This Trading Bot Just Passed a $50K Prop Firm Eval in 18 Days (79% Win Rate)
Everyone says trading bots don't work.
The "experts" will tell you that algorithms can't adapt to changing market conditions. That you need discretionary judgment. That automation is just a way to lose money faster.
I just proved them wrong, and I have the broker statements to back it up.
My trading bot, built around the Two Hour Trader framework, just passed a $50K prop firm evaluation in 18 days. Completely hands-free. Zero manual intervention. 79% win rate with a 6.76 profit factor.
Here's what most traders miss about trading bots: they're not about replacing your judgment. They're about codifying discipline you already know works but struggle to execute consistently.
Let me show you exactly what happened.
The Risky Experiment Nobody Recommended
I'll be transparent from the start—this wasn't some carefully calculated, low-risk setup that any trader should replicate.
This was an experiment. A personal test to see if something technically difficult was actually possible.
The setup: A $50K evaluation account trading three micro NQ contracts. According to our own risk calculator, this configuration sits in the "somewhat unlikely to succeed" category. The position sizing was aggressive. The drawdown tolerance was tight. Most prop firms would require at least a $150K account to safely trade this kind of size (with the drawdown that this strategy can see under normal conditions).
But I wanted to know: Could a trading bot execute flawlessly enough to navigate these constraints?
The answer came back definitive: Yes.
🔍 Reality Check: I'm not recommending anyone replicate this exact setup. The risk profile is higher than what we typically advise. But the experiment reveals something crucial about what's possible when strategy execution becomes mechanical rather than emotional.
When the Numbers Tell a Story
October 20th, 2025. That's when the system went live.
No manual tweaking. Just the trading bot reading price action and executing based on the Two Hour Trader methodology I've refined over a decade of full-time trading.
By November 7th—just 18 days later—the evaluation was complete.
Complete trading results for the AutoPilot Trader in a 50k prop firm evaluation
Look at that equity curve. That's not luck. That's not some cherry-picked time period during optimal market conditions. That's systematic execution of a proven edge, trade after trade, day after day.
The statistics tell the real story:
Total P&L: $2,702.22 (after fees)
Win rate: 79%
Profit factor: 6.76
Average winner: $106.19
Average loser: $60.88
Break-even trades: 3%
Losing trades: 20%
Here's what jumps out to me after trading for over ten years: that profit factor is absurd. A profit factor above 2.0 is considered excellent. Above 3.0 is exceptional. 6.76 is the kind of number that makes you double-check your math.
But the real validation isn't in a single metric—it's in the consistency.
What Professional Execution Actually Looks Like
The day-by-day breakdown reveals something most traders never experience: true consistency.
October 31st delivered a $750 day on three micro contracts. Not by taking huge risks. Not by doubling down on losers. Just by executing the strategy as designed when the setup appeared.
Then came the drawdown days. Small losers. Controlled. The system took its stop loss without hesitation, without hoping the position would come back, without any of the emotional baggage that destroys retail accounts.
That's the power of automation—not that it wins every trade, but that it loses correctly.
Most traders don't blow up because they can't identify good setups. They blow up because they can't execute their stop losses when the trade goes against them. The voice in your head that whispers "just give it a little more room" or "it'll probably come back" is the voice that destroys more trading accounts than bad strategy ever could.
The trading bot doesn't have that voice.
The One Thing That Surprised Me Most
You know what I expected when I started this experiment?
I expected good results. I've been trading the Two Hour Trader framework for years. I know it works because I've executed it manually thousands of times.
What surprised me wasn't that it passed the evaluation. What surprised me was how clean the equity curve looked compared to my own manual trading.
Not because I'm a bad trader—I've been doing this full-time for over a decade. But because even with experience, even with discipline, even with a clear strategy, human execution introduces friction.
You take a break during a valid setup because the last trade was a loser and you want to "feel more confident." You exit early because you're watching P&L tick up and you don't want to give profits back. You hold a loser slightly too long because you're distracted or because you're hoping.
The algorithm doesn't do any of that.
It just executes. Every valid setup. Every stop loss. Every profit target. Mechanical. Emotionless. Consistent.
“Missed a few trades due to some errors on my end, but APT has been absolutely on a tear! [showing $2,932.16 monthly profit] It’s awesome to see and so exciting to be part of this. Huge thanks to Mish and Kyle for the constant improvements, and fast responses.”
Why This Matters for Your Trading Journey
Most traders spend years bouncing between strategies, looking for the "holy grail" setup that wins 90% of the time. They burn through account after account, convinced that one more indicator, one more pattern, one more YouTube video will finally unlock consistent profits.
That's not how professional trading works.
Professional trading is about executing a proven edge with ruthless consistency over a large enough sample size that probability works in your favor. It's math, not magic.
The problem? Executing with ruthless consistency is really, really hard for human beings.
We're wired to avoid pain, to seek comfort, to hope for better outcomes, to convince ourselves that "this time is different." These instincts kept our ancestors alive on the savannah. They destroy trading accounts in modern markets.
This is why mastering trading discipline separates the 10% who succeed from the 90% who quit. It's not about finding better setups—it's about executing the setups you already have without emotional interference.
The trading bot removes that variable entirely.
The Setup That Actually Matters
Let me break down what's happening under the hood, because understanding the strategy matters more than the trading bot itself.
The trading bot executes the Two Hour Trader framework—a methodology I developed specifically for traders who want to focus on the highest-probability opportunity rather than staring at charts all day.
For this evaluation, the trading bot ran what we call the "five minute PT1 break-even" configuration. Here's what that means:
When the trading bot enters a trade and hits the first profit target (PT1), it immediately moves the stop loss to break-even. This locks in a risk-free trade. Even if the position reverses, you don't lose money.
This single rule—moving to break-even at PT1—transforms the risk profile of every trade. It's why you see only 20% losing trades in the results. Many trades that might have been small losers instead ended at break-even because the system protected the downside immediately after achieving the first target.
Is this the only way to manage trades? No. We have multiple configurations for profit-taking and trade management. But they all serve the same purpose: systematic execution of predefined rules without emotional override.
The Question Every Trader Should Ask
Here's what I want you to think about: How much of your trading inconsistency comes from your strategy, and how much comes from your execution?
If you tracked every valid setup your strategy generated over the past month, and you compared that to the trades you actually took, what would you see?
My guess? You'd see missed opportunities because you weren't confident after a losing streak. You'd see trades taken outside your rules because you were trying to "make back" earlier losses. You'd see profit targets missed because you exited early, and stop losses breached because you held too long.
Not because you're undisciplined. Not because you don't know better. But because you're human, and humans struggle with mechanical consistency.
What Happens Next: The Funded Account
So the evaluation passed. The account is now under review and moving to funded status. What happens next matters more than the evaluation itself.
Passing an evaluation proves the strategy works under specific conditions. Maintaining profitability in a funded account proves it works in real trading conditions over time.
I'll be running the same configuration—three micro NQ contracts, five minute PT1 break-even settings, completely automated—in the funded environment. And I'll share those results, good or bad, just like I did with this evaluation.
Why? Because transparency matters. Because real trading includes losses and drawdowns, not just winning streaks. Because the only way to evaluate whether something actually works is to watch it perform through different market conditions over time.
The Hard Truth About Trading Bots
Let me address the elephant in the room: most trading bots fail.
They fail because they're curve-fit to historical data without real edge. They fail because they can't adapt when market conditions change. They fail because they're sold by marketers who've never actually traded, built on backtests that look perfect but crumble in live markets.
So why did this work?
Because this trading bot doesn't try to predict anything. It doesn't use complex algorithms trained on historical data. It doesn't promise to "outsmart" the market.
It simply codifies a methodology that works when executed manually—the Two Hour Trader framework—and removes the human execution errors that prevent consistent results.
Think about it this way: If you had a profitable manual trading strategy that you struggled to execute consistently due to emotional interference, and you could program a trading bot to trade it exactly as designed without deviation, would that bot be profitable?
If your manual strategy has an edge, the automated version will have the same edge. The difference is execution consistency.
This is why our approach to mastering your trading edge focuses on understanding what creates an edge in the first place, not just finding systems that worked in the past.
Why I'm Sharing This (And What It Means for You)
I could have kept this experiment private. Run it quietly, collected the data, moved on.
But I'm sharing it because I remember what it felt like to blow up account after account, convinced that "real" traders had access to information or strategies I didn't. Convinced that there was some secret technique that would finally make trading click.
The secret isn't a technique. It's execution.
You probably already know enough to be profitable. You probably already have a strategy that would work if you could just execute it consistently, without emotional interference, without second-guessing, without the voice in your head that says "maybe this time is different."
For some traders, the solution is developing ironclad discipline through experience and education. Working with a mentor who can help you identify your specific execution errors and build systems to overcome them. This is what our trading mentorship program focuses on—personalized coaching that accelerates your development by helping you see your blindspots.
As Desmond Young shared: "With Kyle's course and mentorship, I couldn't be funded without him. I passed my first funded account as of July 25th 2024."
For others, the solution might be a trading bot—taking a proven strategy and removing the human execution variable entirely. Not because you can't learn to execute consistently, but because a bot allows you to focus your mental energy on strategy development, risk management, and other aspects of trading while the system handles mechanical execution.
The Autopilot Trader represents this second path. It's a trading bot that is completely hands-free, built specifically for traders who want to execute without the emotional friction that comes with manual trading.
The Path Forward: Choose Your Approach
Here's what I want you to take from this article:
First: Consistent profitability in trading is possible. This evaluation proves it. Hundreds of traders in our community prove it every day. The question isn't whether it's possible—it's what's preventing you from achieving it.
Second: Your execution probably matters more than your strategy. If you're struggling with consistency, the problem likely isn't that you need a better setup—it's that you need better execution of the setups you already have.
Third: There are multiple paths to consistent execution. Manual trading with exceptional discipline. Working with a mentor to accelerate your development. Automation that handles mechanical execution while you focus on high-level decisions. The path that works for you depends on your personality, your goals, and your current skillset.
For traders who want to develop their manual trading skills, join the Trader's Thinktank—our trading community provides live trading guidance, professional mentorship, and daily market analysis. You'll learn to execute manually, with support from experienced traders who've already walked the path you're on.
As Zach discovered: "You and your group have been a huge part to me accepting losses and just keep pushing. You all normalize the process of growing and that no trader is perfect."
For traders who want personalized guidance, explore our mentorship programs. One-on-one coaching identifies your specific execution errors and builds customized solutions, dramatically accelerating your development timeline.
For traders who want to see the Two Hour Trader framework in action, automated and systematic, the Autopilot Trader trading bot offers a different approach entirely. But I want to be clear: we have a hard cap of 250 annual licenses. Once we hit that number, we close enrollment to maintain system performance and community quality.
The Real Question Isn't "Can It Be Done?"
The evaluation results answer that question definitively. Automated trading, when built on a genuine edge and executed systematically, absolutely works.
The real question is: What's holding you back from achieving consistent results in your own trading?
Is it a knowledge gap? Do you need to learn more about market structure, price action, and strategy development? Our comprehensive guide to market structure provides the foundation.
Is it an execution gap? Do you know what you should do but struggle to do it consistently? That's where mentorship and community accountability make the difference. Or where automation removes the variable entirely.
Is it a psychological gap? Do your emotions override your rules when money is on the line? Understanding how to master trading psychology becomes crucial.
Whatever your specific obstacle, the path forward exists. You just need to identify it honestly and take action.
Final Thoughts: Beyond the Equity Curve
That smooth equity curve from the evaluation is beautiful. The statistics are impressive. The profit factor is remarkable.
But none of that matters as much as what it represents: proof that systematic execution of a proven edge generates consistent results.
Whether you achieve that through disciplined manual trading, guided development with a mentor, or a trading bot that handles execution for you, the principle remains the same.
Define your edge. Execute it consistently. Let probability work in your favor over a sufficient sample size.
Everything else is just noise.
The trading bot passed its first evaluation in 18 days with a 79% win rate and 6.76 profit factor. Now I'm running it in a funded account to see if it can push to payout. I'll share those results—winning or losing—because that's how you build real trust in a trading community.
But the bigger question remains: What path will you choose to achieve your own consistent results?
Want to see how the Two Hour Trader framework can transform your trading results? Whether you're interested in learning to trade it manually through our community and mentorship programs, or you want to explore a trading bot through the Autopilot Trader, the first step is understanding the methodology itself.
Discover the Two Hour Trader framework and decide which path makes sense for your trading journey.
