Intermediate
Daily Drawdown
How much your account has fallen within a single trading day.
Definition
Daily drawdown is the loss measured inside one day, usually from the day’s starting balance or peak. Prop firms often cap it to prevent a single bad day from blowing up an account. Watching it helps you stop before a rough day turns into a disaster.
Example
You started the day at 10,000 and fell to 9,500 at the low. Your daily drawdown is 5% for that day.
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