AquaFunded Payout, Wave Stop & 00:00 Floor Calc

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AquaFunded model

10% then 5% target, 5% daily and 10% trailing max loss, a 50% consistency rule when funded, Wave Stop.

Account size

Payout

100% lifetime split add-on

Open-loss strikes

Wave Stop at −$2,000: the 1st strike cuts the split to 50%, the 2nd breaches

Closed balance at 00:00 UTC ($)

Daily loss 5% of the 00:00 snapshot; a payout needs a balance above $100,000

Equity at 00:00 UTC with open trades ($)

The snapshot takes the higher: $106,000

Highest balance or equity ($)

The trailing floor follows every new peak and never locks

Cycle closed profit ($)

Profit cap for trades within 5 minutes of news: $500 (0.5% a cycle)

Best day profit ($)

25.0% of the cycle, limit 50%

Profitable days

Days of $500 (0.5%) or more; 3 needed when funded

Two Step Pro, $100K, payout 1

Payable now: $5,238.00 to you after the 3% fee (90% split)

Daily floor (00:00 UTC)

$100,700

Snapshot $106,000 minus $5,300

No open profit at the 00:00 UTC reset

Binding floor

$100,700

Max loss floor $96,000 (trailing, never locks)

Room below the closed balance: $5,300

Room at this peak, Two Step Standard vs Pro

$5,300 vs $5,300

Floors $92,000 (8% static) and $96,000 (10% trailing)

Pro's 10% trailing floor climbs with each peak and never stops

You keep after the 3% fee

$5,238.00

90% share $5,400.00, minus a $162.00 fee

Capped at $10,000 this cycle

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The math: dailyFloor = max(balance_00utc, equity_00utc) × (1 − daily%) · ProTrailingFloor = Peak − 10% × Start

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Which AquaFunded drawdown leaves more room: Two Step Standard's 8% static or Two Step Pro's 10% trailing?

On AquaFunded challenges and instant accounts, a headline 10% trailing drawdown can leave less room than an 8% static drawdown once your account moves into profit because AquaFunded's trailing maximum loss never locks at your starting balance. When a $100,000 account reaches $106,000 and pulls back to $97,000, Two Step Pro's 10% trailing floor sits at $96,000 (leaving $1,000 of room), while Two Step Standard's 8% static floor stays at $92,000 and its 5% daily floor at $92,150 (leaving $4,850 of room).

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Method: At 00:00 UTC, daily floor = max(balance_00utc, equity_00utc) × (1 − dailyLossPct) on Standard/Pro/Elite/1-Step/Instant Standard, or snapshot − fixed % of initial balance on Instant Pro (3%) and Flex (2%). Max loss is static on Two Step Standard (8%), Two Step Elite (10%), and One Step Flex (12%), and trails without locking on the other five models (Instant Flex trails by 4% of the peak itself).

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Common questions

Why does AquaFunded Two Step Pro (10% trailing) leave less room than Two Step Standard (8% static) once I make profit?

Two Step Standard has a static 8% maximum loss ($92,000 on a $100K account) that never moves. Two Step Pro has a 10% trailing maximum loss that follows your highest balance or equity and never locks at the starting balance. If a $100K account reaches $106,000 and pulls back to $97,000, Two Step Pro's trailing floor sits at $96,000 (leaving only $1,000 of room), whereas Two Step Standard's 5% daily floor ($92,150) and $92,000 static floor still leave $4,850 of room.

How does AquaFunded calculate the 00:00 UTC daily drawdown floor?

At 00:00 UTC, AquaFunded takes the higher of your balance or floating equity and subtracts 3% (One Step, Instant Standard), 4% (Two Step Elite), or 5% (Two Step Standard and Pro) of that snapshot. In AquaFunded's own Two Step Standard example, $102,000 of floating equity at 00:00 UTC subtracts 5% ($5,100) to set the daily floor at $96,900.

What is AquaFunded's Wave Stop, and how do open-loss limits work on Instant accounts?

Wave Stop covers funded Two Step Pro, Two Step Standard, Two Step Elite and One Step Standard accounts: a 2% open loss ($2,000 on $100K) closes open trades, the 1st strike cuts your split from 90% to 50%, and the 2nd breaches the account. One Step Flex: −1% open loss, 3 strikes (50%→25%→breach) once funded. On Instant Standard (bought >= 8 Sept 2026), a 1% open loss is a strike (1st cuts split to 50%, 2nd to 25%, 3rd breaches). On Instant Pro (2%, or 1% on $300K/$400K) and Instant Flex (1%), hitting the open-loss limit closes the account immediately.

Which AquaFunded models have a consistency rule, news cap, and payout cap?

Instant Standard requires your best day to stay under 15% of cycle profit, Instant Pro under 20% (15% before 8 Sept 2026), and Two Step Pro under 50% when funded (25% before 31 Aug 2026); a day that equals the limit also blocks the payout. All other models have 0% consistency. Every payout also needs the balance above the starting balance. Profit from trades opened or closed within 5 minutes of high-impact news is capped at 0.5% of starting balance per cycle, first two payouts on $100K+ accounts are capped at $10,000 (5% per cycle on Instant Flex), and every payout carries a 3% processing fee.

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