Available for: E8 Pro Forex, E8 Pro Crypto
The daily profit cap is a rule designed to encourage steady, disciplined trading rather than high-risk, high-reward behavior in a single session. It sets a ceiling on how much profit counts toward your targets within any given trading day (00:00–23:59 Server Time).
Quick Explanation (Read this first)
Every day, there is a 2% cap on how much profit you can make.
This 2% is calculated from your initial balance, and it is a fixed number.
If you exceed this 2% Daily profit cap, everything above will increase your balance, but not your total profits/performance results (Exceeds profits above 2% are being removed every day after rollover).
Numbers in context
How to calculate: Starting balance of the new day + profit cap amount (2% from the initial balance of the account) = Profit cap limit for that day
For example, with a 2% cap on a $100,000 account, your daily profit cap is $2,000. If your balance at the start of a new trading day is $101,000, the cap level is set to $103,000.
More examples:
Day | Initial balance | Opening balance | Daily profit cap (2%) | Profit cap limit |
1 | $100,000 | $102,500 | $2,000 | $104,500 |
2 | $50,000 | $55,000 | $1,000 | $56,000 |
3 | $25,000 | $24,200 | $500 | $24,700 |
Note: Every day between 00:00 and 01:00 Server Time, any profits earned above the daily cap are automatically removed from your account balance. You don't need to track or calculate the excess yourself, and the system handles it for you.
How it works:
Opening balance | $102,000 |
Daily profit cap (2%) | $2,000 |
Cap limit | $104,000 |
Closing balance | $105,500 |
Amount removed at rollover | $1,500 |
The $1,500 above the $104,000 cap limit is removed automatically, bringing your balance back to $104,000 at the start of the next trading session.
How to use the Dashboard to your advantage
In the goals overview, there is a metric that helps you track your Daily profit cap, and it shows:
The status of how many profits you made from the total profit cap
Excess profits above the profit cap
Intentionally attempting to bypass the daily profit cap by splitting a large winning position through hedging or partial closures is not allowed and may result in all profit from that position being consolidated into a single day.
Example: Partially closing a large winning position across multiple days. It may be viewed as an attempt to bypass the rule, especially if the profit is generated during a single-day market movement.
Example: Opening several positions on a given instrument on one day and closing them across multiple days. Such positions may be considered a single trade idea. It may be viewed as an attempt to bypass the rule, especially if the trade idea capitalizes on a single-day market movement.
Example: Immediate opening, closing and re-opening a position held across multiple days. It may be viewed as an attempt to bypass the rule because such positions are considered a single trade idea with identical market exposure.