ThinkCapital: Daily loss limit
▶ThinkCapital Daily Loss Limit: Balance vs Equity Explained — 45s explainer, decoded by FundedWiki
Lightning 3% (balance), Dual Step Swing 4% (balance), Dual Step Intraday 4% (equity), Nexus 4% (balance), Bolt 3% (equity). A fixed dollar amount off the initial balance, recalculated daily at 5 PM EST.
The gotcha
The balance-based programs are more forgiving (a floating loss you don't close won't breach the daily); the equity-based ones (Intraday, Bolt) breach on unrealized swings.
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
| lightning | 3 |
| dualStep | 4 |
| nexus | 4 |
| bolt | 3 |
| reset | 17:00 EST |
Source: support — official page . Confidence: verified.
How other prop firms handle drawdown
ThinkCapital's daily loss limit 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 ThinkCapital. Verify against official terms before relying on this. Last reviewed Jun 5, 2026.
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