A step-by-step guide to passing prop firm evaluations using Hanzo AI. Covers FTMO, E8, and similar firm rules, Phantom Desk Challenge Mode setup, and the most common rule violations to avoid.
Most prop firm failures come from two sources: (1) violating daily drawdown limits during a losing streak, (2) over-trading during the final days to hit the profit target. Both are psychology failures, not strategy failures — Hanzo AI's discipline tools address both directly.
FTMO: 10% max drawdown, 5% daily loss limit, 10% profit target, 10 trading days minimum. E8: 8% max drawdown, 4% daily loss, 8% profit target, no minimum trading days. The Funded Trader: 10% max drawdown, 5% daily loss, 10% profit target, 5 minimum trading days. Challenge Mode in Phantom Desk supports all three rule sets.
Navigate to Phantom Desk → Challenge Mode. Select your target firm from the preset rules or configure custom parameters. Set your starting balance to match the challenge account size. The dashboard tracks equity, daily P&L, drawdown percentage, trading days completed, and profit target progress in real time.
Days 1–10: trade on Phantom Desk with your target firm's rules, focusing only on A+ setups. Days 11–20: review losing trades with AI Trade Autopsy to identify rule violations. Days 21–30: simulate the exact challenge with no deviation from your rule set. If you cannot pass the simulation 3 times consecutively, do not take the real challenge.
1. Trading after a daily loss limit hit — the hardest rule to follow. Use the Phantom Desk daily limit enforcement to build the habit of stopping. 2. Taking low-quality setups near the profit target — the 'almost there' mistake. 3. Not accounting for spread and commission in P&L tracking. 4. Adding positions to losing trades to avoid stopping out.
Yes. Phantom Desk Challenge Mode includes presets for FTMO, E8, MyForexFunds, and The Funded Trader rule sets. You can also configure custom rules to match any firm's parameters.
No. Hanzo AI is a training and analysis platform. You use it to prepare for prop firm challenges and improve your trading process, but the actual challenge accounts are purchased from the prop firms directly.