A new login does not erase the trader who killed the last one.
The next purchase is only intelligent if the last failure produced a rule. Without that rule, the checkout is not a clean slate. It is the same trader giving the same mistake a fresh balance. Kahneman and Tversky showed that losses hit behavior harder than equivalent gains. Steenbarger and Tendler both point to the same practical truth: performance improves when behavior is observed, scored, and corrected. Jared Tendler's mental-game work points to the same standard: name the pattern before it hijacks the next decision.
Score Your Next-Eval Readiness
Answer against your most recent account, not the ideal version of your trading. This only works if the evidence is honest.
Question 1
What killed your last eval?
If the failure cannot be named, the next purchase is already under-researched.
Why another eval can become another bill
A new login feels like a clean slate, but the trader brings the same operating system into it.
If you cannot name what broke the last account, you are probably funding the same mistake again.
The best time to decide whether to buy another eval is before the old mistake gets a new account number.
The buyer pre-check
Name what broke the last account: oversizing, revenge, chasing, moving stops, bad setups, ignoring daily loss, no review, or no first-loss protocol.
Write the exact prevention rule. Then define what you will track on the new account.
The support question
Ask whether you need coaching, accountability, a smaller account, or fewer trades.
The honest answer determines whether a standard eval or coached eval is the better buy.
Worked example
A trader fails by overtrading after losses. Buying a larger account is not the fix.
The buying condition becomes: I only buy the next eval if I have a written first-loss protocol and a max-trade rule.
Operating note
A brief only matters if it changes the next decision under pressure.
Keep this document close enough to use before the trade, not after the damage is already visible in the account.
The standard is simple: fewer explanations, cleaner rules, and written evidence that your behavior is becoming more repeatable.
Choose the coached evaluation that matches your discipline.
Coached evals are for traders who want structure around the process. You get the evaluation account, live DTR access tied to the coached eval, and one free reset if the first attempt does not click.
Starter
50K
$369
$221
40% off
automatically applied at checkout
- $3,000 target
- $2,000 max drawdown
- Live coached access
Most popular
100K
$569
$341
40% off
automatically applied at checkout
- $6,000 target
- $3,000 max drawdown
- Best process-to-cap fit
Serious cap
150K
$769
$461
40% off
automatically applied at checkout
- $9,000 target
- $4,500 max drawdown
- For controlled sizing
FAQ
Is this a strategy?
No. It is an operating document for the behavior that decides whether a prop account survives.
Why does this matter for prop accounts?
Because the account usually fails when the trader changes size, timing, stop logic, or review behavior under pressure.
Should I buy another evaluation if I score poorly?
Only if the score produces a rule first. A new login does not fix the same reaction pattern.
Why DTF instead of a cheaper eval?
Because the coached path gives you an account plus a process environment: live trading, rules, review, and a reset structure.