You’re holding yourself back in prop firms chasing one big payout
You ignore $1500 to $2000 wins trying to hit $20k in one shot
But those “small” payouts stack to $20k faster than you think
This is your sign
Start locking in base hits
Stop chasing max payouts
If you’re a struggling trader who is set on getting funded here’s the advice you need.
You need to choose a firm that has the most lenient rules with the best pricing.
You are going to blow evals, so keep your costs low until you get that breakthrough.
Don’t overspend.
Most traders aren’t losing because they don’t know entries.
They’re losing because they don’t know when NOT to enter.
There’s a difference between:
seeing a setup
and having a reason to execute it.
Let me teach you how to enter.
One of the cleanest intraday confirmations you can use is the H4 candle break.
Here’s how it works:
• Identify your higher timeframe bias first (direction is non-negotiable)
• Mark the high and low of the current or previous H4 candle
• Don’t anticipate, - let price break and close beyond that level
• That break is your confirmation, not your prediction
Now you refine:
• Drop to lower timeframe (M15 / M5)
• Wait for a pullback into the broken level
• Enter on rejection in line with your bias
This way, you’re not guessing entries
you’re executing confirmations.
The market will always print candles.
Not every candle is for you.
High-level traders don’t trade more.
They trade less, but with intent.
If you feel the urge to be in the market all the time
you’re not trading…
you’re feeding addiction.
Real edge is patience.
If you want a YouTube video on trading confirmations let me know below.
I met a trader in Dubai who was doing $80k/month in prop firm payouts.
He showed me his stats.
71% win rate.
Average RR: 0.8R to 1.2R.
I asked him why such low risk-reward.
'Bro, I tried the 1:3RR+ thing for 2 years. Blew 40+ accounts. My win rate was 25%. I'd have 8-10 losing trades in a row and couldn't handle it mentally.'
'Then I switched to taking quick profits. 1:1 mostly. Sometimes less if price shows weakness.'
'My win rate jumped to 70%+.'
He was running $2.8M in combined funding across 8 accounts.
Some months he'd make 1%. Some months 5%.
But he was consistent.
And the psychology was easier.
Winning 7 out of 10 trades feels completely different than winning 3 out of 10.
Even if the math says they're equal.
Your brain doesn't care about math during a 12-trade losing streak.
He told me:
'I don't need to be right about where price is going long-term. I just need to be right about the next 10-15 pips. That's it.'
Most traders are chasing these huge runners because someone on YouTube told them that's what 'real traders' do.
Meanwhile this guy is taking home $80k/month with 0.8-1.2R trades.
You don't need massive risk-reward to make serious money.
You need capital + consistency + a win rate you can actually maintain.
Low RR with high win rate will always beat high RR with low win rate when it comes to prop firm payouts.