Glossary / Prop firms
Scaling plan
Definition
The schedule that increases your allowed size as the account grows.
Why it matters
Scaling plans reward consistency, not single big days, so a journal that shows steady daily results is the fastest route through one.
Example
A typical plan allows 1 contract per $25,000 of balance: at $60,000 you may trade 2, and only at $75,000 does a third unlock.
How to track it in a journal
TradeStack calculates the core performance numbers — win rate, average win and loss, profit factor, expectancy, drawdown and consistency — automatically from imported trades, so scaling plan stops being something you estimate and becomes something you read.
Related terms
Trailing drawdown
A drawdown limit that moves upward as your account makes new highs.
Daily loss limit
The maximum you can lose in one trading day before the account is breached.
Profit target
The gain required to pass an evaluation phase.
Consistency rule
A requirement that no single day makes up more than a set share of total profit.
Keep reading
Trading journal guides
Expectancy, profit factor, drawdown, backtesting and the PDT rule.
Free trading calculators
Position size, risk-reward, expectancy and options profit.
Expectancy calculator
Expected profit per trade from your own numbers.
Broker CSV export guides
Step-by-step exports for Tradovate, NinjaTrader, IBKR and more.
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