Most funded challenge failures happen in the first week — not because of bad strategy, but because of bad preparation. This pack gives you the exact rules, sizing, and routine we use when running in prop firm mode on our live AI system.
Standard trading: 3-4 conditions. Funded challenge: all 5. Fewer trades, higher quality.
Market must be TRENDING or early VOLATILE. This single filter eliminates ~40% of setups — the ones that look good but reverse immediately.
Trade direction must align with weekly 9/21/50 EMA stack. If the weekly stack is not aligned: skip the trade. No exceptions.
Price must be outside the channel band on the daily (Period 14, Mult 1.5). Price inside the band = no trade.
07:00-10:00 UTC or 13:00-16:00 UTC. No Asian session on FX. Maximum liquidity, minimum spread noise.
Spread must not exceed 2× the normal for that pair. Wide spread = thin liquidity, upcoming news, or unusual risk. Stand aside.