Drawdown rules: what triggers you to step back to demo?

A predetermined drawdown level that sends you back to demo — or to smaller size — turns a spiral into a pit stop. Without one, the account decides for you, usually at zero.

Drawdown rules: what triggers you to step back to demo? — drawdown and recovery diagram
An equity curve during a drawdown and its recovery

What's your trigger?

  • the drawdown percentage or R level
  • what stepping back looks like for you
  • whether you've honoured the rule when it fired
Drawdown rules: what triggers you to step back to demo? — support and resistance diagram
Price bouncing between support and resistance

The drawdown guide shows how much harder recovery gets the deeper you go.

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