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Guias práticos sobre risco, psicologia e regras para operar sua conta com disciplina.
Learn to use cTrader from scratch: the interface, placing orders with stop loss and take profit, sizing positions in lots and units, and the most useful tools.
· 7 min de leitura
What to do after passing the challenge: the mindset shift, keeping the same risk, a routine for your first weeks and simple habits to protect your account.
· 6 min de leitura
Gabriel Parra compares Funded Profit's 1-Phase Challenge and Direct Access on video. We break down drawdown, consistency, payouts and minimum days for each.
· 3 min de leitura
Learn where to place a stop loss using structure, volatility or time, when to move it to breakeven and which mistakes to avoid to protect your account.
· 6 min de leitura
Learn how the Sydney, Tokyo, London and New York forex sessions work, their hours in UTC and UTC-4, and how to pick the session that fits your trading plan.
· 8 min de leitura
Learn to draw support and resistance as zones, understand role reversal and use these levels to place your stop loss and target while avoiding common mistakes.
· 7 min de leitura
Learn how much to risk per trade with 0.25% to 1% frameworks, how that risk ties into daily and maximum loss limits, and how the 2.5% per-trade cap works.
· 6 min de leitura
Pronto para operar com regras claras?
Challenge de 1 Fase ou Acesso Direto, a partir de $69.
Learn how correlation between instruments quietly multiplies your exposure and which practical rules help you protect your daily and maximum loss limits.
· 6 min de leitura
The daily loss limit explained with worked examples: how it's calculated, why floating losses count and practical rules to keep your account well clear of it.
· 6 min de leitura
Fear and greed in trading never fully go away, but you can manage them. Learn to spot them early and use rules, sizing and routines to decide with a clear head.
· 7 min de leitura
Overtrading wears down your account and your focus. Learn to recognize the warning signs, understand what drives it and set daily limits and quality filters.
· 6 min de leitura
Gabriel Parra puts Funded Profit on the spot in this video. Watch it here, then read our straight answers to the tough questions on rules and rewards.
· 3 min de leitura
Revenge trading turns one normal loss into a bad day. Learn its triggers, the warning signs and a simple circuit-breaker protocol to stop it before it spreads.
· 7 min de leitura
Static vs. trailing drawdown explained with numbers: how each limit moves, why a normal pullback can close an account and how to plan your risk around it.
· 6 min de leitura
Trading discipline isn't about willpower. Learn to build it as a set of habits with clear cues, routines, checklists, compliance tracking and a better setup.
· 7 min de leitura
Learn to manage risk around high-impact news: wider spreads, slippage, smaller size, standing aside and using an economic calendar as part of a clear plan.
· 7 min de leitura
A step-by-step method for a one-phase challenge: risk per trade, pacing, a personal daily stop and consistency, with dollar examples for every account size.
· 6 min de leitura
The consistency rule explained with examples: how your best day is counted, which limit applies to your account and how to plan your days to stay within it.
· 6 min de leitura
Learn to read the risk/reward ratio alongside your win rate, calculate expectancy and use a break-even win rate table to build a sounder trading plan.
· 6 min de leitura
Put process over outcome in trading: celebrate small wins, track discipline with clear metrics and stop judging yourself by daily P&L. A practical guide.
· 7 min de leitura
Build a pre-market routine in 5 steps: mental state, calendar, key levels, daily plan and risk. Includes a printable trading checklist you can use daily.
· 6 min de leitura
Gabriel Parra's video guide to setting up a Funded Profit account: what to check first, which parameters to review and which rules to keep in mind on cTrader.
· 3 min de leitura
What a simulated funded trading account is, how an evaluation program works step by step, and which traders it suits. A clear guide with no hype or promises.
· 7 min de leitura
How payouts work at Funded Profit: a 14-day or weekly cycle, $50 minimum, crypto payments, an 80% or 100% split and KYC, plus tips for your first request.
· 6 min de leitura
Gabriel Parra's full video analysis of Funded Profit. Watch it here, then review our programs, rules and payouts with the official data, explained clearly.
· 4 min de leitura
Learn position size calculation step by step for forex, gold and indices, with the lot size formula, clear worked examples and the common mistakes to avoid.
· 7 min de leitura
A disciplina é o que dá liberdade nos mercados. Como escrever regras mensuráveis, usar uma lista de verificação e superar as armadilhas psicológicas.
· 2 min de leitura
What minimum trading days are, what counts as an active day (20:00 to 20:00 UTC-4) and how to plan them on your funded account without forcing extra trades.
· 6 min de leitura
Learn to read market structure with price action: swing highs and lows, trends, ranges, breaks of structure and multi-timeframe analysis, step by step.
· 7 min de leitura
Part-time trading with a job: choose your session window, focus on fewer high-quality setups and organise your week into clear blocks of focused time.
· 6 min de leitura
A backtesting guide: manual vs. software, how many trades you need, how to avoid curve fitting and look-ahead bias, and why to forward test on a demo.
· 7 min de leitura
Compare the 1-Phase Challenge and Direct Access side by side: target, loss limits, minimum days and prices, plus key questions to help you pick the right one.
· 7 min de leitura
Learn how to keep a trading journal: a template with the key fields, a weekly review routine, useful metrics and how to turn your notes into clear rules.
· 7 min de leitura
Gecko Trading Club's video review of Funded Profit covers the 1-Phase Challenge and Direct Access. Here are the real rules of each simulated account explained.
· 4 min de leitura
A trading losing streak is more likely than it feels. Understand the math, cut your size, review your process and protect your confidence one step at a time.
· 7 min de leitura
The common mistakes that close or reset funded accounts: oversizing, ignoring the daily loss limit, revenge trading and more, with a concrete fix for each one.
· 6 min de leitura