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Drawdown protection

Daily and total drawdown limits, how they are measured, when they reset and how to recover from a trip.

What is measured

LimitMeasured againstIncludes floating P/L
Daily drawdownEquity at the daily reset timeYes
Total drawdownThe account's highest equity peakYes

Both are evaluated on equity, not balance, so an open losing position counts immediately rather than only when it closes.

Reset behaviour

  • The daily limit resets automatically at the reset time you configure per account.
  • The total limit requires a manual reset — that friction is the point.
  • Resetting clears the block. It does not close anything or change your limits.
If you trade a prop account, set your reset time to the firm's server reset, not your local midnight. A mismatch is how a compliant day becomes a breach.

After a trip

  1. 1

    Look at what actually happened

    Trading Hub and the trade log show which signals contributed and how large they were.

  2. 2

    Check whether sizing was correct

    An oversized position usually points at a symbol mapping or contract spec problem, not at the market.

  3. 3

    Decide about the source

    Source Analytics shows whether this was one bad day or a trend.

  4. 4

    Then reset

    Resetting before you know the cause just schedules the same day again.

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Still stuck?

Send the raw signal, the timestamp and the account name — that is usually enough to answer on the first reply.

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