TopStep's 1-step challenge is hard to pass. You need to hit a 6% profit target while staying within 3% max drawdown and 2% daily loss limit. It is a single-phase evaluation.
Difficulty rating: Hard
What makes it hard:
- -EOD trailing drawdown raises the floor daily, reducing your margin for error as you profit
- -The 2% daily loss limit is tight -- two bad trades can end your day
- -Consistency rule (No single day > 50% of total profit) prevents passing on one lucky day
- -No overnight holding forces you to day-trade only
The numbers on a $50,000 account:
- -You need to make: $3,000
- -You can lose at most: $1,500 total
- -Daily loss limit: $1,000
- -That means your risk-to-reward ratio for the challenge is 1:2.0
Tips to pass:
- -Risk no more than 1-2% per trade to stay within daily limits
- -Understand that trailing drawdown erodes your cushion as you profit -- trade smaller after winning streaks
- -Spread your profits across multiple days to satisfy the consistency rule
- -Use Vigil to audit each trade against TopStep's rules in real-time
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