US30 Quantitative Playbook Updated 2026-10-17 Verified Against Venasri MT5 Engine

US30 Prop Firm Risk Plan: Exact Lot Caps for FTMO, FundingPips & The5ers Challenges

Direct Technical Answer

US30 lot size for a $100K prop firm account is 10.00 CFD lots at a 100-point stop when 1.00 lot is $1 per Dow point. Formula: lots = 1000 / (stop points × 1). Use 5.00 lots at 0.50% so a UNH or GS gap cannot spend the day. YM at $5/point makes 10 contracts $5,000.

Dow sizing looks simple at $1 per point, then a price-weighted component gap yanks 150 points before the cash tape looks technical. 10.00 lots at 100 points is the 1% line on a CFD. 10 YM contracts at $5 per point is the entire daily limit. Confirm the spec, then wait until 9:45 ET so the opening range can exist.

US30 Pip / Tick Value $1.00 per 1 (1.0 Lot)

Average Daily Range 320 to 600 index points

Intraday Stop Benchmark 80 to 140 index points

$100K 1% Risk Reference 10.00 lots

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Balance-Anchored Daily Breach Floor $95,000.00 FTMO / FundedNext / E8 day-start balance basis

Equity-Anchored Rollover Breach Floor $96,900.00 FundingPips / The5ers / Alpha Capital higher-of-equity basis

Venasri Pre-Breach Equity Guard Cut-Off $97,650.00 Auto-flattens MT5 0.75% before firm liquidation

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Three Dow contracts, three dollar risks

CFD at $1 per point: 100-point stop is $100 per lot, 1000 / 100 = 10.00 lots. YM at $5 per point: $1,000 is 2.00 contracts at 100 points. MYM at $0.50: $1,000 is 20 micros. Writing "10 lots" without the spec is how a funded account buys a 5% hit by accident.

Typical spreads are 1.2 to 2.5 points. Daily ATR is 320 to 600 points. Intraday stops belong at 80 to 140 points. A 40-point scalp on 25 CFD lots is inside the 9:30 ET bell and inside a CAT or GS pre-market gap.

Price-weighted gaps need a 0.50% default

A 5% floor is $5,000. At $1 per point, 10.00 lots need 500 points to end the day, which is inside a large Dow ATR. A single UNH gap can travel 150 to 250 points before you can edit the ticket. 5.00 lots at 100 points is $500 clean, $1,000 if the gap fills 200 points away.

If you start free on Venasri, read the pre-market component tape before you size. Set Venasri Equity Guard to flatten near 3.5% so a second component print cannot spend the last 1.5%.

NAS100 plus US30 is still one US book

The Dow and Nasdaq share equity beta even when the sector story differs. A full 7-lot NAS100 ticket plus a full 5-lot Dow ticket is one morning of US risk. Split $500 or pick the index that already finished its opening range.

US500 is the third sibling. Correlation Guard should cap the stack. Mega-cap earnings that hit MSFT move both the Dow (price weight) and Nasdaq (tech weight). Two tickets do not hedge that.

Size from 42500 after 9:45 ET

Measure the stop beyond 42000, 42500, or 43000 plus the opening range. If that is 130 points on a $1 CFD, 0.50% is 3.85 lots. Do not cut to 60 points to keep 10 lots. The bell will take 60.

Confirm 13:30 to 16:00 UTC, spread under 2.5 points, and no 12:30 UTC CPI on the AI Pre-Trade Checklist. Dow lots look round and friendly. They are friendly only after the spec is $1 and the opening range has printed.

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Frequently Asked Questions: US30 Prop Firm Risk Plan: Exact Lot Caps for FTMO, FundingPips & The5ers Challenges

What US30 lot size should a $100,000 prop account use?

10.00 CFD lots at a 100-point stop when the spec is $1 per point. Evaluations should use 5.00 lots. On YM ($5/pt) that same $1,000 is 2.00 contracts, not 10.

Why is 10 YM contracts a daily-limit error?

YM is $5 per point. 10 contracts × 100 points × $5 = $5,000, which is a 5% hit on $100,000 if the stop fills. The CFD 10-lot figure does not transfer.

How should I size around Dow component earnings?

Cut to 3 to 5 CFD lots or stay flat. UNH, GS, MSFT, and CAT can gap 150-plus index points. A 100-point stop is not a plan for a 4% name gap.

Can I run US30 and NAS100 at the same 0.50%?

Only if you accept about 1.00% combined US equity risk. Prefer one index per session or split a single $500 budget across both.