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title: "Can profitable trades offset a previous breach?"
description: "Can profitable trades offset a previous breach? No. Once a hard breach has occurred, a later market recovery does not undo it."
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Drawdown & risk

# Can profitable trades offset a previous breach?

No. Once a hard breach has occurred, a later market recovery does not undo it.

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## The full answer

No. Once a hard breach has occurred, a later market recovery does not undo it.

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## Explained in full

- [Maximum Drawdown Rules](https://getfundednow.com/rules/max-drawdown) - The rule, explained - Maximum drawdown is 5% on Instant and 8% on 1 Step and 2 Step - $5,000 or $8,000 on a $100,000 simulated account, measured on equity.

## Terms used in this answer

[Hard breach](https://getfundednow.com/glossary/hard-breach) · [Breach](https://getfundednow.com/glossary/breach)

## Related questions

- [What happens if the account touches the Maximum Drawdown level?](https://getfundednow.com/faq/what-happens-if-i-touch-max-drawdown) - Drawdown & risk - If your account reaches or exceeds the defined hard breach limit according to the program's calculation method, the account can be breached.
- [Do I need to use a stop loss?](https://getfundednow.com/faq/do-i-need-to-use-a-stop-loss) - Drawdown & risk - Your requirement to use a stop loss depends on the rules attached to your specific program/account.
- [What happens if a compulsory stop loss is missing?](https://getfundednow.com/faq/missing-compulsory-stop-loss) - Drawdown & risk - Where the account requires stop losses, placing a trade without one may result in action being taken against the position or account according to the current trading rules.
- [Can I move my stop loss?](https://getfundednow.com/faq/can-i-move-my-stop-loss) - Drawdown & risk - Yes, provided doing so does not violate your account rules or cause the account to exceed any risk limit.

## More answers on maximum drawdown rules

- [What is Maximum Drawdown?](https://getfundednow.com/faq/what-is-maximum-drawdown) - Maximum Drawdown is the total amount your account is permitted to decline before the account is breached.
- [Can open positions cause a Maximum Drawdown breach?](https://getfundednow.com/faq/can-open-positions-breach-max-drawdown) - Yes. Account equity matters when monitoring trading risk.
- [Does a new day mean yesterday's losses disappear from my overall drawdown?](https://getfundednow.com/faq/does-a-new-day-clear-my-overall-drawdown) - No. The Daily Loss Limit and Maximum Drawdown are separate rules - the daily calculation resets while your overall drawdown position does not.

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