How did Khansh achieve a $20K simulated payout?
Khansh is a Funded Trading Plus swing trader who overcame a two-year losing streak to secure a $20,000 performance reward. He achieved this by strictly risking less than 1% per trade, focusing exclusively on the S&P 500 and JPY pairs, and intentionally reducing his position sizes during winning streaks.
Note: Results like this are exceptional and not typical. Achieving this level of simulated profit requires a highly refined strategy and unwavering risk management.
I have been trading for over 35 years, and if there is one thing I have learned, it is that the market will test your resolve before it ever rewards your discipline. Originally from Mongolia and now living in Colorado, Khansh recently passed our 2-Step Classic Challenge and grew his simulated account balance to over $50,000 in simulated profits. (To learn more about what it takes to pass, review our funded trading account requirements to see how you can get approved).
Khansh’s edge, Here is a structured breakdown of his trading profile:
| Trader Metric | Khansh’s Strategy Profile |
| Trading Style | Swing Trading (Top-Down Analysis) |
| Primary Instruments | S&P 500, JPY Currency Pairs |
| Avoided Instruments | Gold (XAUUSD) due to high volatility |
| Risk Per Trade | 1%, 0.5%, or less |
| Average Hold Time | 1 day to 2 weeks |
| Stop Loss Strategy | Hard stop loss, moved to break-even at 1:1 reward |
What fascinates me most about Khansh is the elite psychological discipline he uses to protect his capital today. Here are the exact methods he uses to maintain his edge.
How Did a 2-Year Losing Streak Build Elite Trading Psychology?
Khansh started his trading journey in 2020. Like many beginners, he bought a course, lost money, and quit. When he returned to the markets in 2023, he faced a gruelling two-year losing streak.
Instead of quitting permanently, Khansh used those two years to become psychologically bulletproof. By the time he found his edge, taking a small loss no longer triggered an emotional response. He accepts losses mechanically, noting that if a loss is smaller than 1% of the total simulated account size, it does not warrant an emotional reaction.
What is Khansh’s Risk Management Strategy?
Khansh strictly limits his risk to 1%, 0.5%, or even less than 1% of his simulated account balance on any single setup.
This strict risk management is how traders survive in the prop industry. If a trader risks 2% or 3% per trade, a standard losing streak will quickly breach maximum drawdown limits. By keeping his risk minuscule, Khansh ensures that no single trade, or even a string of four bad trades, will jeopardise his simulated funded account.
How Does Khansh Execute His Swing Trading Strategy?
Khansh is a patient swing trader who utilises top-down analysis rather than watching 1-minute charts all day. His process follows a strict sequence:
- Higher Timeframe Analysis: He begins his analysis on the daily chart, moving down to the 12-hour, 4-hour, and 1-hour timeframes to identify major support and resistance bounce patterns.
- Lower Timeframe Execution: Only when the price reaches his higher-timeframe zone does he drop down to the 1-minute or 5-minute chart to time a precise breakout entry.
- Instrument Selection: Khansh stays completely away from Gold because of its volatility. He focuses solely on the S&P 500 and JPY currency pairs.
- Trade Management: Once a trade hits a 1:1 risk-to-reward ratio, he moves his stop loss to break-even to protect his simulated capital. He holds trades for up to two weeks but will manually exit the moment the chart setup breaks his original thesis.
Why Does Khansh Reduce Position Sizes During a Winning Streak?
It is human nature to become overconfident after a winning streak, causing many traders to increase their lot sizes and lose their simulated profits on a single bad trade. Khansh does the exact opposite.
When Khansh is on a winning streak and his account is growing, he intentionally scales his position sizes down. He implements this rule to keep his ego in check and manage the psychological fear of losing accumulated profits – principles we focus heavily on in our prop trading mentoring sessions. By reducing his size when he is winning, he ensures that the inevitable losing trade will only remove a tiny fraction of his gains.
How Does Khansh Balance Prop Trading With a Full-Time Job?
Khansh proves that traders do not need to be glued to their screens for eight hours a day to be successful. As a full-time cab driver, Khansh sets his key levels and places price alerts on TradingView. He checks his phone briefly every hour or two. If his price alerts do not trigger, he ignores the charts and lets the market come to him.
Final Thoughts: Never Give Up
When asked why he chose Funded Trading Plus, Khansh pointed to our transparent rules and lack of hidden restrictions. (For a direct comparison on why our evaluation rules offer distinct structural advantages, see our FTMO 1-Step Challenge vs Funded Trading Plus breakdown). His final piece of advice to any trader currently struggling in the markets is simply: “Never give up.”
If you can master your risk, control your ego when you are winning, and learn from your losing streaks, you can build a sustainable edge.
Whether you are looking for a direct route to a simulated funded account or prefer a different evaluation structure, Funded Trading Plus has a program designed to suit your individual trading style. You can explore our streamlined one step challenge for complete trading autonomy, opt for our traditional two step evaluation if you prefer a phased approach, or discover our instant funding program with no profit targets to begin trading a simulated funded account immediately. Choose the path that best fits your risk management strategy and start your journey today.