Drawdown and Consistency
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Drawdown and Consistency
Drawdown is the maximum loss your account can take before it is closed. We use a trailing drawdown that follows your highest equity. Consistency rules cap how much of your gains can come from one big trading day, so pass and payout reflect repeatable performance, not a single lucky session.
What drawdown means
What does "drawdown" mean in plain English?
Drawdown is your max allowed loss. We use trailing drawdown, which follows your highest account equity. If you touch the drawdown floor, the account is closed.
What is the trailing drawdown size on each plan?
Growth: 6 percent of account size. Express: 5 percent of account size. In dollars: Growth gives $1,500 (25K), $3,000 (50K), $6,000 (100K). Express gives $1,250 (25K), $2,500 (50K), $5,000 (100K).
Show me a numeric example of trailing drawdown.
Growth $50K example: starting balance $50,000, trailing drawdown $3,000, drawdown floor starts at $47,000. You finish day one up $2,000 (balance $52,000). End-of-day floor moves to $49,000. You finish day two up another $1,000 (balance $53,000). Floor moves to $50,000. If you give back $3,000 and touch $50,000, the account is closed.
End-of-day vs intraday
How does end of day drawdown work?
The drawdown floor updates once per day at market close. If you touch it intraday, the account still closes.
How does intraday drawdown work?
The drawdown floor updates in real time as your highest equity changes. If you touch it, the account closes.
Drawdown lock
Does drawdown ever stop trailing?
In Funded and Live phases, drawdown can lock after you reach the lock balance. See the Rules page.
What is "drawdown lock"?
Once your balance reaches the lock balance, the trailing drawdown stops following you and becomes static at that level. The lock balance is your starting capital ($25K, $50K, or $100K depending on plan). Lock applies in Funded and Live, not in Evaluation.
What happens to the drawdown after my first payout?
After your first payout on a Funded account, the trailing drawdown stops moving and the floor stays at your starting balance. You can keep trading and request future payouts as profits build, but if your simulated balance returns to the starting balance, the account closes under the standard drawdown rule.
Consistency rule
Do you have a consistency rule?
Some phases limit how much progress can come from a single day. See the Rules page for thresholds by plan and phase.
What is the consistency rule on the Growth plan?
In Evaluation: no single trading day can be more than 30 percent of your total Evaluation profit. In Funded: no single day can exceed 30 percent of that payout cycle gains. The Express plan has no Evaluation consistency rule. In Funded, Express limits daily gain to 50 percent of cycle gains.
Does consistency disqualify me if I have one huge day?
No. You are not disqualified. You simply need more total profit so the big day share drops to or below the cap. Example: a $1,200 day with a 30 percent cap means your total cycle profit must reach $4,000 so $1,200 divided by $4,000 equals 30 percent.
Evaluation Redemption
What is Evaluation Redemption?
Available on all plans (Growth and Express). If you breach drawdown during Evaluation, you can buy a one-time redemption for $49. Your account resets to the max drawdown level with an extra 1.5 percent of drawdown room. Other rules stay the same.
Is Evaluation Redemption available in Funded?
No. Redemption is Evaluation only.
Can I purchase Evaluation Redemption more than once per account?
No. Redemption is a single-use reset per Evaluation account. If you breach again after redeeming, the account is closed.
Does Evaluation Redemption keep any of my profit progress?
No. Redemption resets account value to the max drawdown level with +1.5 percent extra drawdown room. Profit progress toward the target resets.
Does a flat day count toward consistency?
Consistency measures the share of total profit produced on a single day. A flat or losing day contributes zero to the share and does not push your biggest day over the cap.
Profit target
What is the profit target?
Growth: 12 percent of account size. Express: 10 percent of account size. In dollars: Growth gives $3,000 (25K), $6,000 (50K), $12,000 (100K). Express gives $2,500 (25K), $5,000 (50K), $10,000 (100K).
Is there a minimum number of trading days to pass?
No. You can pass in one day if your trades fit consistency and drawdown.
Can I pause my Evaluation account?
There is no separate pause feature. If you do not trade, time does not penalize you - there is no time limit to pass. Cancel the subscription only when you are sure you are done; access ends at the billing-period end.
Can I switch from Express to Growth (or vice versa) mid-evaluation?
Plans are separate accounts, not toggles. Buy a new plan in the family you want; the original keeps running until you cancel or breach.
Can I run a Growth and an Express account at the same time?
Yes. The two families are independent. Each account is tracked on its own rules and drawdown.