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▶ThinkCapital Maximum Drawdown Rule: Trailing Floor Trap Explained — 39s explainer, decoded by FundedWiki
Lightning and Bolt use a 6% TRAILING max-DD that rises with you until equity reaches +6%, then locks permanently at the initial balance (Lightning trails on balance, Bolt on equity including floating profit). Dual Step (7% challenge / 8% funded) and Nexus (8%) are STATIC, fixed to the initial balance.
The gotcha
On Lightning/Bolt, a pullback from a floating-profit peak can breach you before the floor locks at breakeven.
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.
| lightning | 6% TRAILING |
| bolt | 6% TRAILING EQUITY |
| dualStep | 7/8% STATIC |
| nexus | 8% STATIC |
Source: support — official page . Confidence: verified.
ThinkCapital's maximum drawdownis 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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