The5ers: Daily loss — 'pause' vs termination
▶The5ers Pause vs Hard Termination: One Rule Ends Your Account — 44s explainer, decoded by FundedWiki
On Hyper Growth (and Bootcamp funded) the 3% daily limit is a PAUSE: hit it and the account is disabled only for the rest of that day, then resumes at 00:00 MT5 server time — you lose the day, not the account. On High Stakes the 5% daily is a hard limit (measured from the higher of the previous day's closing balance or equity) and breaching it terminates the account.
The gotcha
Don't confuse the two: traders treat Hyper's pause as harmless and then get terminated on a High Stakes account where the same 'just one bad day' is a hard breach.
What happens if you break it
Breaching this voids the account outright — the evaluation or funded account is terminated and any unrealised profit is forfeited. It's the most severe class of breach.
The numbers
| hyperDailyPct | 3 |
| hyperEffect | PAUSE |
| highStakesDailyPct | 5 |
| highStakesEffect | TERMINATION |
| basis | higher of prior-day close balance/equity |
| reset | 00:00 server |
Source: support — official page . Confidence: verified.
How other prop firms handle drawdown
The5ers's daily loss — 'pause' vs termination is one approach. Here's how the rest of the field treats drawdown — sorted by how hard a breach hits.
| Firm | Rule | If breached |
|---|---|---|
| Alpha Capital Group | Maximum total loss | Voids account |
| Apex Trader Funding | Trailing drawdown (locks at start + $100) | Voids account |
| AquaFunded | Maximum drawdown (trailing on 1-step/instant, static on 2/3-step) | Voids account |
| ATFunded | Maximum drawdown (pre-pause) | Voids account |
| Atmos Funded | Maximum drawdown (trailing vs static) | Voids account |
| Audacity Capital | Maximum drawdown (static) | Voids account |
| Blue Guardian | Daily loss limit (equity-based, higher-of reset) | Voids account |
| Blueberry Funded | Maximum loss limit | Voids account |
| Blueberry Futures | Maximum drawdown (EOD vs intraday trailing) | Voids account |
| Breakout | Maximum drawdown (static on 1-step, trailing on 2-step) | Voids account |
| BrightFunded | Maximum drawdown | Voids account |
| City Traders Imperium | Balance-based drawdown (trailing on 1-Step, static on 2-Step) | Voids account |
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Informational only — not financial advice, not affiliated with The5ers. Verify against official terms before relying on this. Last reviewed Jun 5, 2026.
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