A trading journal that measures your FTMO account the way FTMO does
Most FTMO accounts are not lost on a bad trade. They are lost on a day that crossed the daily loss line by a few dollars — counted on Prague time, on equity, while you were watching the chart instead of the number.
FTMO’s rules, as Evidence measures them
FTMO Challenge — 2-Step
| Profit target | 10% in the Challenge, then 5% in the Verification |
|---|---|
| Daily loss | 5%, checked on equity, reset at midnight Prague time |
| Max loss | 10%, static from the starting balance |
| Minimum days | 4 trading days per phase |
| Consistency | None |
| Sizes | $10,000 · $25,000 · $50,000 · $100,000 · $200,000 |
FTMO Challenge — 1-Step
| Profit target | 10% |
|---|---|
| Daily loss | 3% |
| Max loss | 10%, trailing at the end of the day |
| Consistency | Your best day at most 50% of the profit of your green days |
| Minimum days | None |
From FTMO’s own trading-objectives page. FTMO’s page does not say whether the 1-Step trailing limit stops at the starting balance — check your dashboard. Checked on 7 October 2026. Source: FTMO — Trading Objectives.
Set once, measured everywhere
Pick FTMO, the programme, your account size and the phase in the Prop mode — five short steps. From then on the whole app measures that account with these rules: a bar under the navigation with the distance to your max loss in dollars and the room left today, the challenge on top of the overview, a warning on the trade card when a stop would use most of today’s room, and a plain message when every condition is met or which rule broke on which day.
FTMO’s day ends at midnight in Prague, not on your clock. Evidence counts the daily loss on that clock, so a trade at 23:30 your time is filed into the right FTMO day.
Getting the trades in
FTMO accounts run on MetaTrader, cTrader and DXtrade. cTrader accounts sync by themselves; MetaTrader 5 through the live tracker (Expert Advisor) or MT5 Cloud Sync with your investor password; DXtrade and the rest through a statement import.
What a journal adds to the rule numbers
- Edge & Leaks — every symbol, session, hour and habit tested against your other trades, so you see what passes challenges for you and what quietly fails them.
- A cost ledger for fees, resets and payouts, so you know what the account really cost.
- Guardrails — a personal stop below FTMO’s daily limit, a trade cap and a cooldown after a loss. Free.
When you do not need Evidence
If you only ever trade one FTMO account and never look at statistics, FTMO’s own Account MetriX covers the rule numbers. Evidence earns its place once you want to know why a challenge failed and which setups actually carry your edge.
Evidence is not affiliated with FTMO. Rules change — always check yours against your own account. The Prop mode for one challenge is free; several at once, the cost ledger and the post-mortem are part of Pro.