Resources
Pine Script & Prop Firm Guides
Practical guides on passing prop firm evaluations, automating TradingView, and sizing futures contracts — 32 articles across firm-specific rules, strategy design, and automation setup.
Firm Guides
Strategy Guides
Getting Started
Beginner
What is Prop Firm Trading? A Beginner's Guide
How evaluations, drawdown rules, and payouts fit together — and why an automated strategy is a natural fit.
Beginner
Best Futures Contract for Prop Firm Evaluations
NQ, ES, CL, or GC — which contract gives the best odds, and why MES wins for most accounts.
Rules
Static vs. Trailing Drawdown Explained
The single biggest rule difference between firms, and how each type changes strategy sizing.
Strategy
7 Prop Firm Evaluation Mistakes That Blow Accounts
The most common reasons evaluations fail, and exactly how to fix each one before it costs an eval fee.
Firm-Specific Guides
Apex
How to Pass an Apex Trader Funding Evaluation
A practical walkthrough of the trailing threshold, contract sizing, and the consistency rule.
Apex
Apex Trader Funding Consistency Rule Explained
How the best-day cap works, and how to build compliance into a Pine Script strategy.
Apex
Apex Scaling Plan Explained
The half-contract phase and the exact safety net formula — and how to code around it.
Topstep
Do I Need to Pass an Eval for Topstep?
Yes. What the Trading Combine actually requires, and where automation fits in.
Topstep
How to Pass Topstep Evaluation with a Pine Script Strategy
EOD trailing drawdown, the minimum trading-day requirement, and daily loss limits explained.
Topstep
How to Pass the Topstep Combine in 2026
A step-by-step automation setup: Pine Script, CrossTrade, and the Combine rule set.
TradeDay
Pine Script Strategy for TradeDay Prop Firm
Trailing drawdown and no consistency rule — sizing a strategy for TradeDay specifically.
FundedNext
Pine Script Strategy for FundedNext
Static drawdown, a two-phase structure, and a strong payout split explained for algo traders.
Goat Funded
Pine Script Strategy for Goat Funded Trader
Trailing drawdown, no consistency rule, and a flexible evaluation structure.
OFP Funding
OFP Funding + Pine Script: Scripts, Setup & What to Know
Instant funding and MT5 execution — bridging TradingView signals into an OFP account.
Comparison
Fastest Prop Firm Funding in 2026
Real time-to-funded timelines compared across seven major firms.
Apex
PickMyTrade + Apex Trader Funding Setup Guide
Connecting TradingView to an Apex evaluation account through PickMyTrade, step by step.
Strategy
NQ / MNQ
Pine Script NQ Futures Strategy for Prop Firms
ATR stops, session filters, and MNQ sizing built for trailing drawdown accounts.
ES / MES
Pine Script ES Futures Strategy for Prop Firms
Why ES trades more predictably than NQ, and MES sizing by account size.
Strategy
VWAP Pine Script Strategy for Futures
VWAP reclaim entries, volume confirmation, and session anchoring for NQ and ES.
Sizing
MES vs. MNQ for Prop Firm Evaluations
Tick value and volatility compared, and which one fits a 50k account.
Strategy
Best Pine Script Strategies for Prop Firms in 2026
The traits that separate a strategy that survives an evaluation from one that curve-fits a backtest.
Comparison
Futures Prop Firm Comparison: Apex vs. Topstep vs. MFFU
Which firm's rule set actually matches which kind of trader.
GC / MGC
Gold Futures Pine Script Strategy for Prop Firms
Trading GC and MGC on an evaluation: session filters, ATR sizing, and automation setup.
NQ / MNQ
Nasdaq Futures Pine Script Strategy for Prop Firms
RTH session filters, pivot scalping, and automation setup for NQ and MNQ.
Automation
Run Multiple Prop Firm Accounts With One Pine Script
Connecting a single strategy to several funded accounts without buying duplicate scripts.
Automation & Tools
Automation
Automate TradingView with TradersPost
The Pine Script alert-to-broker-order pipeline, step by step.
Automation
How to Automate Pine Script for Live Prop Firm Trading
The complete setup: TradingView, CrossTrade, and NinjaTrader 8 or Tradovate, plus common mistakes.
Automation
TradersPost Setup Guide
Webhook setup, broker connection, and alert configuration for a prop firm account.
Automation
TradingView to Tradovate Automation
Connecting Pine Script alerts directly to Tradovate for Apex and Topstep accounts.
Rules
Prop Firms That Allow Automated Trading
What each major firm actually permits, what gets an account flagged, and how to stay compliant.
Rules
Semi-Automated vs. Fully Automated Trading
The difference between the two approaches, and which one prop firms tend to prefer.
Reference
Futures Rollover Guide 2026
2026 rollover dates for ES, NQ, MES, MNQ, CL, and GC, and how to handle it in Pine Script.