EOD vs Intraday Trailing Drawdown: Which Is Easier to Pass?
The single rule that decides most challenges. We explain end-of-day, intraday, and static drawdown in plain English — and which to pick for your style.
The trailing drawdown is the maximum your account can fall from its peak before you are disqualified. How that peak is measured — tick by tick, or once a day — changes the difficulty of a challenge more than the profit target does.
Intraday trailing drawdown
Your loss limit follows your highest unrealised balance in real time. If you are up $800 on an open trade and give it back, your limit has already moved up — so a normal pullback can end your account even though you never closed a loser. This is the strictest model.
End-of-day (EOD) trailing drawdown
Your limit only moves up at the close of each trading day, based on your settled balance. Intraday swings do not count against you until the day ends. This is far more forgiving and is our default recommendation for developing traders.
Static (fixed) drawdown
The limit is a fixed dollar floor that never trails your profits. It is the simplest to understand and gives the most breathing room, though fewer firms offer it.
Does the drawdown reset after I get funded?
Usually the trailing drawdown stops trailing once your account reaches a set profit buffer above the starting balance — check each firm’s exact threshold.
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