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The rules, worked through in dollars.
How each rule of a prop challenge plays out on a real account size, and what each week in the markets means for one. Every example is calculated from the published Challenge Rules.
Markets, week by week
The week in the markets and the week ahead, and what each move means on a challenge account. Commentary, not forecasts.
- 100Kconsensus for September US payrolls, down from 162,000
Week of 28 September: PCE, payrolls and an RBA decision
The week's scheduled events for forex traders. An RBA decision on Tuesday, US PCE inflation on Wednesday, ISM on Thursday, US payrolls and eurozone inflation on Friday, and what each one means under the challenge rules.
- 5.2%US 10-year yield, the highest since 2007
Week of 21 September: yields at 2007 highs, dollar at a two-month high
The first week after the Fed's hike. US 10-year yields near 5.2%, the dollar at a two-month high, gold near its August lows, oil swinging on Hormuz headlines, and what the week meant on a challenge account.
Rules, worked through
How each rule of a prop challenge plays out on a real account size, step by step, calculated from the published Challenge Rules.
- $48,000Daily floor on day one of a $50K Sprint
How the daily drawdown limit works on a prop challenge
The daily drawdown limit is set once a day from your closed balance and checked against live equity. A worked $50K Sprint example, the swap timing, and which floor binds.
- 4 daysThe fewest winning days that can pass the 30% rule
The 30% consistency rule: why you need at least four winning days
No single day may hold more than 30% of the profit for a phase or reward period. What that means in dollars, why it takes at least four winning days, and what to do after one big day.
- $103,000Edge floor after equity touches $108,000 on a $100K account
Static vs trailing drawdown: why the Edge floor moves up
A static drawdown floor never moves. A trailing one follows your highest equity, including open profit. Worked examples from the VFUNDED Challenge Rules, and what that means for how you manage winners.