Yes, to successfully complete each phase of the evaluation process, you must meet the following requirement:
You need at least 3 positive trading days.
On each of these days, you must have opened at least one trade (market position).
📅 What is a “positive trading day”?
A positive trading day is defined as any day where the sum of all closed trades results in a profit equal to or greater than 1.0% of your simulated initial balance.
🟢 Example of a positive day:
Your simulated starting balance is $100,000.
On Monday, you close trades totaling $1,100 in profit (1.1%).
✅ This day counts as one positive trading day.
🔴 Example of a non-positive day:
On Tuesday, you close trades totaling $900 in profit (0.9%).
❌ This day does not count as a positive trading day.
⏱️ How are “days” counted?
All trading day calculations follow UTC (Coordinated Universal Time), which is the global time standard used in trading, aviation, and many other industries. UTC ensures consistency across time zones and avoids confusion due to regional time differences or daylight saving changes.
⚠️ Important Note:
While the TradeLocker platform allows you to set your local timezone for convenience, this setting does not affect how we calculate trading days. We always use UTC to determine daily cutoffs for trade evaluation.
⌛ Holding trades overnight?
If a single trade is held for more than one day, it only counts on the day it is closed.
✅ Example:
You open a trade on Monday and close it on Wednesday.
If the trade yields at least 1.0% profit, Wednesday (UTC) is counted as a positive trading day.
Monday and Tuesday do not count, because the trade was still open.
This approach ensures fairness and consistency for all participants, regardless of their location. Please always consider UTC time when planning your trades and tracking your progress toward evaluation milestones.