Stop your crypto prop-firm account from breaching its loss limits.
Most prop challenges are not failed on skill — they are failed on rules. Industry data (FPFX, 300k+ accounts) shows ~14 % pass, and the single biggest cause of failure is a daily drawdown breach, usually on one bad day of revenge trading.
propguard runs next to your trading (manual or bot) on Bybit API–based prop accounts.
Every few seconds it reads your equity, compares it with your firm's daily and max loss
floors, and before equity reaches a floor it:
- cancels all open orders,
- closes every position with reduce-only market orders,
- keeps the account flat until the daily reset (it re-closes anything you open).
Alert-only monitors already exist. propguard acts.
pip install requests
export PROPGUARD_BYBIT_KEY=... # key WITHOUT withdrawal permission
export PROPGUARD_BYBIT_SECRET=...
# dry-run first (default): prints what it WOULD do
python -m propguard.guard --preset cft-2phase --size 25000 --day-start-equity 25000
# when you trust it
python -m propguard.guard --preset cft-2phase --size 25000 --liveOptional Telegram alerts: set PROPGUARD_TG_TOKEN and PROPGUARD_TG_CHAT.
| preset | daily | max | max mode |
|---|---|---|---|
cft-2phase |
5 % | 10 % | static |
cft-2phase-addons |
6 % | 12 % | static |
hyrotrader |
4 % | 6 % | static |
mubite-2step |
5 % | 8 % | static |
mubite-2step-addon |
5 % | 10 % | static |
generic |
5 % | 10 % | static |
⚠ Presets are examples compiled from public pages. Rules change and add-ons change the
numbers. Verify every value against your own dashboard before using --live.
Override anything: --buffer 0.01, --reset-hour 0.
Daily loss is measured from the larger of balance and equity at the reset by default
(conservative). If you start the guard mid-day without a state file, pass
--day-start-equity — otherwise today's losses are invisible to it.
We asked support at each firm (September 2026) whether a self-hosted script that only reads equity and cancels orders / closes positions with reduce-only orders is allowed. Summary of the answers we received — rules change, confirm with your firm:
| Firm | Answer | Conditions mentioned |
|---|---|---|
| Crypto Fund Trader | Allowed when used for risk management / avoiding violations | — |
| HyroTrader | Allowed in challenge and funded phases | must not open trades · no copy trading or external signals · third-party apps not supported during the challenge — your own self-hosted script is fine |
| Mubite | No restriction stated | never delete or change the API key · usual challenge rules apply |
This is why propguard is self-hosted only: you run it yourself with your own key.
It never opens positions and never touches API-key settings.
- Dry-run unless
--live. - Never needs withdrawal permission. Do not give it one.
- If the exchange API fails the guard keeps running and alerts you — but a guard is not a guarantee. Gaps, outages and slippage can still breach a limit. Keep a buffer.
- Check your firm's terms on automated tools before using it on an evaluation.
pip install pytest && python -m pytest -qpropguard is free and MIT-licensed. If you are about to buy a Crypto Fund Trader
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Disclosure: this is an affiliate link — the maintainer receives a commission if you purchase through it. The tool works the same whether or not you use it.
MIT. Not financial advice. Not affiliated with any prop firm or exchange.