your current drawdown, sizing, and consistency already pass them.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the fastest way to use these challenge guides?
Start with the FTMO plan or rules cheatsheet, then use the position sizing guide and the tracker pages to turn the theory into a repeatable routine.
Are these challenge guides only for FTMO?
No. FTMO is a common reference point, but the sizing, rule tracking, and challenge workflows apply to other funded trader programs too.
Why group these pages separately?
Challenge pages solve a different search intent from reviews and comparisons. They focus on passing rules, not picking a firm.