Backtest a Trading Strategy in Plain English (No Code)
How to backtest a trading strategy without code: write clear rules, include costs, run them on history and read the results in R like a skeptic.
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Daily Loss Limit Explained for Prop Firm Traders
How a prop firm daily loss limit works: what it counts, when it resets, what a breach does, and how to set a personal daily stop well inside it.
Does Moving Your Stop to Break-Even Help? We Tested It
We backtested a break-even stop on one NQ setup at three trigger levels. Every version did worse than leaving the stop alone. Results in R, after costs.
How to Keep a Trading Journal You Will Actually Use
A trading journal you will keep: eight fields per trade, results in R, a five-minute daily review, a weekly check and tags that find bad habits fast.
How to Pass a Prop Firm Evaluation: A Rules-First Plan
A step-by-step plan for prop firm evaluations: put every rule on one card, size from the drawdown, cap your day and trade one tested setup.
How to Stop Overtrading: A Plan for Futures Traders
What overtrading is, why it happens, and a plan to stop it: limits set before the session, a pause rule after losses and a review that counts rule breaks.
Prop Firm Consistency Rule Explained, With Examples
What a prop firm consistency rule is, how the best-day ratio is worked out, worked examples in R, and how one big day can delay a pass or a payout.
Trailing vs Static Drawdown: Prop Firm Rules Explained
Static, intraday trailing and end-of-day trailing drawdown explained with one worked example in R, plus how each type changes the way you trade.