Prop trading, automated. Tactics & insights
Guides on passing challenges, managing risk and getting the most out of PraxAI. New posts regularly.
Why Prop Firms Deny or Delay Payouts (And How Reviews Actually Work)
Payout denials are rarely random. They come from consistency rules, breaches found on audit, prohibited strategies and KYC gaps, and most of them are avoidable.
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The Prop Firm Consistency Rule, Explained Properly
The consistency rule is where a lot of passed challenges quietly die. Here is what it actually measures, why it exists, and how to keep it from mattering.
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Trailing Drawdown Explained: Static, Trailing and End-of-Day Loss Floors
A trailing drawdown is a maximum loss floor that follows your account upward and never comes back down. Here is exactly how it moves, and how to trade under it.
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Can You Run the Same EA on Multiple Prop Firm Accounts?
Running one EA across several prop firm accounts is usually allowed. What gets flagged is correlated execution, shared IPs and trading for other people.
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The True Cost of a Prop Firm Challenge (And How to Decide If It Is Worth It)
Evaluation fees are only the visible part of the bill. Here is how resets, refund conditions, profit splits and time decide whether a challenge is worth attempting.
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How Prop Firms Actually Detect Rule Violations
Prop firms detect violations from server-side trade data, not by watching your screen. Here is what is automated, what is human, and what triggers a review.
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How to Evaluate FTMO Alternatives in 2026: A Framework That Does Not Go Stale
Firms change their fees and rules constantly. Here is a framework that lets you judge any prop firm yourself, from drawdown mechanics to payout proof.
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Are trading bots and EAs allowed by prop firms?
The single biggest question before automating. The short answer is mostly yes, but the details decide everything.
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Daily loss vs max drawdown: the two limits that end most challenges
Two loss limits end almost every challenge, and they work very differently. Confuse them and you breach without seeing it coming.
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From signup to first payout: the realistic timeline
Challenge, verification, funded, payout. Here is what actually happens at each stage and roughly when.
Read postHow to actually pass an FTMO challenge in 2026
Most traders do not fail on bad trades. They fail on rule breaches. Here is how to trade inside the rules instead of fighting them.
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Position sizing for a prop challenge: the 0.5% rule
The lot size you choose decides whether you pass more than the entries do. Here is the simple math.
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5 mistakes that fail most prop firm accounts
The same handful of mistakes end the vast majority of challenges. Fix these and you remove most of the ways to lose.
Read postWhy automation beats willpower in prop trading
Discipline is a finite resource. A rule engine has an unlimited supply. That gap is why systems pass more challenges.
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Manual trading vs automated EAs: what the numbers say
Discretion has its place, but for the narrow job of passing a challenge under strict rules, a rule-based system has clear structural advantages.
Read postTrading the news on a funded account: why the bot steps aside
High-impact news is where clean setups turn into worst-case fills. Here is why stepping aside beats trading through it.
Read postChoosing a prop firm for automated trading in 2026
Not all firms treat automation the same. Here is what to compare before you buy a challenge.
Read postHow to scale to multiple funded accounts without blowing up
One funded account is a start. Several, run correctly, is a business, if you do not wipe them all in one session.
Read postWhat .set files are, and why they make or break your challenge
A .set file is just saved settings, but it is the difference between a bot that respects your firm’s rules and one that breaches them.
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