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Floating risk vs. closed drawdown — why traders blow up at 4.9%

An open position counts too, long before you close it

Prop trading rulesBeginner14 August 202608:4131.5k views

Most breaches are recorded while the trader still believes nothing has been closed. Floating equity is counted the moment it moves — the breach line does not wait for your exit.

We put balance and equity side by side on a live chart and show which of the two numbers in the risk widget is the one we read.