What it measures
A consistency rule compares your best day’s profit with your total profit over a period, and fails when one day is too large a share of it.
Formula
best day’s profit ≤ 40% × total profit in the cycle
total profit needed = best day ÷ 0.4
Worked example
| Day | Profit |
|---|---|
| Day 1 | $450 |
| Day 2 | $200 |
| Day 3 | $150 |
| Day 4 | $120 |
| Day 5 | $80 |
| Cycle total | $1,000 |
The best day is $450, which is 45% of $1,000: over a 40% rule. To keep that day, the cycle needs at least $1,125 of total profit. Spread the same $1,000 over days of at most $400 and it passes.
Your own numbers
Enter the rule, your best day and the cycle total to see whether the day is inside the rule, the total that would keep it, and the largest day this total allows.
Consistency rule check
- Best day’s share of the total
- 45% · Over the rule
- Total needed to keep this best day
- $1,125
- Largest single day allowed on this total
- $400
Arithmetic on the numbers you enter, using the formulas on this page. Not a forecast, and not a reading of any live account.
How versions differ between firms
- The share: the percentage one day may represent.
- The period: a payout cycle, a stage, or the account’s life.
- Where it applies: evaluation stages, funded accounts, or both.
- What a breach does: blocks the pass or payout until you trade more, or removes profit.
Read all four before you buy. A rule that is published with its formula is a rule you can plan around.
| Firm (program) | Rule | Where it applies |
|---|---|---|
| FTMO (1-Step) | Best day ≤ 50% of positive days’ profit | Evaluation and funded; not a breach, trade on until it holds |
| FundingPips (2 Step Standard) | 35% consistency score | On Demand and Monthly reward cycles only |
| FundedNext (Stellar 2-Step) | Best day ≤ 40% of total profit | On-Demand payout option only |
| Alpha Capital (Pro, One) | Best day ≤ 40% of profit | On-Demand funded payouts |
| FXIFY (Two Phase Classic) | 25% | Funded stage only |
| Maven, The5ers (High Stakes), Blue Guardian (Standard) | None stated | Standard programs |
| FundedTick | Best day ≤ 40% of the cycle’s profit | Funded $10K account only, checked at payout |
Taken from each firm’s own rule or help page on the date at the top of this guide. Firms change their rules; check the linked page before you buy.
Our rule
Where it applies
One consistency rule, 40%, on the funded $10K account only. No consistency rule on any evaluation stage and none on smaller funded accounts. It is checked at payout, and it is published here so it is never a surprise at withdrawal.