Recent content by robby77

Instant funding prop firms can look attractive because you skip the challenge phase, but the trade off is usually higher fees and stricter drawdown rules. In many cases the account starts live immediately but the risk limits are tight, so one bad trade can end the account quickly. Before joining...

A return of 20 percent per week sounds impressive, but the key questions are how consistent it is and what the drawdowns look like. Anyone providing capital will want to see a long track record with verified results. If you have a strategy but no capital, the usual path is to prove the...

425 after a red day is a good recovery tbh. These prop challenges always start a bit chaotic lol. I went through something similar while trying to pass a funded account and ended up running it with Goat Funded Trader, it handled everything fine and I just kept trading my sessions normally. Keep...

If your goal is to trade US markets while living in the UK, many traders now use remote funded trading programs instead of working in a physical office. You can trade NYSE hours from almost anywhere as long as the firm allows those sessions and supports the platform you use. This approach became...

I think your idea is partly correct, but the situation is usually more complex. Challenge fees are a big source of revenue for many prop firms, but they still benefit from finding a few consistently profitable traders. Even if only a very small percentage stays profitable long term, those...

Geopolitical risk is always the biggest wild card for energy prices. If the Strait of Hormuz gets involved, technical levels like that trendline won't mean much anymore.

Higher energy costs are definitely a drag on margins. It’s hard to see equities continuing this climb if inflation stays sticky because of oil.

This sounds useful for risk management. Combining strategies is definitely the way to go if you're trying to smooth out equity curves.