# Max Profit / Day

It helps secure your daily gains and prevents overtrading during volatile market conditions.

* **0 = Disabled** (no daily profit cap)
* **Any positive value = Maximum profit allowed per day in account currency**

Once the profit target is reached, the EA will stop opening new trades until the next trading day.

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#### How It Works

1. SmartChoise continuously monitors your account’s **closed profit for the current day**.
2. When the total profit (including all charts using SmartChoise) reaches or exceeds your defined limit, all trading activity is paused.
3. No new positions will be opened until a new trading day begins (based on broker server time).
4. Open trades will still close normally if their TP or SL conditions are met — but no new trades will start.
5. Manual trades work as usual

*Example:* If you set **Max Profit / Day = 150**, and your trades today reach a total profit of **$152**, the EA will stop all new trading until tomorrow.
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#### Why You Might Use It

* ✅ **Protect daily gains:** Locks in profits and avoids giving them back during market reversals.
* ✅ **Prop firm safety:** Helps meet daily profit targets without violating drawdown rules.
* ✅ **Psychological comfort:** Reduces temptation to push trades after a successful day.
* ✅ **Consistent growth:** Encourages a “trade less, earn steady” approach.
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#### Why You Might NOT Use It

* ⚠️ **Missed opportunities:** If the market trends strongly after hitting your profit target, you could miss further gains.
* ⚠️ **Small accounts:** For accounts under $500, hitting small daily targets might trigger pauses too early, limiting growth.
* ⚠️ **Testing or optimization:** It may interfere with long backtests by cutting data short each day.
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#### Important Warnings

* The daily profit is calculated in **account currency**, not percentage. Adjust based on your balance size.
* Max Profit / Day is tracked **per EA instance / per chart** (by Magic Number). Hitting the profit limit on one chart will pause trading for **that EA instance only** — it does **not** automatically pause other charts running SmartChoise with different Magic Numbers.
* The feature only resets at **00:00 broker server time**.
* Avoid setting it too close to your broker’s minimum trade size or daily fluctuation range — small spikes may trigger early stops.
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#### Best Practice

* For **prop firm accounts**, set a limit slightly below the allowed daily drawdown (e.g., 80–90% of daily target).
* For **personal accounts**, set a realistic target based on your risk and strategy — usually between **0.5%–1.5% of balance per day**.
* Combine with [**Max Trades / Day**](/smartchoise-manual/options/daily-trade-limits/max-trades-day.md) for balanced exposure control.
* If you want a true account-wide stop, use the global [Hard Stop](/smartchoise-manual/options/account-protection/hard-stop-account-wide.md) settings (or run a single EA instance and manage trade distribution there). Always test the behavior on demo to confirm the interaction with your broker’s server time and magic-number setup.
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