Consistency & pace
Consistency rule
Also searched: consistency rule · best day rule · 30% rule · 50% rule · consistency percentage
A cap that stops any single day from being too large a share of your profit. It gates the pass or payout — it delays the money, it doesn't fail the account.
Definition
A consistency rule keeps you from passing (or getting paid) on one lucky day. The common form caps your best single day at a percentage of your total profit: if your best day is too big a slice, the pass or payout is held until more trading days dilute it under the cap.
There are two bases. Best-day-of-PROFIT caps your largest day at a share of your running total profit. Best-day-of-TARGET caps each day at a share of the profit TARGET — a fixed dollar amount per day, regardless of total profit.
Some firms use a non-standard form that isn't a simple best-day percentage at all (for example, requiring your next-best days to be within a set fraction of your largest). TradersGuild surfaces those as a checklist rather than pretending a percentage captures them.
Why it fails evaluations
The rule rarely 'fails' anyone — it delays them. The trap is planning a payout around a P&L number the rule won't release yet: traders count the money before checking the best-day ratio, then can't withdraw.
It also quietly reshapes strategy. A single oversized winner that would clear the target on its own can lock you into more days of trading (and more exposure to the drawdown line) just to dilute that one day under the cap.
How each verified firm's consistency rule works
Best day ≤ % of total profit
8 firmsYour largest day is capped as a share of running total profit.
Best day ≤ % of the profit target
2 firmsEach day is capped at a fixed dollar share of the target.
Non-standard form
1 firmA consistency rule that isn't a simple best-day cap — surfaced as a checklist.
No consistency rule in the evaluation
8 firmsNo best-day cap to clear the evaluation phases.
Consistency often applies at a different stage than the evaluation (e.g. only at payout on the funded account). A firm can appear in more than one bucket across its phases — its firm page shows the rule phase by phase.
FAQ
Does breaking the consistency rule fail my account?
No. A consistency rule is a gate, not a breach — it delays the pass or payout until more trading days dilute your oversized day below the cap. It never blows the account.
What is the consistency percentage measured against?
Either your total profit (best day as a share of running profit) or the profit target (a fixed per-day dollar cap). The basis changes the math, so check which one your firm uses.
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