DAY TRADING6 RULES

Conservative Risk Manager

Minimal risk approach focused on account preservation. Ideal for funded accounts where protecting the drawdown limit matters more than aggressive growth.

TRADERS: 3,891
AVG COMPLIANCE: 85%
TIMEFRAMES: 15m, 1H, 4H

Who This Template Fits

Best for intraday traders who want a structured checklist but still need enough flexibility to adapt to the session context.

What To Customize First

Customize the allowed trading window and loss cap first. Day-trading templates fail when they ignore your actual market, timezone, or volatility tolerance.

Evidence Behind This Template

  • 016 rules in the template, including 4 explicit risk rules
  • 012 timing rules that constrain when the setup is allowed
  • 01Recommended firms: FTMO, TopStep, Apex Trader Funding, The5%ers, FundedNext
  • 01Average seeded compliance benchmark: 85%

RISK MANAGEMENT

  1. 01Maximum 1% account risk per trade -- no exceptions
  2. 02Maximum 2 trades per day
  3. 03If daily P&L reaches -1.5%, stop trading for the day
  4. 04Always set stop loss before entering the trade -- no mental stops

TIMING

  1. 01No trading on Fridays to avoid weekend gap risk
  2. 02No trading during the first 30 minutes after market open

RECOMMENDED FIRMS

FTMOTopStepApex Trader FundingThe5%ersFundedNext