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# [The Permanent Halt That Lasts Until the Next Restart](https://honest-backtest.hashnode.dev/the-permanent-halt-that-lasts-until-the-next-restart?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

Prop-firm challenges come with hard rules: lose more than a set percentage in a day, or in total, and the account is finished. So traders reach for a small utility that watches the account and enforce

Sep 26 · 5 min read · honest-backtest.hashnode.dev  
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[Arnold Holm](https://hashnode.com/@stratcorealpha)

[Oct 9](https://hashnode.com/posts/the-permanent-halt-that-lasts-until-the-next-restart/6ab822dcd23af1cc3fb16f4e/comment/6ac8e97828d22e2e60bf0a2f)

Saving the breach flag and day-start value together fixes the restart problem you describe. I would also test a restart during the file write: if the saved state is missing or unreadable, new entries should stay disabled until it is restored, rather than use the current equity as a fresh baseline. Does the revised version keep the halt in that interrupted-write case?