Does PropExecutor support trailing drawdown?
Quick answer
Yes, on Basic and Growth. The trailing drawdown rule breaches an account when equity falls a set percentage below its highest equity, and the floor follows every new peak until it reaches an optional lock level, then stops moving. It can breach the account or flag it for review.
Detailed answer
Trailing drawdown is popular because it protects profits as an account grows.
How it works
- Peak: the highest equity reached.
- Floor: peak × (1 − trailing %).
- Lock: once the floor reaches the starting balance plus the lock percentage, it stops rising.
Worked example
A $100,000 account with 5% trailing and the lock at 0% (break-even):
- Start: floor $95,000.
- Peak $103,000: floor $97,850.
- Peak $105,264: floor reaches about $100,000 and locks.
- Later peaks: floor stays at $100,000.
Actions
- Breach: the account ends when equity reaches the floor.
- Flag: recorded for review instead.
Tick-level peaks
Peaks are tracked on every tick, so the floor reflects the true highest equity, including floating profit.
Combining with maximum loss
The trailing rule sits alongside the static maximum loss limit; both can apply to the same account, and whichever is crossed first ends it.
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