MT5 vs cTrader: which Guardian do you need? (education)

The rules are the same on both platforms: daily loss, maximum loss (static or trailing), profit target, daily profit cap, position caps, stop-loss requirement and Friday close. The difference is the platform:

• cTrader: HoldoutPropGuardianBot (cBot). Buy here on Whop or on the cTrader Store: https://ctrader.com/products/5732

• - MetaTrader 5: Holdout Prop Guardian (Expert Advisor). On the MQL5 Market: https://www.mql5.com/en/market/product/201805

Neither version opens trades on a live chart; they only close positions and block new ones when your limit is reached. Each version runs only on its own platform, so check which terminal your prop firm gives you before buying.

Demo video (MT5 Strategy Tester, simulated): https://youtu.be/9f5w3GGh12M

Trading involves risk. Not financial advice.

Static vs trailing drawdown (education)

Static maximum loss: the floor is fixed from your starting balance. 100,000 account with 10% max loss means the floor stays at 90,000 no matter how much you make.

Trailing maximum loss: the floor moves up with your highest equity (or highest closed balance, depending on the firm). Reach 104,000 and a 10% trailing floor rises from 90,000 to 94,000. It usually never moves down.

Why it matters: with a trailing rule, giving back open profit can break the account even when you are still above the starting balance.

Check which version your firm uses and whether it trails equity or closed balance. Both Guardian versions support static and trailing modes.

Trading involves risk. Not financial advice.

Understanding daily-loss limits (education)

Most prop evaluations have a daily loss rule, but firms measure it differently:

• Base: balance at the daily reset, equity at the reset, or the higher of the two.

• - Reset time: usually the broker's server midnight, not your local midnight.

• - Open trades count: floating losses usually count toward the limit, not just closed trades.

Example: base 10,000 and a 5% daily limit gives a floor of 9,500 equity for that day. If equity touches 9,500, even for a moment, the rule is broken.

Practical habits: know your firm's exact wording, keep a buffer above the floor, and stop for the day before you reach it.

Our Guardian tools (MT5 and cTrader) enforce this automatically, but read your firm's rules first. Questions welcome below, no purchase needed.

Trading involves risk. Not financial advice.

Holdout Prop Guardian MT5 - Buy on MQL5

Using MetaTrader 5? The MT5 version of our account-protection utility is sold on the official MQL5 Market (purchase, 1-month rent and free Strategy Tester demo there):

https://www.mql5.com/en/market/product/201805

Using cTrader? HoldoutPropGuardianBot is available here on Whop and on the cTrader Store: https://ctrader.com/products/5732

Both enforce daily-loss, maximum-loss, profit-target and Friday-close rules. They never open trades. Trading involves risk.