Enter your account size, max loss and a few trading days to see where the loss floor sits under static, end of day, intraday and trailing balance rules.
The same trades can pass under one drawdown type and close the account under another. On a $50,000 account with $2,000 max loss, the six days below leave the account open under static drawdown, close the account on day 6 under end of day and close the account on day 3 under intraday trailing. As of November 12, 2026, 2,843 of the 4,553 setups PropTested tracks use static drawdown, 499 end of day, 458 intraday and 753 trailing balance.
Account and days
Floor stops at starting balance
DayBest point, $Worst point, $Close, $
1
2
3
4
5
6
Amounts are P&L against each day's open: the highest open profit, the deepest dip and where you closed. The best point is counted before the worst, the order that hurts most under an intraday floor.
Where each floor ends
Static: still open, floor at $48,000 with $2,100 of room.
End of day: closed on day 6, when the account fell to the $50,000 floor.
Intraday: closed on day 3, when the account fell to the $49,400 floor.
Trailing balance: closed on day 6, when the account fell to the $50,000 floor.
Loss floor per day under each drawdown type
Day
Close
Static floor
End of day floor
Intraday floor
Trailing balance floor
Day 1
$50,400
$48,000
$48,400
$48,600
$48,400
Day 2
$50,200
$48,000
$48,400
$49,400
$48,400
Day 3
$49,800
$48,000
$48,400
Breached at $49,400
$48,400
Day 4
$51,100
$48,000
$49,100
Closed
$49,100
Day 5
$52,500
$48,000
$50,000
Closed
$50,000
Day 6
$50,100
$48,000
Breached at $50,000
Closed
Breached at $50,000
Worked example: $50,000 account, $2,000 max loss
P&L is against each day's open. Floors are the level after the day closes; the floor stops at the starting balance.
Loss floor per day under four drawdown types for the worked example
Day
Best point
Worst point
Close
Balance
Static
End of day
Intraday
Trailing balance
Day 1
$600
$-100
$400
$50,400
$48,000
$48,400
$48,600
$48,400
Day 2
$1,000
$-200
$-200
$50,200
$48,000
$48,400
$49,400
$48,400
Day 3
$100
$-850
$-400
$49,800
$48,000
$48,400
Breached at $49,400
$48,400
Day 4
$1,400
$-100
$1,300
$51,100
$48,000
$49,100
Closed
$49,100
Day 5
$1,500
$-200
$1,400
$52,500
$48,000
$50,000
Closed
$50,000
Day 6
$100
$-2,600
$-2,400
$50,100
$48,000
Breached at $50,000
Closed
Breached at $50,000
Prop firms by drawdown type
Firms appear under every type they offer on at least one plan, with the max loss on their $50K accounts. Checked on each firm's own pages.
Static drawdown: 59 firms, 2,843 setups
A static floor never moves. On a $50,000 account with $2,000 of drawdown, the floor stays at $48,000, however much you make. Read more.
Prop firms with static drawdown, checked 2026-11-12
An end of day floor only rises when the trading day closes, based on your best closing balance. Gains during the day don't move it until the close. Read more.
Prop firms with end of day drawdown, checked 2026-11-12
A trailing balance floor follows your highest closed balance. Open profit does not move it, but closing a winner raises it at once, without waiting for the end of the day.
Prop firms with trailing balance drawdown, checked 2026-11-12
Subtract the max loss from the highest value the account has reached. On a $50,000 account with $2,000 max loss, a peak of $51,400 puts an intraday floor at $49,400. End of day uses the highest closing balance instead, and on most futures plans the floor stops rising at the starting balance.
What is the difference between end of day and intraday drawdown?
Intraday trailing moves the floor at every new high, including open profit you never closed; end of day moves it only at the close. In the worked example the same six days close the account on day 3 under intraday and close the account on day 6 under end of day.
Does static drawdown ever move?
No. A static floor never moves. On a $50,000 account with $2,000 of drawdown, the floor stays at $48,000, however much you make. In the worked example the six days leave the account open under a static floor.
When does a trailing drawdown stop trailing?
On most futures plans the floor stops once it reaches the starting balance, so after $2,000 of profit on a $50,000 account it stays at $50,000. From then on it behaves like static drawdown. Some firms lock slightly above the start, and many forex plans never lock.
Which prop firms use end of day drawdown?
41 of the 86 firms PropTested tracks have at least one end of day plan as of November 12, 2026, among them FundedNext Futures, FTMO, FTMO Futures and My Funded Futures. The full list by type is below.
What is trailing balance drawdown?
A trailing balance floor follows your highest closed balance. Open profit does not move it, but closing a winner raises it at once, without waiting for the end of the day. With one close a day it moves like end of day, which is why both close on day 6 in the example.