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

last update: July 20, 2026

Your account does not fail.

It simply means you are not eligible for a payout or scale-up yet. You need to continue trading and increase your total profits until your best trading day becomes equal to or lower than the allowed consistency percentage.

Example based on the 50% rule:

  • Best trading day: $2,000
  • Current total profit: $2,900
  • Calculation: $2,000 ÷ $2,900 × 100 = 68.96%

Since 68.96% is higher than 50%, the trader does not meet the rule yet.

Required total profit: $2,000 ÷ 50% = $4,000

So, the trader needs to increase total profits to at least $4,000 for the best trading day to represent 50% or less.

What happens after I make more profit?

Using the same example:

  • Best trading day: $2,000
  • Current total profit: $2,900
  • The trader then makes another $1,100 in accumulated profitable trades.
  • New total profit: $2,900 + $1,100 = $4,000
  • New calculation: $2,000 ÷ $4,000 × 100 = 50%

Now the trader meets the 50% Consistency Rule.

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