What is Trailing Drawdown?

A drawdown limit that moves up with your equity but never moves down. If your $100K account reaches $105K, the trailing DD adjusts — your new max drawdown level rises from $90K to $95K. This means pro

Trailing Drawdown in Prop Firm Trading

A drawdown limit that moves up with your equity but never moves down. If your $100K account reaches $105K, the trailing DD adjusts — your new max drawdown level rises from $90K to $95K. This means profits are partially locked in. Trailing DD is stricter than static DD and requires more conservative position sizing.

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