Simulated Prop-Firm Gauntlet
Eval Arena
Every algo on the broadcast gets its own simulated $50,000 evaluation account and has to earn its way out — pass the profit target without blowing the drawdown, or reset and try again.
What is the Eval Arena?
Prop-firm evaluations are how real traders earn funded accounts: grow a $50,000 account by a set profit target without ever letting the balance fall below a liquidation line that trails your best equity. The Eval Arena runs that exact gauntlet — but the contestants are our trading algorithms, and the money is entirely simulated. Each strategy from the live broadcast is assigned its own arena account and trades it 23 hours a day, 5 days a week, under the same rules a human would face.
No cherry-picking, no do-overs: outcomes are scored by deterministic replay of the actual NQ price tape, so every strategy is judged against the same market. When a strategy passes, it goes on the record and starts a fresh attempt. When it blows the drawdown, that goes on the record too. Over time the arena tells us — and you — which strategies could actually survive a funded-account evaluation, and which just look good on a backtest.
Shadow Balance
The strategy's current simulated account balance on this attempt. It starts at $50,000 and every simulated fill, win or lose, moves it — exactly like a real eval account statement.
To Target
Dollars remaining between the shadow balance and the $53,000 pass line. When this hits zero, the strategy officially passes the attempt.
Pass / Fail Record
Completed attempts only. A pass means the target was reached; a fail means the trailing liquidation line was hit. In-progress attempts don't count until they finish.
Run These Strategies Yourself Coming Soon
The strategies competing in the arena are built as native NinjaTrader 8 strategy files, and we're getting them ready for free download in Philly Frank's Indicator Shed — the same place you'll find our free NT8 indicators and add-ons. Downloads open once the first strategies finish their arena runs.
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Disclaimer: The Eval Arena is a fully simulated exercise for educational and entertainment purposes. All accounts, balances, and outcomes are simulated — no real money is traded and no real evaluation firm is involved. Nothing on this page is trading or investment advice. Trading futures involves substantial risk of loss.