PropJournal
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Trailing Drawdown Calculator

Calculate your remaining drawdown, daily loss limit, and safe risk per trade for any prop firm. Works for FTMO, Topstep, Apex, and custom rules.

Select Prop Firm
Account Parameters

Set to 0 if no daily limit

Current Position

Cumulative profit/loss since start

Safe Zone

Drawdown limits are comfortable

$5,000

remaining before you fail

Max Drawdown$10,000 left
Floor: $90,000Equity: $100,000
Daily Drawdown$5,000 left
Used: $0Limit: $5,000
Suggested Risk Per Trade

Conservative (1%)

$1,000

5 trades before fail

Moderate (2%)

$2,000

2 trades before fail

Stop calculating manually

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Frequently Asked Questions

How to Use This Trailing Drawdown Calculator

Select your prop firm (FTMO, Topstep, Apex, FundedNext, or enter custom rules), input your account size and current PnL, and instantly see how much drawdown room you have left. The calculator shows your max drawdown floor, daily loss limit, and suggests safe position sizes based on 1% and 2% risk models.

For trailing drawdown firms like Topstep and Apex, the calculator accounts for the dynamic floor that rises with your equity high-water mark. This is critical because many traders don't realize their drawdown room is shrinking as they profit.

Why Drawdown Management Matters

93% of prop firm challenge failures are due to drawdown violations, not lack of profitability. Traders who actively monitor their drawdown limits pass challenges at nearly 3x the rate of those who trade without tracking. Tools like this calculator — and automated monitoring like PropJournal — dramatically improve your odds of staying funded.