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THE EVAL PASS PLAYBOOK

How to Pass a Breakout Eval

Watch the full video alongside our detailed notes and extra learning resources in this full cheat sheet companion guide.

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Section 1 0:20

The Three Numbers That Matter

What you'll learn: The only three numbers worth watching during an eval: profit target, max drawdown, max daily loss. Everything else is noise.

Key Moments
Core Concepts
Critical Takeaways
  • Three numbers, full stop. Profit target, max drawdown, max daily loss.
  • Drawdown is static. Daily loss resets every 24 hours.
  • Both loss limits track equity, not balance. Open P&L counts.
  • If you can keep those three numbers in view at all times, the rest is just trading.
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Section 2 2:06

Choose the Right Product

What you'll learn: The four product SKUs in plain English: OneStep Classic, Two-Step, OneStep Pro, OneStep Turbo. Which one to pick depends on what kind of trader you are.

Key Moments
Critical Takeaways
  • OneStep Classic = widest drawdown, highest price. Two-Step = most daily room, easiest first phase.
  • OneStep Pro = higher profit target, lower price. OneStep Turbo = cheapest, tightest drawdown.
  • No time limit, no winning days, no minimum trades. Pick the product, don't pick the cheapest by default.
  • Match account size to what you can manage emotionally. A 200K account that messes with your head isn't an upgrade.
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Section 3 4:16

Your First Day

What you'll learn: What to actually do on day one - and it isn't taking a big swing. Get familiar with the terminal, the equity tracking, and the breach mechanics first.

Key Moments
Critical Takeaways
  • No timer is running on the eval. Slow first day = good first day.
  • Get the terminal looking how you want it before you size up. Saved layouts beat trying to set up mid-trade.
  • Take small trades to see the equity number move. Live experience beats theory.
  • Open trades count toward your breach. Watch the equity line, not just realised P&L.
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Section 4 6:13

Sizing for the Daily Loss

What you'll learn: Why three trades at 1% breaches a 3% daily limit, and how to set an internal stop short of the real one so you survive cold streaks.

Key Moments
Core Concepts
Critical Takeaways
  • Three losses at 1% risk = breach on a 3% daily product. The maths is brutal.
  • Cut your real risk in half via an internal limit. 0.5R per trade, max three trades a day.
  • Tomorrow's reset hands you fresh limits. Stop and come back.
  • There's no time pressure. Slow eval = passed eval.
Practical Tip

Write your internal limit on a post-it stuck to the monitor. The real limit lives in the dashboard. Stopping at the internal one is a decision you have to make on purpose.

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Section 5 7:36

Hitting the Target

What you'll learn: What happens automatically when your equity crosses the target line, and what to do on the funded account that follows.

Key Moments
Critical Takeaways
  • No manual review. No waiting queue. The system flips the account the moment equity crosses the target.
  • The funded account uses the same drawdown and daily loss rules. Only the profit target disappears.
  • Pull payouts whenever you have profit on the account. There's no minimum trading days.
  • Don't change everything once funded. The rules you used to pass are the rules that keep you funded.
Putting It All Together

Your Eval Workflow

Run this every session. Most failed evals are the loop, not the trades.

1

Know your three numbers

Profit target, max drawdown, max daily loss. Write them down.

2

Set an internal daily limit

Half the real one. Stop yourself before the rule does.

3

Watch equity, not balance

Open P&L counts toward the breach. The portfolio panel shows live equity.

4

Size for three losses

0.5R per trade lets you take three in a row and still come back tomorrow.

5

Stop on a cold day

Two losers? Close the terminal. The reset at 00:30 UTC is your reset.

6

Don't rush the target

No time limit. One trade can pass it. Don't force the next one.

7

Practice on Breakout

Start a trading test at breakoutprop.com. Real markets, structured risk - the best way to learn.

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