<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>VFUNDED blog</title><link>https://www.vfunded.com/blog/</link><description>Prop challenge rules worked through in dollars, the week in the markets for challenge traders, and guest posts: daily drawdown, trailing drawdown, the 30% rule and more.</description><language>en</language><item><title>Week of 28 September: PCE, payrolls and an RBA decision</title><link>https://www.vfunded.com/blog/week-ahead-2026-09-28/</link><guid>https://www.vfunded.com/blog/week-ahead-2026-09-28/</guid><category>Markets, week by week</category><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate><description>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.</description></item><item><title>Week of 21 September: yields at 2007 highs, dollar at a two-month high</title><link>https://www.vfunded.com/blog/week-in-review-2026-09-25/</link><guid>https://www.vfunded.com/blog/week-in-review-2026-09-25/</guid><category>Markets, week by week</category><pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate><description>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.</description></item><item><title>How the daily drawdown limit works on a prop challenge</title><link>https://www.vfunded.com/blog/daily-drawdown-explained/</link><guid>https://www.vfunded.com/blog/daily-drawdown-explained/</guid><category>Rules, worked through</category><pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate><description>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.</description></item><item><title>The 30% consistency rule: why you need at least four winning days</title><link>https://www.vfunded.com/blog/30-percent-consistency-rule/</link><guid>https://www.vfunded.com/blog/30-percent-consistency-rule/</guid><category>Rules, worked through</category><pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate><description>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.</description></item><item><title>Static vs trailing drawdown: why the Edge floor moves up</title><link>https://www.vfunded.com/blog/static-vs-trailing-drawdown/</link><guid>https://www.vfunded.com/blog/static-vs-trailing-drawdown/</guid><category>Rules, worked through</category><pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate><description>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.</description></item><item><title>Why 1% risk is a quarter of your day on a prop challenge</title><link>https://www.vfunded.com/blog/position-sizing-daily-limit/</link><guid>https://www.vfunded.com/blog/position-sizing-daily-limit/</guid><category>Rules, worked through</category><pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate><description>On a challenge, the budget that matters is the room to today's floor, not the balance. A $50K Sprint example with EUR/USD, commission included, and how many stop-outs each risk level survives.</description></item><item><title>Sprint, Classic, Ascend or Edge: how the four challenges differ</title><link>https://www.vfunded.com/blog/choose-a-challenge/</link><guid>https://www.vfunded.com/blog/choose-a-challenge/</guid><category>Rules, worked through</category><pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate><description>One phase, two, three or none. Every rule that differs between the four VFUNDED challenges, side by side, with the price of a $50K account and the trade-offs of each route.</description></item></channel></rss>