30% rule
$3,000 target: your best day should stay below $900. If your best day was $1,200, you need at least $4,000 total profit.
Prop Firm Consistency Calculator 2026
Calculate your Consistency Score, maximum allowed best day and extra profit needed to satisfy a prop firm consistency rule. Works with 30%, 35%, 40%, 50% limits or any custom percentage.
Updated: · Presets for Alpha Futures, MyFundedFutures, E8, Earn2Trade and more · Drawdown · Futures TP/SL
Calculated Target Amount: $0.00
Common values: 25%, 30%, 35%, 40%, 50%. On Alpha Futures, Premium/Advanced use 50% in evaluation; Zero qualified uses 40%; Premium/Advanced qualified accounts have no rule under published rules. Always confirm the plan.
3 Strategies to Lower Your Consistency Score Without Losing Profit
Having an exceptional day doesn't have to cost you the evaluation. These three strategies allow you to fix your Consistency Score without touching that winning day.
1. Trade low-risk days to add profitable days
The Consistency Score is calculated as your best day divided by the accumulated total. The larger the total, the smaller the percentage your best day represents. The most effective tactic is to add days of small, controlled profits—without risking the drawdown—until the denominator rises enough. With risk management of 0.25–0.5% per trade on quiet days, you can reduce your score several points without significant exposure.
2. Don't withdraw until you dilute the percentage
In funded accounts where the rule applies to payouts, the most common mistake is requesting the withdrawal too soon. If your best day represents 45% of the total and the limit is 30%, wait to accumulate more profit before making the request. The withdrawal can be made when the score is within the limit; doing it before it drops simply results in payout rejection and additional waiting days. Use the calculator to know exactly how much additional profit you need before requesting.
3. Choose the right stage and plan for volatile days
The smartest structural solution is to separate evaluation rules from funded-account rules. E8 Markets has no consistency rule in the challenge stage, but may apply a Best Day Rule in performance. At Alpha Futures, Premium/Advanced use 50% in evaluation, Zero qualified uses 40%, and Premium/Advanced qualified accounts have no rule under published rules.
How to interpret your result — Real example
Suppose you trade with Earn2Trade on a $25,000 account with a 6% profit target ($1,500). During FOMC week, your profit distribution was:
- Monday: +$200 | Tuesday: +$150 | Wednesday FOMC: +$700 | Thursday: +$300 | Friday: +$150
- Total accumulated: $1,500 — target reached.
Your Consistency Score = $700 / $1,500 × 100 = 46.7%. Earn2Trade's limit is 30%, so you violate the rule even though the total profit is correct.
How to fix it? You need the total to rise to at least $700 / 0.30 = $2,333. That is, accumulate an additional $833 on other days so that Wednesday represents only 30% of the total. The calculator does this calculation automatically and shows you the exact amount.
Tip: If you trade around macro news (FOMC, NFP, CPI), check whether the rule applies in evaluation, funded account, or both. At Alpha Futures, the plan also changes the rule: use 50% for Premium/Advanced in evaluation and 40% for Zero qualified. See Alpha Futures rules →
Max allowed trading day examples: 30%, 35%, 40% and 50%
Use these as quick prop firm max trading day calculator examples. The real rule can vary by firm, plan and stage, so always confirm the current terms before requesting a payout or buying an evaluation.
35% rule
$3,000 target: the max best day is $1,050. If your best day was $1,400, you need $4,000 total profit to reach 35%.
40% rule
$3,000 target: the max best day is $1,200. If you made $1,500 in one day, you need $3,750 total profit.
50% rule
$3,000 target: the max best day is $1,500. If you made $1,800 in one day, you need $3,600 total profit.
Consistency Rule by Prop Firm
Each prop firm defines its own maximum percentage and may change it by plan or stage. Use this table as a starting point to set the slider; before buying or requesting a payout, confirm the current rule on the official site or dashboard.
| Prop Firm | Rule / limit | Applies to | Use slider | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpha Futures Premium / Advanced | 50% in evaluation; no qualified rule | Evaluation and qualified by plan | 50% | Review → |
| Alpha Futures Zero | 40% on qualified accounts | Payout / qualified | 40% | Review → |
| Earn2Trade | 30% | Evaluation; not LiveSim/Live per Help Center | 30% | Review → |
| Aqua Futures | Can vary by plan; confirm whether 40% applies | Plan-dependent | 40% if applicable | Review → |
| MyFundedFutures | 50% on Rapid, Flex and Pro evaluations; some variants may differ | Evaluation, by plan | 50% | Review → |
| Bulenox | Can vary by account; verify before buying | Plan-dependent | 40% if applicable | Review → |
| E8 Markets | 35% on Signature / Signature Futures; 40% on E8 One Performance | Performance / funded; no challenge rule | 35% or 40% | Review → |
| Phidias | 30% | Funded only; no evaluation rule | 30% | Review → |
| FXIFY Futures | Verify by plan | Plan-specific | Custom | Review → |
* Always verify current terms on each firm's official website. Rules may change without notice.
Compare All Prop Firms
Compare how each firm handles consistency by stage: evaluation, funded account and payout. Alpha Futures is worth checking carefully because the rules change across Zero, Advanced and Premium.
Evaluation vs funded consistency rules: 2026 comparison
If your score violates your firm's limit, the key is checking the stage where the rule applies. Some firms skip the rule in evaluation but enforce it in performance or payout; others apply it only to certain plans.
Alpha Futures
Premium/Advanced: 50% in evaluation and no qualified rule · Zero: 40% qualified rule · EOD trailing MLL with no intraday trailing
See Alpha review →Phidias
No evaluation consistency rule per PropScope review · 30% in funded account · Confirm terms before trading
See Phidias →E8 Markets
No challenge rule · Best Day Rule in performance: 35% or 40% depending on product · Confirm E8 One vs Signature
See E8 Markets →FXIFY Futures
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See FXIFY →Full comparison of all firms with and without a consistency rule on our prop firm comparison table →
Frequently Asked Questions About the Consistency Rule
The rule requires that no single day represents more than a fixed percentage of the total gains needed to pass the evaluation (usually 25%, 30% or 40%). For example, with a $3,000 target and 30% limit, no single day can exceed $900. It is designed to prevent traders from passing the evaluation with just one lucky day or high volatility.
Earn2Trade publishes a 30% limit: no single trading day should account for 30% or more of total PnL/profit during the examination. If you use a $3,000 target as the benchmark, $900 is the 30% reference; if your best day is above that, you need to build more total profit until it is diluted. Use the calculator with the slider at 30% to check your exact situation.
If your Aqua Futures plan uses a 40% limit, select 40% on the slider and confirm the current rule by stage before trading. With a $2,500 target, the 40% benchmark would be $1,000; if your best day is above that, you need to build more total profit until it is diluted.
Consistency Score = (Best profit day / Total target) × 100. Example: if your target is $3,000 and your best day was $1,200, your score is 40%. If the firm requires a maximum of 30%, you are violating the rule and need to accumulate $1,000 more to bring the score down to 30% ($1,200 / 30% = $4,000 total target needed). The calculator does all this automatically.
No. The rule is only calculated on positive days. A losing day does not affect the Consistency Score, although it does reduce your total accumulated profit, which can make it harder to reach the target while respecting the daily limit.
It depends on the plan. E8 Markets has no consistency rule in the challenge stage, but may apply a Best Day Rule in performance. At Alpha Futures, Premium/Advanced use 50% in evaluation and have no qualified rule, while Zero qualified uses 40%. View the full comparison →
It depends on the firm. Under many consistency rules, going above the limit does not automatically breach the account: you usually need to keep trading or build more profit until the best day falls below the allowed percentage. On payout rules, some firms simply block the request until the score drops. The calculator shows you the minimum total amount you need to reach so your best day falls within the limit.
It depends on the firm and plan. Earn2Trade publishes a 30% rule during evaluation; MyFundedFutures publishes 50% on Rapid, Flex and Pro evaluations; E8 has no challenge consistency rule but does use Best Day Rules in performance. At Alpha Futures, the stage changes the rule: 50% on Premium/Advanced evaluation, 40% on Zero qualified and no rule on Premium/Advanced qualified.
For Alpha Futures Premium or Advanced evaluation, use 50%. For Alpha Futures Zero qualified or payout, use 40%. If you are already on Premium/Advanced qualified, the published documentation says there is no consistency rule. For drawdown, the correct wording is EOD trailing Maximum Loss Limit with no intraday trailing.
Yes — this calculator is 100% free and requires no sign-up. It includes common 30%, 35%, 40% and 50% presets plus any custom limit via the slider for rules from firms such as Earn2Trade, Alpha Futures, MyFundedFutures, E8, Aqua Futures or Bulenox depending on the plan. Enter your account size, profit target and best day to instantly get your Consistency Score and the exact additional profit needed.
MyFundedFutures publishes a 50% consistency rule on Rapid, Flex and Pro evaluations, with variants that can differ by product or special pass. Use the 50% slider as a starting point and confirm the exact rule in the dashboard before requesting review or payout.
Multiply the profit target or accumulated profit by the rule percentage. If the limit is 35% and your target is $3,000, the max allowed best day is $1,050. If your best day is above that amount, the calculator shows how much extra total profit you need to dilute it.
About this tool: Calculator designed by traders for traders. Developed by the PropScope team, independent futures prop firm comparison site. Rule data by firm is updated monthly. Always verify current conditions on each firm's official website before trading.
Review Alpha Futures rules by plan
Alpha Futures uses an EOD trailing Maximum Loss Limit with no intraday trailing. For consistency, Premium/Advanced use 50% in evaluation, Zero qualified uses 40%, and Premium/Advanced qualified accounts have no rule under published documentation.
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