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FUTURES PROP + FOREX PROP

Trace

Asymmetric R-multiple

Trace targets asymmetric R-multiple setups: small initial stops paired with relatively large profit targets. The result is a strategy that can sustain a lower win rate (40–50%) while still producing a strong profit factor through average win >> average loss.

Performance data note: All TV charts and equity curves shown below are from 100k Futures Prop account (for MNQ/MGC) or 100k Forex Prop (for NAS/XAU), for visual comparability across strategies. Statistics in tables may reflect best-fit account size per strategy from our sizing methodology.
Instruments: MNQ MGC NAS XAU
At a glance
38d
Fastest time to first payout
50K MGC · 2 ct
$35.2k
Best Net / yr (P90)
150K MGC
0.6%
Lowest blow rate
Forex Prop XAU
60.0:1
Best pass:blow ratio
Forex Prop XAU
99.9%
Viability (3-yr)
Forex Prop XAU

MNQ

PF 1.77 · WR 38.7% · +$5,786 12mo
Trace MNQ live chart
Live chart5-min · MNQ · trade markers visiblePV-Trace-MNQ
Trace MNQ equity curve · 12mo TV Strategy Tester
Equity curve · TV Strategy Tester·Sample: Jun 2025 — May 2026

TV Performance Summary · Trace MNQ

12-month sample · Jun 2025 — May 2026
1.77
Profit Factor
38.7%
Win Rate
+$5,786
Net P&L 12mo (+5.79%)
137
Total trades (53W / 84L)

Quarterly breakdown

net · win rate · trades · max DD
Q3 2025
+$2,084
39.1% · 46t · DD $290
Q4 2025
+$1,765
38.5% · 39t · DD $618
Q1 2026
+$2,329
50.0% · 18t · DD $388
Q2 2026*
-$118
37.0% · 27t · DD $1,258

* Q2 2026 partial (through May 29). Drawdowns are end-of-day (EOD) basis — full-sample EOD max DD $1,258; intrabar peak-to-trough on the chart runs higher.

Avg Win / Avg Loss$250 / $89W/L Ratio2.81
Largest Win / Loss$2,152 / $1,101Max DD (EOD)$1,258 (1.26%)
Sharpe / Sortino0.53 / 1.48Calmar / Avg bars5.46 / 12
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MGC

PF 2.25 · WR 49.1% · +$41,865 12mo
Trace MGC live chart
Live chart5-min · MGC · trade markers visiblePV-Trace-MGC
Trace MGC equity curve · 12mo TV Strategy Tester
Equity curve · TV Strategy Tester·Sample: Jun 2025 — May 2026

TV Performance Summary · Trace MGC

12-month sample · Jun 2025 — May 2026
2.25
Profit Factor
49.1%
Win Rate
+$41,865
Net P&L 12mo (+41.87%)
161
Total trades (79W / 82L)

Quarterly breakdown

net · win rate · trades · max DD
Q3 2025
+$8,790
54.0% · 50t · DD $996
Q4 2025
+$8,232
44.7% · 47t · DD $3,015
Q1 2026
+$18,378
55.9% · 34t · DD $4,149
Q2 2026*
+$6,111
41.7% · 24t · DD $3,129

* Q2 2026 partial (through May 29). Drawdowns are end-of-day (EOD) basis — full-sample EOD max DD $4,452; intrabar peak-to-trough on the chart runs higher.

Avg Win / Avg Loss$953 / $408W/L Ratio2.34
Largest Win / Loss$1,768 / $736Max DD (EOD)$4,452 (4.45%)
Sharpe / Sortino0.78 / —Calmar / Avg bars9.1 / 13
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NAS

PF 1.27 · WR 34.4% · +$7,640 12mo
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Live chart5-min · NAS · trade markers visiblePV-Trace-NAS
Trace NAS equity curve · 12mo TV Strategy Tester
Equity curve · TV Strategy Tester·Sample: Jun 2025 — May 2026

TV Performance Summary · Trace NAS

12-month sample · Jun 2025 — May 2026
1.27
Profit Factor
34.4%
Win Rate
+$7,640
Net P&L 12mo (+7.64%)
122
Total trades (42W / 80L)

Quarterly breakdown

net · win rate · trades · max DD
Q3 2025
+$6,748
43.6% · 39t · DD $946
Q4 2025
+$172
29.4% · 34t · DD $2,734
Q1 2026
+$1,710
35.3% · 17t · DD $4,146
Q2 2026*
+$2
30.8% · 26t · DD $4,496

* Q2 2026 partial (through May 29). Drawdowns are end-of-day (EOD) basis — full-sample EOD max DD $4,649; intrabar peak-to-trough on the chart runs higher.

Avg Win / Avg Loss$864 / $358W/L Ratio2.41
Largest Win / Loss$663 / $616Max DD (EOD)$4,649 (4.65%)
Sharpe / Sortino0.22 / 0.41Calmar / Avg bars2.2 / 12
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XAU

PF 2.06 · WR 41.2% · +$34,956 12mo
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Live chart5-min · XAU · trade markers visiblePV-Trace-XAU
Trace XAU equity curve · 12mo TV Strategy Tester
Equity curve · TV Strategy Tester·Sample: Jun 2025 — May 2026

TV Performance Summary · Trace XAU

12-month sample · Jun 2025 — May 2026
2.06
Profit Factor
41.2%
Win Rate
+$34,956
Net P&L 12mo (+34.96%)
119
Total trades (49W / 70L)

Quarterly breakdown

net · win rate · trades · max DD
Q3 2025
-$1,477
18.5% · 27t · DD $3,279
Q4 2025
+$11,646
46.2% · 39t · DD $1,952
Q1 2026
+$12,941
50.0% · 24t · DD $4,249
Q2 2026*
+$9,881
45.8% · 24t · DD $2,845

* Q2 2026 partial (through May 29). Drawdowns are end-of-day (EOD) basis — full-sample EOD max DD $4,249; intrabar peak-to-trough on the chart runs higher.

Avg Win / Avg Loss$1,386 / $471W/L Ratio2.94
Largest Win / Loss$1,735 / $794Max DD (EOD)$4,249 (4.25%)
Sharpe / Sortino0.66 / 2.39Calmar / Avg bars6.33 / 11
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Account sizing

Maximum position size per account that satisfies three filters: empirical drawdown ≤ hard DD limit, single SL impact within daily limit, Monte Carlo blow rate ≤ 15%/y. Two percentiles show median (P50) and best-case (P90) outcomes over a 1,500-path simulation × 3-year horizon. Net $/y is annualized payouts after profit split (90% Futures Prop, 85% Forex Prop).

Trace — all variants
Sized for Futures Prop EOD Trailing (Apex, MyFundedFutures, Topstep, Tradeify, Lucid) · Forex Prop, sized for a $5,000 DD (FTMO, FundingPips, The5%ers)
Account Qty Blow/y Viability Pass:Blow Median (P50) Best (P90)
TTPPay/yNet/y TTPPay/yNet/y
Futures Prop EOD · MNQ
100K1 ct 3.3% 94.8% 9.9:1 336d7.7$3,412 203d13.3$5,048
150K2 ct 11.3% 90.0% 3.0:1 247d9.7$6,885 147d16.0$10,511
Futures Prop EOD · MGC
50K2 ct 15.0% 96.8% 2.5:1 66d28.7$13,757 38d35.7$17,543
100K3 ct 14.7% 96.9% 2.6:1 80d29.3$20,713 48d36.3$26,372
150K4 ct 9.0% 98.1% 4.0:1 87d30.0$28,533 54d36.7$35,240
Forex Prop (optimized for DD $5,000) · NAS
100K Forex Prop5 lot 2.1% 73.1% 11.7:1 444d2.3$1,623 253d6.3$5,395
Forex Prop (optimized for DD $5,000) · XAU
100K Forex Prop0.30 lot 0.6% 99.9% 60.0:1 156d10.3$18,278 89d12.7$24,619

Sizing matched to Futures Prop EOD Trailing close-of-day rules. Static EOD accounts inherit identical sizing safely; Trailing intraday accounts should drop one tier (e.g. 100K trailing intraday → use 50K preset). Monte Carlo v6: 1,500 paths × 3-year horizon, block bootstrap of daily P&L with 5-day blocks, 25% dropout for variance robustness. P10/P50/P90 are 10th/50th/90th percentile across paths. Amber-highlighted Blow/y values exceed the 10% caution threshold.

How Trace works

Trace enters on consolidation breakouts with a tight initial stop placed just inside the consolidation. The profit target is set at 2–3R based on the measured-move projection of the consolidation range. When the structure works, the payoff dwarfs the risk; when it fails, the stop is small and quick.

Trace runs on all four instruments (MNQ, MGC, NAS, XAU) with per-instrument sizing tuned to each instrument's volatility profile. MGC variants are the highest-frequency in the strategy — ~75–90 trades per year — due to gold's tendency to consolidate-then-break.

Three MGC variants (50K, 100K, 150K) cluster around 9–15%/y blow rate — near the SAFE threshold but below it. These are higher-velocity variants with strong BEST/y potential ($35.2k on 150K MGC P90). The trade-off vs. Anchor/Hook: more bursty equity curves.

XAU Forex Prop is the most reliable Trace variant: blow 0.6%/y, viability 99.9%, Pass:Blow 60:1, BEST/y $24.6k. The Forex Prop daily-loss buffer combined with XAU's clean consolidation patterns produces an exceptionally robust setup.

Methodology

How these numbers were calculated

Layer 1 · Verifiable

Trade counts, win rates, profit factors, drawdown values come directly from TradingView Strategy Tester for the baseline preset. Verify by running the strategy in your own TV after purchase — numbers match 1:1.

Layer 2 · Computed

DD%, SL%, Pass:Blow ratio and percentile breakdowns are computed from the same trade list using industry-standard methodology. Reproducible in Excel or Python.

Layer 3 · Modeled

Time-to-payout, Pay/y, Net $/y, Blow rate, and Viability come from a 1,500-path Monte Carlo v6 simulation over a 3-year horizon. Block bootstrap (5-day blocks) preserves serial autocorrelation of trade streaks.

Reproducibility: Raw trade lists for every strategy × instrument and the Monte Carlo model source data are available on request for audit. Email support@puravidaedge.com.

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