Trailing drawdown: intraday vs end-of-day, how a breakeven trade can cost half your room

By TradeDesk HQ editorial desk · Oct 21, 2026 · 2:21 PM ET · Original post on X

The short answer

A breakeven trade can still cost you half your drawdown room.

Key figures (as reported)

50K account, $2,000 trailing drawdown. A trade runs to +$1,000 open profit, then you close it flat.
End-of-day trailing: floor stays $48,000.
Intraday trailing: floor is now $49,000.
End-of-day (Topstep's Maximum Loss Limit): The floor rises only with your balance at the close and never moves down.
50K Combine: start $50,000, floor $48,000.
Day 1 +$500: floor trails up to $48,500.
Day 2 -$500: balance back to $50,000, floor stays $48,500.
Intraday (MyFundedFutures Rapid plan, funded stage): The floor follows your peak equity, open profit included. If equity then falls, even mid-trade, it stays put.
MFF's generic example: equity high $51,000, floor $49,000. Rapid funded itself starts at $0.
Same on both: open losses count.
Topstep's example: floor $48,000, an open trade drops equity to $47,750. Liquidated, even though the exit left $48,050.
Neither floor moves down. It locks at $50,000 on a Topstep 50K Combine, at $100 on an MFF Rapid funded account.

Card: same trade on a 50K account with a $2,000 trailing drawdown, run to +$1,000 then closed flat. End-of-day floor stays $48,000 ($2,000 room); intraday floor $49,000 ($1,000 room).

Sources

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Trailing drawdown: intraday vs end-of-day, how a breakeven trade can cost half your room

The short answer

Key figures (as reported)

Sources

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