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title: "Prop Firm Trading Journal: Track Rules Before You Blow Up"
description: "How to journal for prop firm challenges: daily loss, max drawdown, profit targets, and trading days — beyond FTMO-specific tracking."
canonical: https://www.tradelogger.dev/blog/prop-firm-trading-journal
date: 2026-07-16
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# Prop Firm Trading Journal: Track Rules Before You Blow Up

Prop evaluations fail on rules as often as on bad setups. Journal the limits, not just the P&L.

## What to track every day

- Daily loss remaining vs max daily loss
- Open drawdown vs max loss
- Profit target progress
- Trading days completed / required
- Setup tag + emotion on every trade

FTMO-specific walkthrough: https://www.tradelogger.dev/blog/how-to-track-ftmo-challenge-performance
Full guide: https://www.tradelogger.dev/blog/prop-firm-trading-journal
Features: https://www.tradelogger.dev/features