The Altiora blog
Guides and analysis to level up your trading: journaling, prop firms, discipline and more.
Trading money management: how to calculate position size (the 1% rule)
Trading money management is not a theory. It is a formula. Here is how to calculate position size, set risk per trade, and stay alive in a challenge as well as on a personal account.
Read articleProp firm challenge: why most traders fail
The real reasons traders fail a prop firm challenge are not technical: risk management, drawdown, discipline. How to master them and pass.
Read articleThe 5 mistakes that sink a prop firm challenge
Five concrete mistakes that get traders disqualified during a challenge — and how to avoid them from day one.
Read articleHow to choose your prop firm in 2026 (criteria and traps)
The objective criteria for comparing prop firms, and the traps to spot before you pay for a challenge.
Read articleManaging drawdown during a prop firm challenge
How to handle a losing streak without being disqualified: limits, breaks and concrete rules to protect your drawdown.
Read articleRisk management rules to avoid disqualification
The concrete risk management rules that protect your challenge: risk per trade, correlations, maximum exposure.
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