FTMO Free trial 100k 2 step Challenge

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14-Day FTMO Free Trial — Final Trading Summary

The 14-day FTMO Free Trial has officially ended. The account started at $100,000 and finished with a balance/equity of $91,936.39, giving a final net result of -$8,063.61 (-8.06%). The trial therefore finished Not Passed, but importantly, I did not breach either of the main drawdown rules during the challenge.

The account recorded 35 trades across 10 trading days, with a total volume of 176.34 lots. My final win rate was 34.29%, average winning trade was +$295.44, while my average losing trade was -$504.73. The final discipline score was 76% (Good).

The biggest issue becomes very obvious from those numbers: my losses were substantially larger than my wins. My average loss was about 1.71× my average profit. With a 34.29% win rate, that payoff structure made profitability mathematically very difficult. I either needed a much higher win rate or, more realistically for my style, significantly larger average winners relative to my losses.

There were still some encouraging periods. I had profitable days such as September 2 (+$300.58), September 9 (+$314.97) and September 11 (+$435.20). Toward the latter part of the trial, my execution also started improving. I became more selective with setups and began recovering from the deeper drawdown instead of continuing the same aggressive trajectory.

The early part of the challenge did most of the damage. For example, September 1 finished -$2,602.36, September 3 -$1,726.44, and September 4 -$619.47. These large losing days meant that later profitable days were simply too small to compensate. My maximum daily loss reached -$2,825.31 (-2.8%), which remained within the -$5,000 daily-loss limit.

At the account's worst point, the FTMO statistics recorded maximum loss at -$8,968.54 (-8.9%). That put me dangerously close to the -$10,000 maximum-loss limit—only about $1,031 away from breaching it. However, I managed to recover part of that drawdown and eventually finished at -$8,063.61, roughly $905 better than the account's maximum recorded drawdown.

One important detail about the final result is that the 14-day Free Trial expired overnight and FTMO automatically closed my remaining open positions. So the final $91,936.39 balance reflects those automatic closures rather than me manually deciding to close every remaining position at that point.

What I learned from this challenge

This trial exposed something more important than whether I passed or failed: my biggest weakness wasn't necessarily finding setups—it was managing the downside of my edge.

I can have good SMC/liquidity reads and still lose money if my losing trades are allowed to outweigh my winning trades. The statistics make that undeniable: 34.29% win rate + $295 average winner + $505 average loser isn't sustainable.

The next trial therefore shouldn't be about finding more trades. It should be about improving the economics of the trades I already take: cutting risk during losing streaks, avoiding unnecessary exposure, being more selective with setups, and allowing high-quality winners enough room to pay for multiple losses.

Most importantly, I shouldn't approach the next account thinking:

> “I need to recover the $8,063 I lost on this one.”

It's a completely new sample.

The goal should be to prove that my dynamic-risk approach can keep me alive long enough for my SMC/liquidity edge to express itself. If I can prevent a few -$1,500 to -$2,600 days from occurring, the entire equity curve could look dramatically different even without increasing my win rate.

Final result: $100,000 → $91,936.39 | -$8,063.61 (-8.06%) | 35 trades | 34.29% win rate | 76% discipline score | No daily/max-loss breach.

Not the result I wanted, but the data from these 14 days gives me something concrete to fix before the next challenge.

Well done, we keep improving at least you traded within the risk limits. For me I breached the daily loss limit on my ACG prop firm today and lost the account. I opened very big lot sizes and the loss mounted quickly and before I knew it I lost the account. I still have my GoatFunded Challenge accounts I am still trading, Its a competition account

Well done, we keep improving at least you traded within the risk limits. For me I breached the daily loss limit on my ACG prop firm today and lost the account. I opened very big lot sizes and the loss mounted quickly and before I knew it I lost the account. I still have my GoatFunded Challenge accounts I am still trading, Its a competition account

New account.

Same strategy.

Better risk management.

Starting Balance: $100,000

Profit Target: +$5,000

Maximum Daily Loss: -$5,000

Maximum Loss: -$10,000

Now the focus isn't on passing as quickly as possible.

The focus is on protecting capital, executing my edge consistently, and letting the results take care of themselves.

Remember the rule capital preservation first leave revenge trading I have learnt really hard

Today's Trading Summary 📊

Today was a tough trading day, with all 3 trades closing in losses.

Trades:

🔴 BTCUSD Buy 1.47 lots: -$667.53

🔴 XAUUSD Sell 0.58 lots: -$764.34

🔴 BTCUSD Sell 3.87 lots: -$955.44

Daily Performance

Total trades: 3

Wins: 0

Losses: 3

Win rate: 0%

Profit factor: 0

Total P&L: -$2,387.31

The FTMO account is now at $97,612.69, meaning the account is down $2,387.31 from the $100K starting balance.

Main takeaway

Today wasn't about a lack of opportunities—it was about execution and risk control. Three consecutive losses, especially with the largest loss coming from the BTC sell, made the drawdown significant.

Tomorrow's priority: protect capital, reduce size, wait for A+ setups, and don't trade emotionally to recover today's loss. One clean setup is better than forcing multiple trades.

📊 Today’s Trading Summary — 7 Oct 2026

Today was a net losing day, with 3 closed trades.

Closed trades

🔴 BTCUSD Buy: -$1,119.41

🟢 NZDUSD Sell: +$995.45

🔴 AUDCAD Sell: -$993.08

Results:

Total trades: 3

Wins: 1

Losses: 2

Win rate: 33.33%

Profit factor: 0.47

Realized P&L: -$1,117.04

Open positions

AUDCHF Sell: -$113.20 floating

GBPAUD Sell: +$862.45 floating

Combined floating P&L: +$749.25

So the day is currently -$1,117.04 realized, with the open positions providing +$749.25 floating, if they remain at those displayed levels.

Key takeaway

The biggest issue today was loss size. The single BTCUSD loss of -$1,119.41 was larger than the entire NZDUSD winning trade of +$995.45.

The focus going forward should be tighter risk control and protecting winning positions. The GBPAUD position is currently doing well, so managing that trade properly matters.

Today’s lesson: one oversized loss can erase multiple good trades. 📉

📊 Today’s Trading Summary — 7 Oct 2026

Today was a net losing day, with 3 closed trades.

Closed trades

🔴 BTCUSD Buy: -$1,119.41

🟢 NZDUSD Sell: +$995.45

🔴 AUDCAD Sell: -$993.08

Results:

Total trades: 3

Wins: 1

Losses: 2

Win rate: 33.33%

Profit factor: 0.47

Realized P&L: -$1,117.04

Open positions

AUDCHF Sell: -$113.20 floating

GBPAUD Sell: +$862.45 floating

Combined floating P&L: +$749.25

So the day is currently -$1,117.04 realized, with the open positions providing +$749.25 floating, if they remain at those displayed levels.

Key takeaway

The biggest issue today was loss size. The single BTCUSD loss of -$1,119.41 was larger than the entire NZDUSD winning trade of +$995.45.

The focus going forward should be tighter risk control and protecting winning positions. The GBPAUD position is currently doing well, so managing that trade properly matters.

Today’s lesson: one oversized loss can erase multiple good trades. 📉

please take a screenshot of your MetaTrader trading history and upload so we can see the lot size you traded. This is very important, the lot size tells how much risk you took

This is it

📊 Today’s Trading Summary — 7 Oct 2026

Today was a net losing day, with 3 closed trades.

Closed trades

🔴 BTCUSD Buy: -$1,119.41

🟢 NZDUSD Sell: +$995.45

🔴 AUDCAD Sell: -$993.08

Results:

Total trades: 3

Wins: 1

Losses: 2

Win rate: 33.33%

Profit factor: 0.47

Realized P&L: -$1,117.04

Open positions

AUDCHF Sell: -$113.20 floating

GBPAUD Sell: +$862.45 floating

Combined floating P&L: +$749.25

So the day is currently -$1,117.04 realized, with the open positions providing +$749.25 floating, if they remain at those displayed levels.

Key takeaway

The biggest issue today was loss size. The single BTCUSD loss of -$1,119.41 was larger than the entire NZDUSD winning trade of +$995.45.

The focus going forward should be tighter risk control and protecting winning positions. The GBPAUD position is currently doing well, so managing that trade properly matters.

Today’s lesson: one oversized loss can erase multiple good trades. 📉

main lesson is risk control. One BTCUSD loss was larger than the NZDUSD win, so keeping each trade’s risk consistent should be the main focus going forward. The open GBPAUD profit is also a good reminder to protect winning positions instead of giving back gains.

📊 Today's Trading Summary — 8 Oct 2026

Today was a losing trading day, with 4 trades taken across EURCHF, XAUUSD, AUDCHF, and GBPAUD.

Results:

🔴 EURCHF Sell: -$231.20

🔴 XAUUSD Sell: -$569.72

🔴 AUDCHF Sell: -$397.05

🟢 GBPAUD Sell: +$148.70

Daily P&L: -$1,049.27

Trades: 4

Wins: 1

Losses: 3

Win rate: 25%

Profit factor: 0.12

Current balance: $95,196.53

🧠 Takeaway

The main issue today wasn't the number of trades—it was that the three losing positions outweighed the one winner significantly. The GBPAUD trade showed that the setups can work, but the losses were too large relative to the winning trade.

Tomorrow's focus: reduce exposure, wait for cleaner confirmations, and protect capital. After a day like this, the priority should be quality over quantity.

> A losing day doesn't define the account. How you respond to it does.

📊 Today's Trading Summary — 8 Oct 2026

Today was a losing trading day, with 4 trades taken across EURCHF, XAUUSD, AUDCHF, and GBPAUD.

Results:

🔴 EURCHF Sell: -$231.20

🔴 XAUUSD Sell: -$569.72

🔴 AUDCHF Sell: -$397.05

🟢 GBPAUD Sell: +$148.70

Daily P&L: -$1,049.27

Trades: 4

Wins: 1

Losses: 3

Win rate: 25%

Profit factor: 0.12

Current balance: $95,196.53

🧠 Takeaway

The main issue today wasn't the number of trades—it was that the three losing positions outweighed the one winner significantly. The GBPAUD trade showed that the setups can work, but the losses were too large relative to the winning trade.

Tomorrow's focus: reduce exposure, wait for cleaner confirmations, and protect capital. After a day like this, the priority should be quality over quantity.

> A losing day doesn't define the account. How you respond to it does.

📊 Today's Trading Summary — 8 Oct 2026

Today was a losing trading day, with 4 trades taken across EURCHF, XAUUSD, AUDCHF, and GBPAUD.

Results:

🔴 EURCHF Sell: -$231.20

🔴 XAUUSD Sell: -$569.72

🔴 AUDCHF Sell: -$397.05

🟢 GBPAUD Sell: +$148.70

Daily P&L: -$1,049.27

Trades: 4

Wins: 1

Losses: 3

Win rate: 25%

Profit factor: 0.12

Current balance: $95,196.53

🧠 Takeaway

The main issue today wasn't the number of trades—it was that the three losing positions outweighed the one winner significantly. The GBPAUD trade showed that the setups can work, but the losses were too large relative to the winning trade.

Tomorrow's focus: reduce exposure, wait for cleaner confirmations, and protect capital. After a day like this, the priority should be quality over quantity.

> A losing day doesn't define the account. How you respond to it does.