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The5ers High Stakes rules in cash
High Stakes is a two-step plan with a static floor and one distinguishing rule: the minimum is measured in profitable days, not trading days. That single word changes the calendar, and it is the rule most often misread here.
The High Stakes figures at $100,000
| Rule | Requirement | At $100,000 | What it does |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phase 1 target | 10% | $10,000 | Profit required before phase two |
| Phase 2 target | 5% | $5,000 | Half the phase-one requirement |
| Daily loss limit | 5% | $5,000 | Maximum loss in one trading day |
| Maximum loss | 10% | $10,000 | Static, from the starting balance |
| Minimum days | 3 profitable days | — | Days that end green, not days that contain a trade |
| Consistency | None stated | — | No best-day clause published on the plan |
Figures read from the5ers' published High Stakes plan rules on 23 October 2026. The5ers sells several programmes with different targets and day counts, so the plan name — not the brand — is what these figures describe.
Three profitable days is not three days
A trading-day minimum counts any day with activity. A profitable-day minimum counts only the ones that finish in the green, which means a losing session does not merely fail to help — it costs a day of calendar. A trader who needs three green days and has a 50% hit rate should plan for roughly six sessions, and a trader with worse odds should plan for more.
This is the rule that makes the plan harder than its headline numbers suggest. Two identical targets, ten and five, are unremarkable; the day count turns a target problem into a run-rate problem, because the phase cannot finish until three separate days have each been positive. It also interacts badly with a bad start: a loss on day one means the three green days begin on day two.
The static floor, again
Ten percent maximum loss measured from the starting balance does not move as the account grows. A $7,000 gain leaves the failure level exactly where it was, so profit is genuine progress rather than a shrinking buffer. For a strategy with meaningful retracements, that is the most valuable structural feature on the page, and it is the reason this plan suits a slower, wider approach.
The cost of a static floor is that it usually comes with a longer path: nothing forces the pace, so the pace has to be chosen. With a $10,000 target and a $5,000 daily budget, six sessions at roughly $1,700 a day is a defensible plan and leaves the third of the budget per trade that survives three losses.
What to confirm before you pay
- Which programme. High Stakes is one product; the firm's other plans publish different targets, day counts and sometimes a consistency term. Confirm against the plan you are buying.
- Whether "profitable" has a threshold. Some firms count any green day, others require a minimum profit. Ask how a $12 gain is treated before relying on the day count.
- The daily measurement basis and reset. Equity versus closed balance, and the reset hour, both change the room the 5% actually gives you.
- The third-party trading clause. Whether a service may trade the evaluation is not covered by these rules, and it decides whether a funded account can pay out.
How the pass is paced
Because the day count requires green sessions rather than activity, the plan should be built around a small number of high-quality sessions instead of daily trading. Three green days of roughly 3.3% each would finish phase one — but a 3.3% day against a 5% limit is two thirds of the entire daily budget, which is not survivable across a losing session. The realistic version is more sessions at under 1.7% a day, with the third green day arriving somewhere in the second week.
The profit target calculator shows whether the pace or the calendar binds at your own numbers, and the daily drawdown calculator keeps the session inside the 5%. For the funded side, the The5ers review covers payout conditions rather than the evaluation rules.
Frequently asked
Do losing days count toward the minimum?
On a profitable-day rule, no. A day that ends flat or negative does not count, so the minimum is a count of green sessions rather than of calendar activity. That is the difference between needing three days and needing three good days.
Is there a consistency rule on High Stakes?
None is stated on the plan rules we read. Confirm it on the plan documents at purchase, because consistency clauses are frequently introduced at payout rather than at evaluation.
Does the maximum loss trail?
No — it is static at 10% from the starting balance. Profit does not reduce your remaining room, so the final part of the target does not require cutting size the way a trailing account does.
What is the fastest realistic pass?
Three green days is the legal minimum, but three sessions large enough to reach 10% would each consume most of the 5% daily budget. A plan paced at under 1.7% a day spread across a week or two is the version that survives a bad session.
Where these rules come from
Firm figures on this page are read from the rulebooks below rather than from other comparison sites. Every link was opened and checked on . Firms revise targets and drawdown rules without notice, so confirm the figures on the plan you are buying before paying. How we check firm rules sets out what a checked date means, what we publish when a figure cannot be confirmed, and how corrections are handled.
- The5ers — High Stakes plan rules