LucidFlex Consistency Rule: 50% During Eval, Zero When Funded

LucidFlex uses a two-phase consistency approach: 50% maximum during evaluation, zero restriction once funded. This makes LucidFlex the most lenient Lucid Trading program for both evaluation and funded phases—easier to pass than LucidPro's evaluation, and completely unrestricted for payouts once funded.

Understanding the 50% evaluation requirement and how it disappears after funding helps traders choose the right Lucid program and plan extraction strategies accordingly.

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LucidFlex Evaluation: 50% Consistency Maximum

During evaluation, your largest single day profit cannot exceed 50% of total profit at target.

Formula: Largest Day Profit ÷ Total Profit ≤ 50%

Example (passes): $50K eval, $3K target. Largest day $750. Total $3K. Check: $750 ÷ $3K = 25%. ✓ Under 50%, eligible for funded.

Example (fails): Same account. Largest day $2K. Total $3K. Check: $2K ÷ $3K = 67%. ✗ Exceeds 50%. Continue trading until below 50%.

Cushion: Small cushion allows slightly over 50% in certain scenarios. For $50K, cushion permits up to $1,560 largest day on exactly $3K total (52% vs strict 50%). Cushion percentage varies—not a fixed dollar amount.

How LucidFlex Eval Compares to Other Programs

LucidPro evaluation: NO consistency rule. Can hit 100% in one day and pass (with five minimum days). More lenient than LucidFlex's 50% eval requirement.

LucidFlex evaluation: 50% maximum. More restrictive than LucidPro eval but much easier to pass than many traditional firms using 30-40% eval consistency.

Key tradeoff: LucidFlex eval is harder (50% vs LucidPro's none) BUT LucidFlex funded is easier (0% vs LucidPro's 35%). Choose based on funded trading style, not eval difficulty.

LucidFlex Funded: Zero Consistency Rule

Once you pass LucidFlex evaluation and receive funded account status, all consistency restrictions disappear completely. Your largest profitable day can represent 100% of payout cycle profits without any violation.

Example allowed in LucidFlex funded:

• Monday: +$4,000 (FOMC trade)
• Tuesday through Friday: +$0
• Total cycle profit: $4,000
• Best day concentration: 100%
• Result: ✓ Payout request approved (after completing five trading days)

Complete five trading days, hit $500 minimum withdrawal, maintain balance requirements—request payout immediately. The 100% concentration in one day doesn't trigger any restriction or violation.

LucidPro funded comparison: Same scenario fails LucidPro's 35% consistency requirement. That $4,000 Monday win requires $11,429 total cycle profit ($4,000 ÷ 0.35 = $11,429) before you can request payout. Forces 2-3 weeks of additional trading just to dilute the percentage.

LucidDirect comparison: Even stricter at 20% consistency. Same $4,000 win requires $20,000 total profit ($4,000 ÷ 0.20 = $20,000) for compliance. One large profitable day creates weeks of forced trading.

Why the Two-Phase Approach

LucidFlex uses 50% consistency during evaluation for screening, then removes all restrictions once funded.

Evaluation screening: 50% ensures traders demonstrate some profit distribution rather than relying entirely on single lucky events. Proves baseline risk management capability.

Funded freedom: Once you've proven baseline consistency by passing, LucidFlex removes restrictions entirely. Accommodates legitimate high-concentration edges (news trading, breakouts, swings) without forced trading.

Practical Implications for Different Trading Styles

News traders: Pass evaluation by hitting target across 4-6 days with largest under 50% (2-3 moderate events vs one massive FOMC). Once funded, bank entire monthly profits during single FOMC/NFP without restriction.

Breakout specialists: Evaluation requires 2-3 breakout setups staying under 50%. Funded allows capturing single multi-week breakout as 100% of cycle profit.

Swing traders: Evaluation spreads overnight holds across sessions for 50%. Funded allows banking entire $4K three-day swing as 100% of cycle.

Daily scalpers: Naturally distribute profits, so 50% eval and zero funded restrictions both remain non-issues.

Strategic Approach for LucidFlex Evaluation

Target 4-6 moderate wins: Distribute profits across sessions. $100K ($6K target): six days of +$800-$1,200 each = $6K total, largest $1,200 ÷ $6K = 20% consistency (well under 50%).

Avoid overtrading single sessions: Hit +$2,500 on FOMC during $50K eval ($3K target)? That's 83% if you stop there. Need $5K total for $2,500 best day to pass 50%.

Calculate required total: Best day $2K requires minimum $4K total profit (50%). Best day $3K requires $6K total. Know these numbers before requesting upgrade.

Use cushion strategically: Small cushion allows slightly over 50%, but aim for 45-48% for safety margin.

When Consistency Matters vs Doesn't

LucidFlex eval (50%): Matters for all traders. Even news specialists must distribute enough to stay under 50% during screening.

LucidFlex funded (0%): Doesn't matter for anyone. All styles get unrestricted extraction regardless of concentration.

LucidPro funded (35%): Matters significantly for concentrated-profit traders. News traders, breakout specialists regularly hit 50-100% naturally—35% forces weeks of dilution trading. Daily scalpers rarely affected.

LucidDirect funded (20%): Most restrictive. Even moderate concentration (40-60%) violates. Only highly distributed daily traders avoid violations.

Bottom Line: Evaluation Screening, Funded Freedom

LucidFlex requires 50% consistency maximum during evaluation to prove baseline profit distribution capability, then removes all consistency restrictions once funded. This creates easier evaluation than funded LucidPro (which enforces 35% when funded) while accommodating concentrated-profit trading edges after passing.

The 50% evaluation requirement means news traders and breakout specialists must distribute profits across 4-6 sessions during evaluation rather than banking everything in 1-2 trades. But once funded, these traders operate without any consistency pressure—100% concentration in single days is acceptable and unrestricted.

For traders whose edge naturally involves 50-100% of monthly profits concentrated in 1-3 sessions, LucidFlex provides the only Lucid program supporting this approach once funded. The evaluation's 50% requirement is temporary screening; the funded account's zero restriction is permanent freedom.

Choose LucidFlex if your funded trading edge involves concentrated profits. Choose LucidPro if you naturally distribute profits evenly (making funded consistency irrelevant) and prefer progressive payout caps over LucidFlex's 50% balance limits.

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