Blue Guardian trading journal

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Choose the product when you add the account; the rules come with it, and the account page shows where you stand against each one, from your own trades.

Drawdown

The liquidation level, trailing or static as the firm sets it, and how far the account is from it.

Profit target

The profit since the start against the target, raised where the consistency rule says so.

Daily loss limit

Today's result, open positions included, against the limit, and what reaching it does.

Consistency rule

The best day's share of the profit, and the profit that still brings it under the limit.

News

No trades in the minutes around high-impact US releases (FOMC, NFP, CPI …), the trades in those windows, and the profit the firm removes or caps.

Payout rules

Winning days, the payout period, the minimum and maximum and the buffer: when the next payout is possible.

Contract limit

The most contracts the product allows, the tiers that raise them and the daily loss with the profit, and how a micro counts.

Profit split

Your share of a payout, counted in the account's costs and payouts.

The Firm rules card of a demo account

Account types

108 account types in 22 programmes, as the firm's pages state them.

Programme	Stage	Sizes	Drawdown	Daily loss	Consistency	Min. days	Split
1 Step Standard (challenge)	Evaluation	5K – 200K	$300 – $12,000trailing intraday	$200 – $8,000	–	–	–
Every size Account Target Drawdown Daily loss Contracts 5K $450 $300 $200 – 10K $900 $600 $400 – 25K $2,250 $1,500 $1,000 – 50K $4,500 $3,000 $2,000 – 100K $9,000 $6,000 $4,000 – 200K $18,000 $12,000 $8,000 –
1 Step Standard funded	Funded	5K – 200K	$300 – $12,000trailing intraday	$200 – $8,000	–	–	90%
Every size Account Target Drawdown Daily loss Contracts 5K – $300 $200 – 10K – $600 $400 – 25K – $1,500 $1,000 – 50K – $3,000 $2,000 – 100K – $6,000 $4,000 – 200K – $12,000 $8,000 –
2 Step Standard (phase 1)	Evaluation	5K – 200K	$400 – $16,000static	$200 – $8,000	–	–	–
Every size Account Target Drawdown Daily loss Contracts 5K $400 $400 $200 – 10K $800 $800 $400 – 25K $2,000 $2,000 $1,000 – 50K $4,000 $4,000 $2,000 – 100K $8,000 $8,000 $4,000 – 200K $16,000 $16,000 $8,000 –
2 Step Standard (phase 2)	Evaluation	5K – 200K	$400 – $16,000static	$200 – $8,000	–	–	–
Every size Account Target Drawdown Daily loss Contracts 5K $200 $400 $200 – 10K $400 $800 $400 – 25K $1,000 $2,000 $1,000 – 50K $2,000 $4,000 $2,000 – 100K $4,000 $8,000 $4,000 – 200K $8,000 $16,000 $8,000 –
2 Step Standard funded	Funded	5K – 200K	$400 – $16,000static	$200 – $8,000	–	–	90%
Every size Account Target Drawdown Daily loss Contracts 5K – $400 $200 – 10K – $800 $400 – 25K – $2,000 $1,000 – 50K – $4,000 $2,000 – 100K – $8,000 $4,000 – 200K – $16,000 $8,000 –
1 Step Nano (challenge)	Evaluation	5K – 200K	$300 – $12,000trailing intraday	$200 – $8,000	50%	–	–
Every size Account Target Drawdown Daily loss Contracts 5K $500 $300 $200 – 10K $1,000 $600 $400 – 25K $2,500 $1,500 $1,000 – 50K $5,000 $3,000 $2,000 – 100K $10,000 $6,000 $4,000 – 200K $20,000 $12,000 $8,000 –
1 Step Nano funded	Funded	5K – 200K	$300 – $12,000trailing intraday	$200 – $8,000	50%	–	100%
Every size Account Target Drawdown Daily loss Contracts 5K – $300 $200 – 10K – $600 $400 – 25K – $1,500 $1,000 – 50K – $3,000 $2,000 – 100K – $6,000 $4,000 – 200K – $12,000 $8,000 –
2 Step Nano (phase 1)	Evaluation	25K – 200K	$2,500 – $20,000static	$750 – $6,000	–	–	–
Every size Account Target Drawdown Daily loss Contracts 25K $2,000 $2,500 $750 – 50K $4,000 $5,000 $1,500 – 100K $8,000 $10,000 $3,000 – 200K $16,000 $20,000 $6,000 –
2 Step Nano (phase 2)	Evaluation	25K – 200K	$2,500 – $20,000static	$750 – $6,000	–	–	–
Every size Account Target Drawdown Daily loss Contracts 25K $1,250 $2,500 $750 – 50K $2,500 $5,000 $1,500 – 100K $5,000 $10,000 $3,000 – 200K $10,000 $20,000 $6,000 –
2 Step Nano funded	Funded	25K – 200K	$2,500 – $20,000static	$750 – $6,000	50%	–	100%
Every size Account Target Drawdown Daily loss Contracts 25K – $2,500 $750 – 50K – $5,000 $1,500 – 100K – $10,000 $3,000 – 200K – $20,000 $6,000 –
Instant	Funded	5K – 400K	$300 – $24,000trailing intraday	$150 – $12,000	–	–	90%
Every size Account Target Drawdown Daily loss Contracts 5K – $300 $150 – 10K – $600 $300 – 25K – $1,500 $750 – 50K – $3,000 $1,500 – 100K – $6,000 $3,000 – 200K – $12,000 $6,000 – 400K – $24,000 $12,000 –
Instant Starter	Funded	5K	$250trailing intraday	$150	–	–	90%
Every size Account Target Drawdown Daily loss Contracts 5K – $250 $150 –
Fast Track	Funded	5K – 200K	$500 – $20,000static	$200 – $8,000	–	–	85%
Every size Account Target Drawdown Daily loss Contracts 5K – $500 $200 – 10K – $1,000 $400 – 25K – $2,500 $1,000 – 50K – $5,000 $2,000 – 100K – $10,000 $4,000 – 200K – $20,000 $8,000 –
Buy Now Pay Later (challenge)	Evaluation	5K – 200K	$400 – $16,000static	$200 – $8,000	–	–	–
Every size Account Target Drawdown Daily loss Contracts 5K $200 $400 $200 – 10K $400 $800 $400 – 25K $1,000 $2,000 $1,000 – 50K $2,000 $4,000 $2,000 – 100K $4,000 $8,000 $4,000 – 200K $8,000 $16,000 $8,000 –
Buy Now Pay Later funded	Funded	5K – 200K	$400 – $16,000static	$200 – $8,000	–	–	80%
Every size Account Target Drawdown Daily loss Contracts 5K – $400 $200 – 10K – $800 $400 – 25K – $2,000 $1,000 – 50K – $4,000 $2,000 – 100K – $8,000 $4,000 – 200K – $16,000 $8,000 –
Futures Standard evaluation	Evaluation	25K – 150K	$1,000 – $5,000trailing end of day	$1,000 – $3,000	–	–	–
Every size Account Target Drawdown Daily loss Contracts 25K $1,500 $1,000 – 1 50K $3,000 $2,000 $1,000 4 100K $6,000 $3,500 $2,000 8 150K $9,000 $5,000 $3,000 12
Futures Standard funded	Funded	25K – 150K	$1,000 – $5,000trailing end of day	$1,000 – $3,000	40%	–	90%
Every size Account Target Drawdown Daily loss Contracts 25K – $1,000 – 1 50K – $2,000 $1,000 4 100K – $3,500 $2,000 8 150K – $5,000 $3,000 12
Futures Express evaluation	Evaluation	25K – 150K	$1,000 – $4,500trailing end of day	$1,000 – $2,250	40%	–	–
Every size Account Target Drawdown Daily loss Contracts 25K $1,500 $1,000 – 1 50K $3,000 $2,000 $1,000 4 100K $6,000 $3,000 $1,500 8 150K $9,000 $4,500 $2,250 12
Futures Express funded	Funded	25K – 150K	$1,000 – $3,500trailing end of day	$500 – $1,750	–	–	90%
Every size Account Target Drawdown Daily loss Contracts 25K – $1,000 $500 1 50K – $2,000 $1,000 4 100K – $2,500 $1,250 8 150K – $3,500 $1,750 12
Futures Reserve evaluation	Evaluation	25K – 150K	$1,000 – $4,500trailing end of day	–	40%	–	–
Every size Account Target Drawdown Daily loss Contracts 25K $1,500 $1,000 – 2 50K $3,000 $2,000 – 4 100K $6,000 $3,000 – 8 150K $9,000 $4,500 – 12
Futures Reserve funded	Funded	25K – 150K	$1,000 – $4,500trailing end of day	–	–	–	90%
Every size Account Target Drawdown Daily loss Contracts 25K – $1,000 – 2 50K – $2,000 – 4 100K – $3,000 – 8 150K – $4,500 – 12
Futures Direct	Funded	25K – 150K	$1,500 – $4,500trailing end of day	$1,000 – $3,000	20%	–	90%
Every size Account Target Drawdown Daily loss Contracts 25K – $1,500 $1,000 1 50K – $2,000 $1,250 4 100K – $3,500 $2,500 8 150K – $4,500 $3,000 12

The firm's rules as read on its pages on October 27, 2026. Sources: Forex plans · Futures plans · Buy Now Pay Later · Help centre. Something out of date? Write to support@takejournal.com and we correct it.

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