Lesson 2 of 12 · 6 min

The Drawdown Floor — Static, End-of-Day and Intraday Trailing

The floor your balance must never touch, the three ways it moves, and where it stops.

Every evaluation has a maximum drawdown: a floor your balance must never touch. How that floor moves is the most important rule to understand.

Three kinds of floor

Static: the floor stays at the starting balance minus the drawdown. Simple and forgiving.

End-of-day trailing: after each day, the floor moves up with your best closing balance. A good day raises the floor for good.

Intraday trailing: the floor follows your highest balance during the session — including open profits. Giving back an open winner can end the account.

50K account, $2,000 drawdown	Floor after a day closing at $51,200
Static	$48,000
End-of-day trailing	$49,200
Intraday trailing (high of the day $51,600)	$49,600

Where trailing stops

Most trailing floors stop rising at some point, usually at the starting balance or the starting balance + $100. After that, the floor stays put and every dollar above it is room you can lose.

Example

With an end-of-day floor that stops at the starting balance: once a day closes at $52,000, the floor reaches $50,000 and stops there.

Room above the floor

What matters before every trade is the gap between your balance and the floor. A $2,000 drawdown is not $2,000 of room once the floor has trailed up behind you.

Try it yourself

Add your evaluation under Accounts with its drawdown and where it stops trailing. Before every trade you'll see the room left above the floor.

How each firm does it

Evaluation plans, as the firms published them (checked October 2026). Firms change their rules — check the firm's own page before you pay.

Firm	Drawdown type	Drawdown	Where trailing stops
Topstep	End of day	$2,000 on 50K	Stops at the starting balance
Apex Trader Funding · End-of-day	End of day	$2,000 on 50K	Keeps trailing
Apex Trader Funding · Intraday	Trailing (live)	$2,000 on 50K	Keeps trailing
Take Profit Trader	End of day	$2,000 on 50K	Stops at the starting balance
MyFundedFutures · Rapid, Rapid EOD, Builder	End of day	$2,000 on 50K	Stops at start + $100
MyFundedFutures · Builder · $1,500 drawdown	End of day	$1,500 on 50K	Stops at start + $100
MyFundedFutures · Pro, Pro One Day	End of day	$2,000 on 50K	Keeps trailing
Lucid Trading	End of day	$2,000 on 50K	Stops at start + $100
Tradeify	End of day	$2,000 on 50K	Keeps trailing
Alpha Futures · Zero, Standard	End of day	$2,000 on 50K	Stops at the starting balance
Alpha Futures · Advanced	End of day	$1,750 on 50K	Stops at the starting balance
Bulenox · Option 1	Trailing (live)	$2,500 on 50K	Stops at start + $100
Bulenox · Option 2	End of day	$2,500 on 50K	Stops at start + $100
Bulenox · Momentum Option 1	Trailing (live)	$2,250 on 50K	Stops at start + $100
Bulenox · Momentum Option 2	End of day	$2,250 on 50K	Stops at start + $100
Earn2Trade	End of day	$2,000 on 50K	Stops at the starting balance
FTMO Futures · Growth	End of day	$2,000 on 50K	Stops at the starting balance
FTMO Futures · Pro	End of day	$3,000 on 50K	Stops at the starting balance
FundedNext Futures · Flex	End of day	$1,500 on 50K	Stops at start + $100
FundedNext Futures · Rapid Pro, Rapid Daily	End of day	$2,000 on 50K	Stops at start + $100
FundedNext Futures · Legacy	End of day	$2,000 on 50K	Stops at the starting balance
Top One Futures	End of day	$2,000 on 50K	Stops at start + $100
Funded Futures Family · Prime	End of day	$2,000 on 50K	Stops at the starting balance
Funded Futures Family · Premier+ EOD	End of day	$1,500 on 50K	Stops at the starting balance
Funded Futures Family · Premier+ Intraday	Trailing (live)	$2,000 on 50K	Keeps trailing
Funded Futures Family · Velocity	Trailing (live)	$2,250 on 50K	Keeps trailing
OneUp Trader	Trailing (live)	$2,500 on 50K	Stops at the starting balance
TradeDay · Quick Pay Intraday	Trailing (live)	$2,000 on 50K	Stops at the starting balance
TradeDay · Quick Pay EOD, Fast Pass EOD	End of day	$2,000 on 50K	Stops at the starting balance
Elite Trader Funding · 1-Step	Trailing (live)	$2,000 on 50K	Stops at start + $100
Elite Trader Funding · End of Day	End of day	$2,000 on 50K	Stops at start + $100
Elite Trader Funding · Static	Static	$2,000 on 50K	Doesn't move
Elite Trader Funding · Diamond Hands	End of day	$3,500 on 100K	Stops at start + $100
Elite Trader Funding · Fast Track EOD	End of day	$500 on 10K	Stops at start + $100
Elite Trader Funding · Fast Track Static	Static	$500 on 10K	Doesn't move
BluSky · Launch, Propel	End of day	$2,000 on 50K	Keeps trailing
BluSky · Launch Static	Static	$2,000 on 200K	Doesn't move
BluSky · Propel Static	Static	$1,000 on 150K	Doesn't move
BluSky · Orbit	End of day	$2,000 on 50K	Stops at the starting balance
BluSky · Orbit Static	Static	$3,000 on 200K	Doesn't move

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Check yourself

1. On an intraday trailing drawdown, what can raise the floor?

2. Static floor, 50K account, $2,000 drawdown. Where is the floor after a day closing at $51,200?

3. End-of-day trailing that stops at the starting balance. A day closes at $52,000. Where is the floor?

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