How to Pass the Tradeify Crypto Evaluation on Your First Try (2026)

The Tradeify Crypto evaluation requires 12% profit while staying within a 3% daily drawdown and 6% trailing max loss — and the fastest way to fail is treating it like a race.

I've passed multiple prop firm evaluations on the futures side, breached plenty too, and the lessons transfer directly to crypto. The 12% target on a $25K account is $3,000. At conservative 1-1.5% daily targets, that's 3-4 weeks of disciplined BTC trading. The math works.

What kills traders is oversizing after a losing day, trading during low-liquidity sessions with wide spreads, and ignoring the fact that crypto's 24/7 market structure creates traps that don't exist in futures. This guide covers the exact approach I'm using on my own Tradeify Crypto evaluation — session timing, position sizing, daily routine, and the mistakes I've learned to avoid the expensive way.

Strategy disclaimer: The approach here is what I've adapted from 12+ months of funded futures trading at Tradeify for their new crypto product. Your results depend on execution, risk management, and how well this aligns with your trading style.

For the complete strategy framework I use on Tradeify Crypto — including how to handle the 3% daily DD in 24/7 markets, position sizing formulas for BTC and ETH, session timing across Asian, London, and US windows, and the exact approach to hitting the 12% profit target — check out my comprehensive Tradeify Crypto strategy guide. For the absolute latest on rules, check Tradeify Crypto's website or their help center.

Know the Numbers Before You Trade

Before placing a single trade, internalize the exact dollar values for your account size. The percentage-based rules are identical across all sizes, but the dollar amounts feel different when you're watching your P&L in real time.

The "Daily Target (1%)" column is your roadmap. At 1% daily gains, you'd pass in roughly 12 trading days. At a more conservative 0.5-0.75%, expect 16-24 days. There's no time limit, so slow and steady genuinely wins this race. I'm targeting $250-$350 per day on my $25K account, which puts me on track for a 3-week completion.

The Session Strategy That Works

Crypto trades 24/7, but that doesn't mean every hour is created equal. Spreads widen, liquidity thins, and volatility patterns shift dramatically across sessions. Here's when I trade and when I stay flat:

US session (8:30 AM - 12 PM ET) — This is my primary window. BTC spreads are tightest (under $2), liquidity is deepest, and volume-driven moves create cleaner setups. Roughly 80% of my evaluation trades happen during this window. The overlap with traditional market hours means macro catalysts (FOMC, CPI, economic data) create predictable volatility.

London session (3 AM - 7 AM ET) — Secondary window. BTC spreads are slightly wider but still tradeable. Good for catching continuation moves from Asian session trends. I use this window 2-3 times per week when US session setups weren't available the day before.

Asian session and weekends — I generally avoid these. Spreads on BTC can hit $5-$8, altcoins become nearly untradeable, and the volatility-to-spread ratio doesn't justify the risk within prop firm drawdown constraints. Weekends can work for swing holds entered during the week, but I don't initiate new positions on Saturday or Sunday.

Position Sizing for Survival

The #1 evaluation killer is oversizing. Traders see 5:1 leverage, do the math on potential returns, and load up. Then BTC drops 1.5% in 20 minutes and they've consumed their entire daily drawdown on one trade.

My sizing formula for the $25K evaluation:

• Max risk per trade: $375 (50% of the $750 daily DD)
• Target leverage: 1.5x ($37,500 notional)
• Stop loss distance: 1% ($375 loss at 1.5x leverage = exactly 50% of daily DD)
• Profit target per trade: 1.5-2% ($562-$750 at 1.5x leverage)

This leaves a $375 buffer — enough for one more smaller trade or a partial position if the first trade stops out. I never use more than 60% of the daily drawdown on a single position. The remaining 40% is insurance against slippage, spread widening, or a second opportunity that appears later in the session.

For altcoins (SOL, ETH), reduce leverage further. ETH at 1-1.2x, SOL at 0.5-0.8x. Altcoin volatility is 2-3x higher than BTC, which means the same leverage generates proportionally larger drawdowns.

The Week-by-Week Game Plan

Week 1: Calibration. Trade at 50-75% of your target position size. You're learning DXtrade's execution speed, testing your BTC entry setups on the platform, and establishing a baseline win rate. Target $100-$150/day on the $25K account. Don't try to get ahead of schedule.

Week 2: Building. If week 1 was profitable, scale to full position size. Target $250-$350/day. This is where most of the evaluation profit accumulates. You should be at $1,200-$1,800 in cumulative P&L by end of week 2.

Week 3: Completing. Reduce aggression as you approach the target. If you're at $2,400 with $600 to go, don't try to finish in one day. Drop back to 50% position size and grind out $150-$200/day over 3-4 sessions. The worst outcome is breaching an account when you're 80% done.

Buffer week: If you're not there by week 3, that's fine. There's no time limit. Take a day off, review your journal, and come back fresh. Rushing from $2,000 to $3,000 by oversizing is how most near-completion accounts die.

Five Mistakes That Breach Accounts

I've breached enough prop accounts to know these patterns by heart. Every single one applies to Tradeify Crypto:

Revenge trading after a stop-out. You lose $350 on a clean setup. The setup was right, timing was off. So you immediately re-enter, this time with a wider stop "to give it room." That wider stop hits too, and you're down $650 — 87% of your daily DD. Done for the day. My rule: after two consecutive losses, close DXtrade and walk away. No exceptions.

Trading during low-liquidity sessions. A Sunday afternoon BTC scalp seems harmless. Then spreads blow out to $8, your entry fills $4 worse than expected, and the "tight stop" triggers on a spread expansion, not a real price move. I lost $180 on my first weekend session purely from spread-related slippage. Not worth it during an evaluation.

Ignoring the trailing max loss floor. The 6% EOD trailing floor moves up with your highest end-of-day balance. If you build a $2,000 profit buffer and then give back $1,800 over three bad days, the trailing floor has risen while your balance dropped. You can breach the max loss at a higher balance than you think. Track the floor daily in a spreadsheet.

Using maximum leverage on volatile moves. BTC drops $2,000 in 15 minutes during a hawkish FOMC surprise. At 5:1 leverage on a $25K account ($125K notional), that's a $2,631 loss — 35% of your account. At my recommended 1.5x leverage, the same move costs $789. Still painful, but survivable. Max leverage is for exchanges, not prop accounts.

Celebrating early. At $2,700 profit on a $3,000 target, traders often get sloppy. "I just need one more good day." They take a loose setup, size up to finish fast, and breach instead. Treat the final $300 like the first $300 — same sizing, same discipline, same patience.

My Daily Routine on the Evaluation

I've settled into a consistent daily process that keeps me disciplined:

• 7:30 AM ET: Review overnight BTC price action on TradingView. Mark key support/resistance levels from the Asian session. Check the economic calendar for any macro events.
• 8:30 AM ET: Open DXtrade in isolated Chrome profile. Verify account balance and calculate today's daily DD floor. Log both numbers in my trading journal before placing any orders.
• 8:30 - 11:00 AM ET: Active trading window. Maximum 2-3 trades. If I hit $250+ profit, I stop for the day. If I hit -$375 (two stop-outs), I stop for the day.
• 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM ET: Manage any open positions. Tighten stops if in profit. No new entries after 11:00 AM unless an exceptional setup appears.
• 12:00 PM ET: Done. Close DXtrade. Log P&L, win/loss, and notes in the journal. Calculate cumulative progress toward the $3,000 target.

The entire active session is 2.5 hours. That's it. Crypto trades 24/7, but my evaluation strategy doesn't need 24/7. It needs 2.5 focused hours during peak liquidity.

The Real Key: Emotional Discipline

Everything above is simple math. The hard part is doing it when you're down $400 after two morning losses and BTC is running without you. The urge to chase, to size up, to "make it back" — that impulse has cost me more evaluation accounts than bad setups ever have.

My solution is mechanical rules with zero flexibility: two consecutive losses means I'm done for the day. Period. Hit the daily profit target? Done. Lost 50% of daily DD? Done. These aren't guidelines. They're rules I follow the same way I follow Tradeify's rules, because my trading discipline is the only rule that Tradeify doesn't enforce for me.

The evaluation has no time limit. The only way to fail is by hitting a drawdown level. If you protect the drawdown, the profit target takes care of itself over time. Every day you don't breach is a day closer to completion.

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