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API Trading for Prop Firm Accounts: What's Allowed, What's Not, and How to Set It Up
Most prop firms ban API trading. A few allow it with restrictions. The wrong setup gets your account closed. Here is the firm-by-firm breakdown.
Building a Trading Dashboard: Tracking Stats That Actually Improve Performance
Win rate, P&L, average winner. Most traders track the wrong things. Here are the seven metrics that actually move performance.
Python for Traders: Backtesting Futures Strategies with Real Prop Firm Rules
Most backtesters lie. They assume free fills, no slippage, no prop firm rules. Here is the Python framework we use that does not.
NinjaTrader Automated Strategies: Building Your First NinjaScript Bot
NinjaScript is the path most futures traders take to their first bot. Here is the working template, the four things that break first, and how to fix them.
Using TradingView Alerts to Semi-Automate Futures Strategies
TradingView alerts plus a simple webhook bridge gets you 80% of full automation with none of the code. Here is the exact setup we run daily.
From Discretionary to Systematic: How We Started Automating Our Futures Entries
Five years discretionary. Variance kept widening. Here is how we automated entries without losing the read on context that made us money.
Prop Firm Consistency Rules Explained: The Silent Account Killer in 2026
Prop firm consistency rules have killed more funded accounts than drawdown limits in 2026.
The Prop Firm Fit Quiz — Match Your Trading Style to the Right Funded Account
Most traders fail prop firm challenges not because they can't trade, but because they pick a firm built for a different style than theirs. This quiz matches how you actually trade to the funded account that fits.
The Part-Time Prop Trader: How to Trade Funded Accounts with a Full-Time Job
Being a part time prop trader with a full-time job is possible but requires a different approach.
Beginner's Guide to Prop Firm Trading 2026: Everything You Need Before Your First Challenge
Our beginner prop firm trading guide 2026 covers everything before your first challenge: firms, rules, costs, common traps, and the prep most skip.
Why Risk 1% Per Trade Is Terrible Advice for Prop Firm Traders
The 1 percent risk rule prop firm advice sounds safe but destroys funded accounts.
Building a Trading Plan That Survives Contact with the Market
Building a trading plan most traders abandon within a week.
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