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What Happens if My Best Trading Day Is Above the Allowed Percentage?

last update: August 10, 2026

Your account does not fail or get breached.

It simply means you are not eligible for a payout or scale-up yet. You just need to continue trading and accumulate total profits until your best trading day represents 40% or less of your overall profits.

Example (40% Consistency Rule):

  • Best trading day: $2,000

  • Current total profit: $2,900

  • Current calculation: ($2,000 ÷ $2,900) × 100 = 68.96%

Since 68.96% is higher than 40%, the trader is not eligible yet.

Calculating the Required Profit:

  • Formula: Best Trading Day ÷ 0.40 = Required Total Profit

  • Calculation: $2,000 ÷ 0.40 = $5,000

The trader needs to reach at least $5,000 in total profits for their $2,000 best day to meet the 40% threshold.

What happens after making more profit?

Using the same example:

  • Best trading day: $2,000

  • Current total profit: $2,900

  • Additional profit made: $2,100 across subsequent trades

  • New total profit: $2,900 + $2,100 = $5,000

New calculation: ($2,000 ÷ $5,000) × 100 = 40%

Now the best trading day represents exactly 40% of total profits, making the account fully eligible.

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