Gold book 4 accounts, one 50R budget
Four gold accounts read as one account with one 50R budget: Victor's sweep and IFVG (1-hour and 15-minute setups), the One Setup and IFVG merge, and fair price breaks. They rarely win or lose on the same days.
Balance (R)
Accounts in this book
Balance (R)
| Year | Trades | Win % | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 496 | 30% | +51.6R |
| 2019 | 518 | 31% | +57.5R |
| 2020 | 630 | 28% | +53.9R |
| 2021 | 592 | 29% | +42.4R |
| 2022 | 594 | 32% | +138.5R |
| 2023 | 553 | 29% | +30.2R |
| 2024 | 578 | 29% | +59.1R |
| 2025 | 535 | 31% | +129.9R |
| 2026 | 527 | 31% | +111.4R |
Every account trades 1R and keeps its own rules. The book only adds up their trades, in R at zero cost. Settings were partly chosen by looking at this history, so the live book is the real test.
Turn the backtest's R into money for your own account: starting balance, risk per trade (fixed or compounding) and your broker's costs. Nothing else on the site uses money.
Balance after each trade
| Year | Trades | R before costs | R after costs | Profit | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 496 | +51.6R | −15.5R | −$1,554 | −15.5% |
| 2019 | 518 | +57.5R | −5.5R | −$549 | −6.5% |
| 2020 | 630 | +53.9R | +1.1R | +$111 | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 592 | +42.4R | −9.5R | −$946 | −11.8% |
| 2022 | 594 | +138.5R | +87.0R | +$8,698 | +123% |
| 2023 | 553 | +30.2R | −17.1R | −$1,707 | −10.8% |
| 2024 | 578 | +59.1R | +20.1R | +$2,006 | +14.3% |
| 2025 | 535 | +129.9R | +104.7R | +$10,474 | +65.2% |
| 2026 | 527 | +111.4R | +94.9R | +$9,490 | +35.8% |
Replays the backtest trades with raw costs: 0.20 spread. A trade's cost in R = cost ÷ its stop distance, so tight stops pay more R. Risk is set when a trade opens; trades can overlap, like the backtest. Year = the year the trade opened (UTC); return = profit ÷ the balance at the year's first trade. Not included: swap / overnight financing, taxes. Past results, not a forecast.
This variation's backtest trades on a prop firm account: pick a firm, an account size, a period and your risk per trade. Costs come from the Money calculator tab (now: raw costs: 0.20 spread).
FTMO · 2-Step Challenge: Target 10% then 5% · max loss 10% fixed · daily loss 5% · min 4 trading days · 80% split · first payout after 14 days · $96 fee · fee refunded with payout #1.
Not simulated: Fees are EUR (€89-€1,080) at ~1.08 USD. Funded Standard account: no orders 2 min around major news, no holding over weekends (Swing account exempt).
Rules checked against the firm's site on 2026-10-28; firms change them often.
Net cash over time (payouts − fees)
Every account (23)
| # | Bought | Ended | Result | Trades | Time to pass | Payouts | Received | Fees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | 2026-03-31 | – | Funded, still open | 383 | 6.9 months · 379 tr | 0 | $0 | −$96 |
| 22 | 2025-10-09 | 2026-03-31 | Blown when funded | 269 | 27 days · 40 tr | 5 | +$1,563 | −$96 |
| 21 | 2025-07-15 | 2025-10-09 | Blown when funded | 128 | 2.3 months · 106 tr | 1 | +$621 | −$96 |
| 20 | 2025-05-30 | 2025-07-15 | Blown when funded | 73 | 24 days · 39 tr | 0 | $0 | −$96 |
| 19 | 2024-07-01 | 2025-05-30 | Blown when funded | 506 | 8.3 months · 383 tr | 3 | +$857 | −$96 |
| 18 | 2024-05-16 | 2024-07-01 | Blown in evaluation | 74 | – | 0 | $0 | −$96 |
| 17 | 2023-08-15 | 2024-05-16 | Blown when funded | 413 | 7.4 months · 324 tr | 2 | +$849 | −$96 |
| 16 | 2023-07-17 | 2023-08-15 | Blown in evaluation | 38 | – | 0 | $0 | −$96 |
| 15 | 2023-05-26 | 2023-07-17 | Blown in evaluation · passed phase 1 | 68 | – | 0 | $0 | −$96 |
| 14 | 2022-12-19 | 2023-05-26 | Blown in evaluation · passed phase 1 | 254 | – | 0 | $0 | −$96 |
| 13 | 2022-07-27 | 2022-12-19 | Blown in evaluation · passed phase 1 | 245 | – | 0 | $0 | −$96 |
| 12 | 2022-03-16 | 2022-07-27 | Blown when funded | 206 | 2.0 months · 90 tr | 5 | +$1,170 | −$96 |
| 11 | 2021-10-04 | 2022-03-16 | Blown when funded | 269 | 4.9 months · 239 tr | 1 | +$472 | −$96 |
| 10 | 2020-12-16 | 2021-10-04 | Blown in evaluation | 472 | – | 0 | $0 | −$96 |
| 9 | 2020-09-09 | 2020-12-16 | Blown in evaluation | 167 | – | 0 | $0 | −$96 |
| 8 | 2020-06-10 | 2020-09-09 | Blown when funded | 177 | 2.6 months · 144 tr | 0 | $0 | −$96 |
| 7 | 2020-04-14 | 2020-06-10 | Blown in evaluation | 102 | – | 0 | $0 | −$96 |
| 6 | 2019-03-18 | 2020-04-14 | Blown when funded | 573 | 11.3 months · 492 tr | 1 | +$144 | −$96 |
| 5 | 2018-10-12 | 2019-03-18 | Blown when funded | 217 | 4.3 months · 177 tr | 0 | $0 | −$96 |
| 4 | 2018-09-12 | 2018-10-12 | Blown in evaluation | 47 | – | 0 | $0 | −$96 |
| 3 | 2018-03-28 | 2018-09-12 | Blown when funded | 214 | 3.4 months · 130 tr | 1 | +$117 | −$96 |
| 2 | 2018-01-19 | 2018-03-28 | Blown in evaluation · passed phase 1 | 94 | – | 0 | $0 | −$96 |
| 1 | 2018-01-02 | 2018-01-19 | Blown in evaluation | 32 | – | 0 | $0 | −$96 |
Replays this variation's backtest trades (raw costs: 0.20 spread) from 2018-01-02 to 2026-10-28, risking a fixed 0.5% of the account size per trade. A blown account is replaced at once; payouts are taken as soon as the rules allow. Floating losses use each trade's worst point on its own (open trades are not added together); the trading day runs 17:00 to 17:00 New York. Futures firms are simulated with the CFD backtest in R. Past results, not a forecast.