Prop Firm Consistency Calculator

A professional trading consistency calculator for prop firm traders. Calculate if your best trading day meets the consistency requirements.

The Prop Firm Consistency Calculator helps traders verify if their trading meets the “Best Trading Day” rule commonly required by proprietary trading firms.

How It Works:

1. Select your prop firm’s consistency percentage requirement
2. Enter your best (highest) trading day profit
3. Enter your total accumulated profit
4. Get instant feedback on whether you meet the consistency requirement

Understanding Your Prop Firm Consistency Calculator Results

1. The Status Indicator

When you click “Analyze Consistency,” the first thing you will see is the status box. This is your immediate Pass/Fail grade.

✅ Status: Consistent (Pass)

What it means: Your trading distribution is healthy. Your best day is just one piece of the pie, not the whole pie.

• Action: You are currently safe to request a payout (assuming other trading objectives are met).
• Strategy: Continue trading your normal size. You have “room” to have a big winning day without breaking the rule.

❌ Status: Inconsistent (Fail)

What it means: Your best day is “too heavy.” It represents too large a chunk of your total profits.

• The Risk: If you request a payout now, it will likely be denied. Some firms may even reset your account.
• Action: DO NOT stop trading. You need to continue trading to “dilute” that percentage (explained below in “Additional Profit Required”).

2. The Metrics Grid

This section provides the raw numbers behind the decision.

• Current Ratio: This is your actual percentage.
  • Example: If your best day is $\$4,000$ and total profit is $\$8,000$, your Current Ratio is 50%.
• Required Threshold: This is the limit set by the firm (e.g., 40%).
• Difference: How far away you are from the limit.
  • If positive (e.g., $+10\%$), you are safely under the limit.
  • If negative, you are over the limit.

3. The “Additional Profit Required” (Crucial)

If you fail the check, this is the most important field in the entire calculator. It answers the question: “How do I fix this?”

Many traders mistakenly think they need to lose money to lower their best day. This is wrong. To fix a consistency violation, you simply need to make more profit on other days.

• What this number tells you: This is the exact amount of profit you need to generate on future trading days to push your “Best Day Percentage” down to the allowed limit.
• Example:
  • Best Day: $\$4,000$
  • Current Total: $\$8,000$
  • Rule: $40\%$
  • Result: You are at $50\%$ (Fail).
  • Additional Profit Needed: The calculator will show $\$2,000$.

Why?

If you make another $\$2,000$ in profit (bringing your total to $\$10,000$), your $\$4,000$ best day is now exactly $40\%$ of $\$10,000$. You have passed.

4. Calculation Breakdown

This table summarizes the math used to generate your results.

• Best Day Profit: The number you entered.
• Total Profit: The number you entered.
• Best Day Percentage: The slice of the pie your best day represents.
• Target Total Profit: This is the magic number. This is what your Total Profit needs to be for your Best Day to be considered “valid.”

Summary Examples

Scenario A: The Healthy Account

• Rule: 30%
• Best Day: $\$1,500$
• Total Profit: $\$6,000$
• Calculator Result:
  • Current Ratio: $25\%$ ($1,500 / $6,000)
  • Result: ✅ Consistent.
  • Meaning: You are well under the $30\%$ limit. You have a $5\%$ buffer.

Scenario B: The “One-Hit Wonder”

• Rule: 40%
• Best Day: $\$5,000$
• Total Profit: $\$8,000$ (Meaning all other days combined only equal $\$3,000$).
• Calculator Result:
  • Current Ratio: $62.5\%$
  • Result: ❌ Inconsistent.
  • Additional Profit Needed: $\$4,500$.
  • Meaning: You must trade until your total profit reaches $\$12,500$ ($8,000 + $4,500) before you can request a payout.

Disclaimer: This tool is for informational purposes only. Every proprietary trading firm has slightly different Terms of Service. Always verify your specific consistency requirements with your firm’s FAQ or support team.