Notes on process
Short reads on journaling, review habits, and keeping your trading steady.
A 10-minute after-close review for challenge traders
A short post-session checklist: rules first, then process, then tomorrow’s risk. Links to the free tools that make the numbers fast.
Read more →Why 1% risk is often too much on a prop challenge
Personal-account sizing rules break under daily loss caps. Here’s a safer fraction for evaluations — and how to calculate it.
Read more →Check risk-reward before you enter — not after
A quick R-multiple check stops low-quality trades that feel good in the moment. Use expectancy, not win rate, as the filter.
Read more →Trailing drawdown vs static: what your challenge actually allows
Trailing and static max drawdown rules change how much room you really have. Here’s how to check before you size the next trade.
Read more →How to use a prop firm daily loss limit without freezing up
Daily loss limits fail more challenges than bad setups. Here’s a simple pre-trade check so you know your remaining room before you click.
Read more →Fixed-fractional position sizing for challenge accounts
Risk a small, fixed percent of equity per trade so one loss cannot wreck your prop firm drawdown. Includes a simple sizing checklist.
Read more →Why the best reviews happen after the close
Markets move fast. Your edge compounds when you slow down and review with structure.
Read more →Process metrics that matter more than win rate
Win rate is easy to obsess over. Expectancy, drawdown, and rule adherence tell a fuller story.
Read more →Backtest before you size up
A simple historical check will not guarantee future results — but it can stop you from scaling a fragile idea.
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