How the floor moves on TakeProfit Trader
TakeProfit Trader's drawdown trails at the end of each day, not intraday. The floor recalculates from your equity at the session close, so an intraday peak you give back before the close does not lower your buffer: banking profit before the close is what protects the next session.
It does not freeze: the floor keeps following your daily closes, so once you are in profit you can breach while still above your starting balance.
A worked example on the TakeProfit Trader 50K
Start at $50,000 with a $2,000 trailing limit. Close day one at $50,900: overnight the floor steps up from $48,000 to $48,900. The floor keeps stepping up with every higher close: reach $52,500 and it sits at $50,500, so a give-back can breach you while you are still $500 in profit.
What it means for your risk
Because the line trails, the floor is the single most important number on the account. Treat it as your risk line, protect new highs, and bank near targets rather than holding for the high tick: the high tick becomes your new floor.
Use the free TakeProfit Trader drawdown calculator to see your exact distance to breach from your current balance, peak and limit.
- →Keep single-day losses well under $1,100: the daily limit ends the day, not just the trade.
- →The end-of-day trail rewards locking profit before the close; an intraday give-back still costs you tomorrow's buffer.
- →Plan for at least 5 trading days; small green days both satisfy the minimum and smooth your equity curve.
Figures reflect a common TakeProfit Trader account at the time of writing. Firms revise rules often, so verify against the TakeProfit Trader site before relying on them.
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