+$9,184
3-yr net (sim)
1.43
profit factor
34.5%
win rate
−$3,536
max drawdown
220
trades
The sizing rule
Identical cushion-fraction rule as Master Flex, applied to the Fast book — plus the live-eval taper.
- Cushioncushion = balance − trailing DD floor. The floor = min(peak closed balance − max DD, start balance) — it trails up while below the start balance, then locks.
- Risk per traderisk $ = fraction × cushion. Conservative 0.05, standard 0.10, aggressive 0.15.
- CapsAccount preset A: $1,250 trailing DD, 20-micro cap. Preset B: $4,500 trailing DD, 15-ES cap. Size never exceeds the cap regardless of cushion.
- Everything elseEntries, stops, exits, session, grade filter and the daily −2R stop are inherited unchanged from the parent method.
- Live-eval taperNear the eval target, risk only what is still needed: contracts = min(size($800), ceil(needed ÷ (1.9 × risk-per-contract))). A +2R win still finishes the eval; a loss costs less; overshoot median falls $285 → $76.
- DesperadoIf remaining room is under $800, size at the full 20-micro cap — when a reset costs $90, a wounded account's downside is already fixed, so the upside is free.
All six presets
| account preset | profile | fraction | 3-yr net | PF | max DD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A · $1,250 trail DD · 20-micro cap | cons | 0.05 | +$3,210 | 1.56 | −$569 |
| A · $1,250 trail DD · 20-micro cap | std ★ | 0.10 | +$9,184 | 1.43 | −$3,536 |
| A · $1,250 trail DD · 20-micro cap | aggr | 0.15 | +$18,409 | 1.51 | −$4,225 |
| B · $4,500 trail DD · 15-ES cap | cons | 0.05 | +$19,984 | 1.56 | −$3,819 |
| B · $4,500 trail DD · 15-ES cap | std | 0.10 | +$42,302 | 1.44 | −$18,538 |
| B · $4,500 trail DD · 15-ES cap | aggr | 0.15 | +$39,027 | 1.32 | −$24,198 |
★ = the book charted above. Same Fast trade sequence in every row — only per-trade size changes.
How to use it
- When: automated PRO-eval campaigns. This is the config wired into TradingView → PickMyTrade → Tradovate (LucidPro pipeline); the Pine's LIVE EVAL MODE toggle enables the taper and desperado rules.
- Why flex here: an eval account's whole life is spent near the floor — exactly where cushion-sizing beats fixed-$. With taper enabled the stored sims reached 100% pass with median 5 trading days on 2026 starts (32/66/86/100 by year).
- Parity discipline: before any live parity run, toggle liveMode and the webhook OFF; recreate the TV alert after any sizing-input edit — alerts freeze inputs at creation time.
- What to distrust: the dollar paths above are one idealized in-sample path. The pass-rate sims are the decision-grade number, not the 3-yr net.