Atmos Funded 2-Step Plus $5,000 Challenge Review – Rules, Drawdown & Scaling | PropTradingArea
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Atmos Funded

2-Step Plus

2-Step Challenge Static Drawdown
Account Size $5,000
Price $28 $24 Save $4

Targets & Drawdowns

Profit Target Step 1 6.0%
Profit Target Step 2 6.0%
Daily Drawdown 3.0%
Max Drawdown 6.0%
Drawdown Type Static

Rules

Time Limit Unlimited
Profit Split 80%
Payout Frequency Bi-weekly
Min Trading Days 3 days

Additional Rules

Two-phase evaluation: Traders must reach a 6% profit target in both Phase 1 (Evaluation) and Phase 2 (Verification), with no time limit. On a $5,000 account, this means generating $300 in Phase 1 and $300 in Phase 2 in closed profits while respecting all risk rules throughout each phase.
Minimum profitable days: At least 3 profitable trading days are required in each phase and per payout cycle in the funded stage. A day qualifies as profitable when closed trades generate at least 0.5% of the initial account balance, meaning at least $25 profit per qualifying day on a $5,000 account.
Daily loss limit of 3% static: On a $5,000 account, the maximum daily loss is $150. The daily limit is calculated based on the highest value between account balance and equity, providing a tighter daily boundary than the Standard model.
Maximum drawdown of 6% static: The total loss limit is fixed at 6% of the initial account balance. On a $5,000 account, the absolute floor is $4,700. Both limits are static and do not trail equity, meaning profits made during the challenge do not tighten the risk parameters.
No time limit: Traders can take as long as needed to complete both phases without any deadline pressure.
Leverage: 1:50 for Forex, 1:15 for Metals and Energies, 1:10 for Indices, and 1:2 for Crypto.
Profit split: 80% by default, with a 90% split available as an add-on at checkout.
Payout frequency: Bi-weekly (every 14 days) in the funded stage, with a minimum withdrawal of $100.
News trading in challenge: Permitted without restrictions during both evaluation phases.
News trading in funded stage: Opening or closing trades within 2 minutes before or after a high-impact news event is not permitted. Profits from such trades are removed, no breach triggered.
EAs and scalping permitted: Expert Advisors, manual scalping, swing trading, and intraday strategies allowed. HFT, latency arbitrage, tick scalping, and all-in sizing prohibited.
Weekend and overnight holding: Permitted with no restrictions.
Copy trading: Only between own Atmos Funded accounts.
No consistency rule: The 2-Step Plus does not impose any single-day profit cap during evaluation or funded stage.
Inactivity rule: 90 consecutive days of no trading results in automatic account closure.
Tighter drawdown than Standard: The Plus model operates with a 6% max DD and 3% daily DD compared to the Standard's 10% and 5%. This means traders have significantly less total buffer, but also face lower profit targets. The trade-off rewards disciplined, low-risk traders but punishes volatility more harshly.
Equal targets across both phases: Unlike the Standard where Phase 2 is half of Phase 1, the Plus model requires the same 6% in both phases. Phase 2 is not easier than Phase 1 — a trader who generates $300 in Phase 1 must generate another $300 in Phase 2, within the same 6% total drawdown that may already be partially consumed.
3% daily limit is very tight on $5,000: With only $150 of daily risk, a small adverse trade can consume a disproportionate share of the daily allowance on a $5,000 account. Lot sizing must be kept extremely conservative to avoid triggering the daily cap in a single session.

Scaling Plan

Performance-based account growth: Traders who demonstrate consistent performance can increase their account allocation by 25% every four months, allowing progressive access to larger capital without a new challenge requirement.
VIP rewards program: After 4 months of funded trading and 4 successful withdrawals with an average monthly profit of at least 4%, traders unlock a free challenge replacement, higher capital allocation, and a 90% profit split.
Maximum capital allocation: Through performance-based growth, traders can reach a maximum total allocation of $400,000.
Consistent rules throughout growth: All trading rules and risk parameters remain unchanged as the account grows. Only the dollar amounts increase proportionally.
Profit split progression: The default 80% split increases to 90% through the VIP rewards program after sustained consistent performance.

Features

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