Locking Your Account After You’re Up
This is the part most traders ignore. When you’re profitable for the day and you: Keep trading Get greedy Try to “milk” the market What usually happens? You give it back. Locking your account (or setting a daily max gain rule) does a few powerful things: 🧠 It protects you from yourself. After a win, dopamine is high. You feel invincible. That’s when overtrading starts. 💰 It protects capital. Profit secured = progress locked. 📈 It reinforces discipline. Every time you stop trading after hitting your goal, you’re telling your brain: “I follow my system.” And discipline compounds just like money does. Prop firms especially reward: ✔ Consistency ✔ Controlled drawdown ✔ Professional behavior Not gamblers.