Every FPT Scale evaluation requires five profitable days, at every account size.
A day counts as a profitable day only when the account's net profit for that day is at least the account's qualifying amount — $100 on the $25k, $150 on the $50k, $200 on the $100k. A day that finishes up $40 is a green day, but it does not count toward the five.
The Qualifying Amount by Account Size
| Account | Days required | Qualifying amount for one day | Minimum profit from five days | Profit target |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $25k Scale | 5 | $100 | $500 | $1,250 |
| $50k Scale | 5 | $150 | $750 | $3,000 |
| $100k Scale | 5 | $200 | $1,000 | $6,000 |
Note the fourth column against the fifth. Five bare qualifying days never reach the target on their own. The two objectives are independent and both must be satisfied.
The Same Number You Will Use When Funded
The qualifying amounts above are deliberately identical to the funded stage's qualifying payout day minimums. A funded payout cycle needs five qualifying payout days, and a day qualifies there on the same $100 / $150 / $200 test.
That is one number to learn per account size, and it carries from evaluation to funded unchanged. See Five Qualifying Payout Days and Qualifying Day Minimum by Account Size.
How Days Are Counted
- A day's result is its net profit — the whole day's trading combined, not a single winning position inside a losing day.
- Days do not need to be consecutive. Five qualifying days spread across six weeks count the same as five in a row.
- There is no cap on how many days an evaluation may take. There is no time limit at all.
- A losing day is not a penalty. It reduces your balance and does nothing else to the count.
- A day with profit below the qualifying amount is not a penalty either. It simply does not increment the counter.
- Days above the qualifying amount count once each. A day with $900 of profit on the $50k account is one profitable day, not six.
Worked Example — $50k Scale
The qualifying amount is $150.
| Day | Net result | Counts? | Running count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | +$610 | Yes | 1 |
| 2 | +$95 | No — below $150 | 1 |
| 3 | -$280 | No — losing day | 1 |
| 4 | +$1,050 | Yes | 2 |
| 5 | +$150 | Yes — exactly the minimum | 3 |
| 6 | 0 | No — no result | 3 |
| 7 | +$430 | Yes | 4 |
| 8 | +$720 | Yes | 5 |
Five profitable days are recorded after day 8. Day 5 counts because the test is "at least" the qualifying amount, and $150 is at least $150.
Net profit across those days is $2,775, which is below the $3,000 target, so the evaluation is not finished. The profitable-day objective is met; the profit objective is not. The trader keeps trading.
Worked Example — $100k Scale
The qualifying amount is $200.
| Day | Net result | Counts? | Running count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | +$1,900 | Yes | 1 |
| 2 | +$180 | No — $20 short | 1 |
| 3 | +$2,050 | Yes | 2 |
| 4 | +$205 | Yes | 3 |
| 5 | +$1,400 | Yes | 4 |
| 6 | +$980 | Yes | 5 |
Total profit is $6,715, above the $6,000 target, and five profitable days are recorded. Consistency is then checked: the largest day is $2,050 against $6,715, which is about 30.5% — inside the 40% ceiling. All three objectives are met and the evaluation completes. See The 40% Consistency Rule.
Day 2 is the one to look at. It made money, and it made no difference to the count, because $180 is below $200.
Why the Minimum Exists
Without a floor on what counts, "five profitable days" would be satisfiable with five trades of a few dollars each. The qualifying amount makes each of the five days a real day of trading, at a level proportionate to the account size — $150 on a $50,000 account is 0.3% of the balance, which is an ordinary result, not a heroic one.
It also aligns the evaluation with the funded stage, so a trader who has built a routine that produces qualifying days during the evaluation is already doing the thing that produces payouts afterward.
Common Questions
Does a day need at least one closed position to count? The day's net result is what is measured. Your dashboard shows the figure it is using each day.
If I have five profitable days but then a losing day, do I lose one? No. Recorded profitable days are not removed by later losses. The count only goes up.
Can a single day satisfy more than one objective? Yes. A day that produces $700 on the $50k account is one profitable day and contributes $700 toward the $3,000 target — and it is also the day the consistency rule will look at if it turns out to be your largest.
Do the five days carry over to the funded account? No. The funded stage counts its own qualifying payout days per cycle, starting fresh. See What Happens After You Pass.
Still Need Help?
If a day you believe qualified is not showing in your count, email support@fundedpredictiontrader.com with the date and your account size.