prop challenge survival planner

The problem

Traders often fail prop firm challenges because they lack a mathematical plan to stay within strict drawdown limits. Relying on intuition or generic risk rules leads to accidental breaches of daily loss caps and maximum drawdown levels.

What it does

• Converts raw prop firm rule sets into precise risk parameters and balance-based shutdown levels.
• Calculates exact risk per trade based on the distance to max drawdown rather than just account balance.
• Sets daily trade caps and consecutive loss limits to prevent emotional revenge trading.
• Provides a tiered profit pacing strategy that adjusts risk based on current progress toward the target.
• Defines fail-safe shutdown triggers at 80% of official limits to protect the account from slippage.

Why this beats prompting it yourself

General LLMs often overlook the nuance of trailing drawdowns or intraday equity measurements used by specific firms. This skill applies a survival-first mathematical framework that prioritizes staying in the game over aggressive growth, ensuring your plan is technically compliant with firm rules.

Use cases

• Designing a risk management strategy for a new 2-step evaluation challenge.
• Recalculating risk levels for a funded account currently in a 50% drawdown.
• Setting up a daily trading checklist for a high-frequency trading (HFT) challenge.
• Auditing an existing strategy to ensure it complies with news trading and consistency rules.

Known limitations

Requires the user to manually provide the specific rule set of their chosen prop firm. It does not provide trade signals or market entries.