Free Tool — Apex Trader Funding
Apex Trailing Drawdown Calculator
Enter your Apex account size and intraday peak equity. Instantly see your trailing floor, how far you are from it, and whether your floor has locked in at the profit target.
How Apex's trailing drawdown works
Intraday trailing — not end-of-day
Apex tracks the highest point your account reaches during the trading session, including unrealized gains on open positions. The moment your equity sets a new intraday high, the trailing floor rises to match — you cannot "hide" an intraday peak by closing the day flat.
The floor locks when you hit your profit target
Once your peak equity climbs to starting balance + profit target, the trailing floor stops moving. On a 50k account, reaching $53,000 in peak equity locks the floor permanently at $47,500. Any gains beyond $53,000 do not tighten the floor further — it stays at $47,500 regardless.
No daily loss limit
Unlike Topstep, Apex evaluations have no daily stop-loss limit. You can absorb a morning loss and come back in the afternoon session. The only hard boundary is the trailing drawdown floor itself.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How does Apex's trailing drawdown work?
Apex uses an intraday trailing drawdown. The trailing threshold follows your highest intraday equity peak — including open floating P&L — not just your end-of-day balance. Every tick your account rises to a new high, the floor rises with it. For a 50k account, the threshold is $2,500, so if your intraday peak reaches $52,000, your floor moves up to $49,500.
When does the Apex trailing floor stop moving?
The trailing floor stops moving once your account equity reaches the profit target above your starting balance. On a 50k account with a $3,000 profit target, once your peak equity hits $53,000 the floor locks permanently at $47,500 (50k − $2,500 threshold). After that point you can no longer tighten your own floor — it stays fixed regardless of further gains.
Does Apex have a daily loss limit?
No. Unlike Topstep, Apex Trader Funding evaluations do not have a daily loss limit. The only hard rule is the trailing drawdown threshold. This gives traders more flexibility to weather a bad morning session without being stopped out for the day — however, it also means a single runaway trade can breach the trailing floor without any intraday circuit breaker protecting you.
What is the Apex safety net?
The Apex safety net refers to the point at which your trailing floor locks at or above your starting balance. Once you have locked in enough profit that the floor equals your starting balance, your funded account is protected — you cannot lose your initial account value even if subsequent trades go against you. Reaching the profit target is the fastest path to locking in the safety net.