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Topstep Trailing Drawdown Calculator

Enter your Combine size and current equity to calculate your EOD trailing drawdown floor, distance to breach, and distance to the profit target. Uses official Topstep 2026 rules.

How Topstep's EOD trailing drawdown works

EOD vs intraday trailing

Unlike Apex, which trails the floor in real time as equity peaks intraday, Topstep moves the floor once per day, based on your closed equity at the end of the session. A new intraday high that gets given back before the close never touches the floor — you get more room to trade through intraday volatility without accidentally locking in a tighter floor.

When the floor locks permanently

The floor stops moving once your highest EOD equity reaches starting balance plus the full profit target — from there it's fixed for the life of the account. For the 50k Combine, that's an EOD equity of $53,000 (starting balance plus $3,000 target).

Topstep account rules at a glance

Account	Profit Target	EOD Trailing DD	Daily Loss Limit	Winning Days Required
50k Combine	$3,000	$2,000	$1,000	5 days ≥ $200
100k Combine	$6,000	$3,000	$2,000	5 days ≥ $200
150k Combine	$9,000	$4,500	$3,000	5 days ≥ $200

The floor formula is floor = max(starting balance, highest EOD equity) − trailing drawdown, and it never drops below the initial floor set at account start.

Frequently asked questions

How is Topstep's trailing drawdown different from Apex?

Topstep uses an end-of-day trailing drawdown — the floor only moves based on your closed equity at the end of each session, so intraday floating P&L doesn't move it. Apex uses an intraday trailing drawdown instead, where the floor rises in real time as equity peaks, even on open positions.

What is Topstep's daily loss limit?

The limit is $1,000 on the 50k Combine, $2,000 on the 100k Combine, and $3,000 on the 150k Combine — measured from your starting balance for the session. Hitting this figure intraday, including open floating losses at many brokers, means stopping for the day; breaching it is an immediate fail.

Does Topstep have a consistency rule?

Yes. Passing the Combine requires at least 5 winning trading days, each with net closed P&L of $200 or more. Reaching the profit target alone isn't enough — both conditions have to be met.

What happens when the trailing floor locks?

Once your highest closed EOD equity reaches starting balance plus the profit target, the floor stops moving for good. On a 50k Combine that means an EOD close at or above $53,000 — from there the floor holds regardless of further gains.