This article covers evaluation resets: what a breach is, how it fails an evaluation, and how resetting restarts it. It applies to the standard evaluation tracks (Sapphire, Flex, Gold) and, separately, to Express to Live evaluations and buffers (Ruby-X, Platinum-X). A reset restarts an evaluation at the same size with metrics cleared; it is a one-time payment, not a subscription.
What Counts as a Breach (Standard Tracks)
A breach fails that evaluation. How a breach is triggered depends on the drawdown type, which is set by track.
Track (eval) | Drawdown type | Breach trigger |
Sapphire | End-of-day (EOD) trailing | Only when the CLOSING balance is below the threshold. Checked once per day at session close, never intraday. |
Flex | End-of-day (EOD) trailing | Only when the CLOSING balance is below the threshold. Checked once per day at session close, never intraday. |
Gold | Static floor | The moment the balance touches the floor, intraday or at close. The floor is fixed and never trails. |
Note on EOD trailing (Sapphire, Flex): the threshold trails up with your highest close and LOCKS once it reaches the starting balance, after which it never moves. An intraday dip below the level is not a breach on these tracks; only the closing balance matters.
Separate breach cause (all standard tracks): 14 days with no trading breaches the evaluation. A trading day = a day with at least one trade. There is otherwise no time limit on the evaluation.
What Is a Reset?
A reset restarts your evaluation at the same account size. Your metrics clear and you begin fresh, as if starting a new evaluation.
Available on | Every standard evaluation track: Sapphire, Flex, Gold. Express to Live evaluations and buffers are also resettable (see below). |
Account size after reset | Unchanged. Same size as the failed evaluation. |
Metrics | Cleared. The evaluation starts fresh from the beginning. |
Reset limit | None. Reset the same account as many times as needed. |
Payment | One-time payment, not a subscription. |
Batch offer | If you breach more than one account, reset five accounts for the price of four. |
Express to Live Breaches Are Also Resettable
Express to Live (brand names Ruby-X and Platinum-X; program name always "Express to Live") is a separate program. A breach during the SIMULATED evaluation or the SIMULATED buffer closes that account and is resettable, the same way a standard evaluation breach is. Its breach triggers differ from the standard tracks.
Express track | Drawdown type | Breach trigger |
Ruby-X | EOD trailing that NEVER locks at breakeven | Closing balance below the trailing threshold. Unlike standard Sapphire/Flex, the threshold never locks at the starting balance. |
Platinum-X | Static floor | The moment the balance touches the floor, intraday or at close. |
Express size is your drawdown / risk budget ($1,000, $1,500, $2,000, or $3,000), not a balance. A breach on the real Express LIVE account is not covered here; only the simulated evaluation and buffer are resettable. Full Express to Live detail: Express to Live (Ruby-X and Platinum-X).
Do Not Conflate: Standard vs Express to Live
Dimension | Standard tracks | Express to Live |
EOD floor behavior | Sapphire/Flex EOD trailing LOCKS at the starting balance | Ruby-X EOD trailing NEVER locks at breakeven |
Static floor | Gold static floor | Platinum-X static floor |
Size meaning | Account balance, $25K to $200K | Drawdown / risk budget, $1,000 to $3,000 |
What can be reset here | Failed evaluation (Sapphire/Flex/Gold) | Breach in the simulated evaluation OR the simulated buffer |
Live-capital status | Funded stage (Ruby/Flex Funded/Platinum) is SIMULATED; Diamond live is a separate coming-soon stage | Evaluation and buffer are SIMULATED; the Express LIVE account is real live capital, available now |
How to Purchase a Reset
Log into your dashboard, select the failed account, and choose the reset option on the account page. This applies to both standard evaluations and Express to Live evaluations and buffers.
See current reset pricing at onyx-futures.com.