How the consistency rule is calculated
The consistency rule divides your best single day's profit by your total profit. On a GhostProp evaluation it must be at most 20% on Shade or 40% on Phantom and Specter when you pass, and the same share applies in every payout cycle. Until then, you keep trading within the rules.
Key takeaways
- The consistency rule compares your best single day's profit with your total profit.
- On a GhostProp evaluation the best day may be at most 20% of total profit on Shade and 40% on Phantom and Specter.
- It is checked when you reach the profit target, not every day, and a large day never fails the account.
- With a $3,000 target and a 40% share, a best day above $1,200 means you need more total profit before you pass.
- Funded accounts apply the same share to every payout cycle's profit.
- Losing days lower your total profit, which raises the ratio; they never count as your best day.
Explained
What is the consistency rule formula?
The formula is your best day's profit divided by your total profit.
- Best day: the trading day with your largest profit. A trading day follows the CME Globex session, which ends at 17:00 ET.
- Total profit: in an evaluation, your balance minus the $50,000 starting balance.
- Requirement: at most 20% on Shade and 40% on Phantom and Specter when you pass (consistency rule).
Turn it around to see how much total profit a best day needs: divide the best day by the plan's share. With a 40% share, a best day of $1,350 needs total profit of at least $3,375.
How is it calculated on a sample evaluation?
Take a sample 50K evaluation with a $3,000 profit target and a 40% consistency share, so the balance must reach $53,000. Here are five trading days.
| Trading day | Day P&L | Total profit | Best day | Best day ÷ total | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day 1 | +$750 | $750 | $750 | 100% | Below target |
| Day 2 | +$1,350 | $2,100 | $1,350 | 64.3% | Below target |
| Day 3 | −$300 | $1,800 | $1,350 | 75% | Below target |
| Day 4 | +$1,200 | $3,000 | $1,350 | 45% | Ratio too high |
| Day 5 | +$600 | $3,600 | $1,350 | 37.5% | Rule met |
Sample evaluation: the rule is met when the best day is at most 40% of total profit once you reach the $3,000 target.
Day 4 reaches the target, but the best day, $1,350 on day 2, is 45% of the $3,000 total. The rule is not met, so the evaluation cannot pass yet, and the account stays open. Day 5 adds +$600: total profit is now $3,600, the ratio falls to 37.5% and the rule is met. The evaluation passes on day 5.
Why can a losing day break the consistency rule?
A losing day lowers your total profit but leaves your best day where it was, so the ratio goes up. In the example, day 3 loses $300 and the ratio climbs from 64.3% to 75% without any change to the best day.
What is the largest best day that passes at the target?
The plan's share of the profit target. If you finish exactly at the target, your best day can be at most these amounts. A bigger day does not end the account; you keep trading until the ratio is back within the share.
| Futures plan | Profit target | Share | Largest best day, at the target |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shade | $3,000 | 20% | $600 |
| Phantom | $3,500 | 40% | $1,400 |
| Specter | $3,750 | 40% | $1,500 |
Does the consistency rule apply to payouts?
Yes, with the same share. On funded accounts, no single day in a payout cycle may be more than the plan's share of the cycle's profit: 20% on Shade, 40% on Phantom and Specter. If one day is above that share, the request waits until more profit in the cycle brings it within the share. It sits alongside the other payout requirements; your drawdown cushion is a separate limit, which you can check in the drawdown calculator.
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Questions
Consistency questions
Short answers to the questions traders ask most about this rule.
How do I calculate my consistency percentage?
Divide your best day's profit by your total profit and multiply by 100. A best day of $1,350 with total profit of $3,600 is 37.5%.
What happens if I reach the profit target but not the consistency rule?
The evaluation does not pass yet, and the account stays open. Keep trading within the rules until your best day is within the plan's share of your total profit: 20% on Shade, 40% on Phantom and Specter.
Do losing days count in the consistency rule?
They lower your total profit, which raises the ratio. They never count as your best day.
Do perps plans have a consistency rule?
Yes. The same share applies to every payout cycle on funded accounts, futures and perps: no single day may be above it, measured on the profit since your last payout.
What counts as a trading day?
A trading day follows the CME Globex session, which ends at 17:00 ET. It counts toward the minimum when you place at least one trade in it. See the futures evaluation rules.
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