Consistency and drawdown guides
The consistency rule, explained with examples
Many prop firms require that your best day doesn't exceed a percentage of your total profit. It's like an exam where no single question can be worth more than 40% of the grade: the firm wants to see steady results, not one lucky day.
Depending on the firm, the rule may apply during the evaluation, on the funded account or when you request a payout. Always check your plan's rules.
How to know how much you can make today
Today's max is the highest of these three numbers:
1. The % of your target. If you hit exactly the target, your best day can be at most that percentage.
2. What you've already made × % ÷ (100% − %). The more you've made, the more you can make today.
3. Your previous best day. Matching it makes nothing worse.
Example: 25K account, $1,250 target, 40% consistency
| Situation | Math | You can make today |
|---|---|---|
| Hitting exactly the target | 40% × 1,250 | $500 |
| You've already made $1,500 | 40% × 1,500 ÷ 60% | $1,000 |
| Your best day was already $600 | — | $600 |
To keep a cushion for slippage, it's wise to close a bit earlier: RocketSync uses 95% of that max.
Do you already meet the rule?
You meet it when your best day ÷ your total profit is equal to or below the percentage. If your best day was $300 and you've made $600, your best day is 50%: with a 40% rule you don't meet it yet. You need $300 ÷ 40% − $600 = $150 more profit, without beating your best day.
End-of-day, intraday and static drawdown
Drawdown is your account's floor: if the balance touches it, you lose the account. It's always calculated the same way, floor = base − drawdown. What changes with each type is how the base moves.
| Type | The base is… | What it means for you |
|---|---|---|
| End of day (EOD) | The highest closing balance | The floor only rises at the end of the day. Ups and downs during the day don't move it. |
| Intraday | The highest live equity, including open profit | The strictest: if a trade is in profit and comes back, the floor has already risen. |
| Static | The starting balance | The floor never moves. It's the simplest. |
Example: 25K account with $1,000 drawdown
You start with $25,000, so the floor is at $24,000.
During the day you reach $25,600 with an open trade and end the day at $25,300.
• End of day: the floor rises to $25,300 − $1,000 = $24,300.
• Intraday: the floor rises to $25,600 − $1,000 = $24,600.
• Static: the floor stays at $24,000.
The cap
Some firms stop raising the floor once it reaches a certain level, for example the starting balance plus an amount. From there the floor stays fixed. Check whether your plan has a cap and how much.
How RocketSync helps
RocketSync tracks each account's floor by its type, alerts you when 30% of the drawdown is left and can send the close and block the account when 10% is left. Execution depends on your connection, the market and the available price, so it's an aid, not a guarantee: always confirm the numbers in your firm's dashboard.
Educational guide, not investment advice. Rules vary by firm and plan.