What Time Does OneUp Trader's Trading Day Reset?
Rules verified 2026-07-12 · official source
OneUp Trader's trading day resets at 5:00 PM (17:00) Chicago time, not your local midnight. That's when a new day starts for the minimum-days count.
When the day flips
OneUp Trader runs its trading day on Chicago time, resetting at 5:00 PM (17:00). Because the boundary is tied to a fixed timezone, it follows that clock through daylight-saving changes — so relative to your own timezone the reset can shift by an hour twice a year. What never changes: it's OneUp Trader's clock that counts, not the one on your wall.
OneUp Trader has no daily loss limit, so nothing "resets" in a daily-budget sense — the reset matters for how trading days are counted.
Trailing drawdown is real-time off your highest account BALANCE, and stops trailing (locks) once it reaches your initial starting balance. HARD breach — the account terminates the instant balance touches the line.
What the reset actually moves
A reset time sounds like trivia until it costs you an account. At OneUp Trader, 5:00 PM (17:00) Chicago is when the trading-day boundary is drawn — a day counts toward the 10-day minimum if you closed at least one trade before the reset.
Knowing the exact boundary matters most around it: a "second trade of the day" taken a minute after the reset is really the first trade of a new day, with a fresh trading-day count.
| Rule | How the reset applies |
|---|---|
| Daily loss limit | No daily loss limit at this firm |
| Max-loss (drawdown) line | Trails intraday — not tied to the reset |
| Trading-day count | New day for the 10-day minimum |
How traders actually breach it
The classic reset mistake: miscounting trading days by trading across the 5:00 PM (17:00) boundary — two calendar sessions that share one firm "day," or one that spans two.
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Recent OneUp Trader rule changes
2026-07-12 — Added OneUp Trader — 5 fixed tiers (25K–250K): real-time intraday trailing drawdown off your highest balance that locks at the starting balance, no daily loss limit, 10 minimum trading days (Standard). Its consistency rule (three next-best days ≥ 80% of the largest day) is surfaced as a note rather than a simple day-cap.
FAQ
What time does OneUp Trader's trading day reset?
At 5:00 PM (17:00) in the Chicago timezone — OneUp Trader's trading-day boundary, not your local midnight.
Does OneUp Trader reset a daily loss limit each day?
No — OneUp Trader has no daily loss limit. The 5:00 PM (17:00) Chicago reset draws the trading-day boundary.
Does the OneUp Trader trading day reset at my local midnight?
No. It resets at 5:00 PM (17:00) Chicago time regardless of where you trade from, and it follows that timezone's clock through daylight-saving shifts.
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