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Consistency and passing an evaluation
Calculate consistency and plan a pass over several days.
Lesson 22 covered the rule that ends accounts. This lesson covers the rule that decides when you pass: consistency. It is simple math, and once you understand it, planning a pass gets much easier.
What consistency measures
Consistency checks that your profit comes from steady trading across several days. A single lucky day should not carry the whole result. Firms use it because a trader who makes money steadily is far more likely to keep doing it.
The formula
Consistency = best day ÷ total profit
Your result has to stay under the limit for your plan. If your best day is too large a share of your total, you keep trading until your total grows enough to bring the percentage down.
Worked example
Over 5 days you make $900, $600, $500, $550 and $450. Your total profit is $3,000. Your best day is $900.
$900 ÷ $3,000 = 30%.
If your plan's limit is above 30%, you are inside it. Now imagine the same total with a $1,800 best day: $1,800 ÷ $3,000 = 60%, which would be over many limits.
What to do if you are over
If your best day is too big a share, you need more total profit. The amount needed is best day ÷ limit − current total.
Example: Your best day is $1,500 and your total is $2,500, so you are at 60%. With a 50% limit, you need a total of $1,500 ÷ 0.50 = $3,000. That means $500 more profit, spread over normal days.
Limits differ by plan and stage
Each BluSky plan sets its own consistency limit, and the limit can differ between the evaluation and the buffer stage. Always check the current number for your plan in the BluSky Help Center article on consistency before you start.
Planning a pass
- Spread profit over several days. A steady daily target makes consistency take care of itself.
- Trade the size you practiced. Doubling size to finish faster creates exactly the big day that pushes you over the limit, and it raises your drawdown risk.
- Use your daily limits. Your daily stop from lesson 12 protects the drawdown. A sensible daily profit target protects consistency.
- Track it as you go. Check your consistency at the end of each day so the final days hold no surprises.
A simple plan for a $3,000 goal
If you aim for about $500 to $600 on a good day, you need 5 or 6 good days to reach $3,000, with your best day well under any limit. Losing days will happen. Stick to the plan and let the total build.
Use the calculator
The BluSky consistency calculator does this math for you. Enter your daily results, pick your limit and it shows your percentage and how much more profit you need, if any.
Open the consistency calculator
Key takeaways
- Consistency = best day ÷ total profit, kept under the limit for your plan.
- A $900 best day out of $3,000 total profit is 30%.
- Spread profit over several days and trade the size you practiced.
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