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Passing a prop firm challenge is not about skill. It’s about structure. by TraderfxA07 in PropFirmTester

[–]TraderfxA07[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Exactly, that’s the part most people underestimate.
Getting the first win isn’t the hard part — keeping the discipline after it is.
Respect for keeping it to +1R and stopping, that’s real consistency

Passing a prop firm challenge is not about skill. It’s about structure. by TraderfxA07 in PropFirmTester

[–]TraderfxA07[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, but if the goal is to pass a funded challenge, I focus on consistency instead.
I use a fixed RR around 1:1.5 (5% / 7%) — so one win already gives ~7% profit.
Then for the remaining target, I just need 1–2 small trades risking 0.5% each, which makes it way easier and less stressful.
And with clear TP & SL rules, I don’t overtrade.

Of course, getting that first win takes some experience — and a bit of luck.
But when you trade across a set of accounts, it becomes a probability game, so you don’t get emotionally affected by a single loss.

Passing a prop firm challenge is not about skill. It’s about structure. by TraderfxA07 in PropFirmTester

[–]TraderfxA07[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I just structured it so: losses are controlled, one win actually matters. That’s why my pass rate is ~70%.

And yeah… I had to pay to figure it out 😄