Passing Your Funded Challenge: A Phase-by-Phase Playbook

Start with the rules, not the chart

Before your first trade, write down the four numbers that govern your challenge: the profit target, the daily loss limit, the maximum loss limit, and your per-trade risk. Every decision flows from these.

Phase one: prove your edge

The first phase is about demonstrating a repeatable edge. Aim to reach the profit target gradually — small, consistent gains compound and keep you far from drawdown limits. Avoid the temptation to hit the target in a single session; that is how accounts breach.

Phase two: prove your consistency

Where applicable, the second phase has a lower target. The challenge here is psychological — many traders become reckless once the finish line is visible. Treat phase two exactly like phase one. The process does not change because the target is closer.

Pacing is a strategy

There is no time limit at Duncan Funded. Use that. A trader who needs three good setups per week and takes nothing else will outperform one who forces a trade every session. Patience is not passive — it is an edge.

After funding

Passing the evaluation is the beginning. Funded traders earn payouts on a fixed schedule and can scale their capital through consistency. The habits that passed the challenge are the same habits that grow the account.