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LucidPro Daily Loss Limit Explained

Written by Paul

Published on

January 1, 2026

LucidPro uses a dynamic Daily Loss Limit called LucidScale at 60% of your highest end-of-day profit. No DLL until you profit. Once activated, never decreases. Hit $5,000 highest EOD profit? Your DLL becomes $3,000 permanently—even through later drawdowns.

This guide explains LucidScale mechanics, calculations, and strategic implications.

Quick heads-up: This article is based on my real experience with Lucid Trading and the info available when I published/updated this. Things change in prop trading — rules, payouts, promos, all of it.

For the absolute latest, check Lucid Trading´s website or their help center.

How LucidScale DLL Works

LucidScale activates only after you achieve positive EOD profit. Before any profit, you have no daily loss limit—only max loss applies.

Formula: DLL = 60% of Highest EOD Profit

Example (100K account):

Day 1: +$0 → No DLL
Day 2: +$1,000 → DLL activates at $600
Day 3: +$2,500 high → DLL increases to $1,500
Day 4: +$1,800 (drawdown) → DLL stays $1,500
Day 5: +$4,000 new high → DLL increases to $2,400
Forever: $2,400 minimum DLL, even through drawdowns

Critical: DLL only moves up, never down. Once set, that's your permanent floor for daily loss capacity.

Why 60% Instead of Fixed Amounts

Traditional firms use fixed DLLs: $1,000 on $100K regardless of performance. A trader with $10,000 profit faces the same $1,000 limit as break-even traders.

LucidScale scales with demonstrated profitability. Proven $5,000 days? Get $3,000 DLL. Only hit $1,000 days? Get $600 DLL.

The 60% creates 1.67:1 profit-to-loss ratio. For every $1.67 you can make, you can lose $1.00. This asymmetry encourages larger wins relative to losses.

DLL vs EOD Max Loss Limit

LucidPro enforces two restrictions:

Daily Loss Limit: Max daily loss at 60% of highest EOD profit. Violate = immediate termination. Resets daily at midnight ET.

EOD Max Loss: Trailing drawdown from highest closed balance ($4,000 on $100K). Violate = termination. Never resets.

Example (100K account): EOD Max Loss at $96,000, highest profit $5,000, DLL $3,000. Down -$2,800 intraday? Within limits. Hit -$3,100? Violate DLL, account terminates—even though far from $96,000 EOD threshold.

DLL = intraday emergency brake. EOD Max Loss = overall account protection.

Calculating Your Current DLL

Lucid displays DLL in dashboard, but understanding calculation prevents surprises.

Steps: (1) Identify highest EOD profit since activation, (2) Multiply by 0.60, (3) That's your DLL.

Never closed green? No DLL. Close at +$100 first time? DLL activates at $60.

Example: Account at $100K, traded two weeks, highest $103,500 ($3,500 profit). DLL = $3,500 × 0.60 = $2,100. Today you can lose $2,100 max. Tomorrow close at $104,800 ($4,800 profit)? DLL increases to $2,880 going forward.

Strategic Implications

Build DLL early: First profitable days set initial floor. Closing +$2,000 Day 1 = $1,200 DLL. Closing +$200 Day 1 = $120 DLL. Front-load larger profitable days for more risk capacity.

DLL never shrinks: $3,000 drawdown after $8,000 profit? DLL stays $4,800 (60% of $8,000). Permanent floor protects recovery trading.

Intraday enforcement: Unlike EOD Max Loss (checked at close), DLL applies intraday. Violate at any point = immediate termination.

Scale gradually: Jumping from $1,000 to $5,000 profit days increases DLL from $600 to $3,000. Ensure you're prepared for larger daily swings.

Common DLL Violations

Miscalculating current DLL: Using old figures after recent profitable days. DLL changes when you close at new highs—track daily.

Ignoring intraday enforcement: Assuming DLL only matters at close. Violate at 10:30 AM = immediate termination.

Overleveraging after wins: $6,000 profit day, DLL jumps to $3,600. Just because you can risk $3,600 doesn't mean you should.

Revenge trading: After -$1,500 on $2,400 DLL, revenge trading to -$2,500 total violates by $100. Account terminated.

LucidPro DLL vs Competitor Models

Alpha Futures: Uses static 2% daily loss limit. $100K account = $2,000 DLL forever, never scales. LucidPro's dynamic model provides more room after proving profitability.

Tradeify: No daily loss limit, only EOD drawdown. More permissive than LucidPro but offers less intraday protection.

TopStep: Static $2,000 DLL on $100K accounts. Like Alpha, doesn't reward performance with expanded limits.

LucidPro's LucidScale sits between fully static (Alpha, TopStep) and no-DLL (Tradeify) models. It provides intraday protection while scaling with demonstrated performance.

Bottom Line

LucidPro's LucidScale DLL at 60% of highest EOD profit creates a performance-linked daily loss capacity. Unlike fixed DLLs punishing successful traders with outdated restrictions, LucidScale expands limits as you prove profitability.

The system rewards traders who build accounts methodically—each new profit high establishes a higher permanent DLL floor. But it also enforces strict intraday discipline through immediate termination on violations.

Track your DLL daily via dashboard or calculate manually (highest EOD profit × 0.60). Never assume yesterday's DLL applies today if you closed at a new high. The dynamic nature requires active monitoring to avoid violations from outdated limit assumptions.

For traders comfortable with intraday discipline and who front-load profitable days early to build DLL capacity, LucidScale provides expanding freedom as accounts grow. For traders preferring no daily restrictions, LucidFlex offers an alternative without any DLL.