Days to Pass

On average, how many calendar days it takes you to clear an evaluation, from activation to pass. Falling over time means you're sharpening up.

Days to pass is how long your prop challenges take from the day you start trading them to the day Limbix marks them passed. Limbix averages your last eight timed passes, in calendar days, and adds a trend once three are in. A falling number means you are clearing evaluations faster than you used to.

How it's calculated#

$$\text{Days to pass} = \frac{1}{n}\sum_{i=1}^{n}\left(\text{Closed}_i - \text{Started}_i\right),\quad n \le 8$$

Started

The account's Started trading date.

Closed

The date Limbix marked the account passed.

n

Your most recent passed accounts that have both dates, up to eight.

Each challenge's duration is counted in calendar days, weekends included, not in trading days as the tooltip above puts it. A challenge passed on the day it started counts as less than one day.

Only accounts with status Passed and both dates count. An account with no Started trading date can't be timed, so it is left out. Failed and breached challenges never count: this measures how long a pass takes, not how long a challenge lasts.

The trend fits a straight line through those passes in order, oldest first. Its slope is the change in days per attempt.

Fewer days is better, so an improving trend points down.

Worked example#

Your last four passed challenges took, oldest to newest: 21, 18, 16 and 12 days.

1. Average: (21 + 18 + 16 + 12) ÷ 4 = 67 ÷ 4 = 16.75, shown as 16.8 days.
2. Trend: the best-fit line through 21, 18, 16, 12 falls by 2.9 days per attempt. That is below −0.5, so the trend is Improving.
3. The Time to pass cell reads "↓ 16.8 days", with "improving · −2.9 days per attempt" under it.

With only two of those passes on record, the cell would read "—" and "Need 3 passes · have 2".

When it shows "—"#

How many days to pass is good?#

Limbix sets no bands. A good number depends on the firm's rules: minimum trading days, time limits and the size of the target all set the floor and the ceiling.

The trend is what to watch. Falling days to pass means the same targets are taking you less time. Rising days can mean you are trading more carefully, or taking on bigger targets. Read it with pass rate: faster passes with a falling pass rate is not progress.

How to improve it#

Days to pass is a result, not a goal. Chasing speed usually means trading bigger, and bigger size eats your buffer. The useful work is making the number accurate and reading it with risk.

1. Enter the Started trading date on every account. Without it, the pass can't be timed. See adding an account.
2. Import or add trades promptly. Limbix marks an account passed when it processes the trade that reached the target. A late import can make a pass look longer. See binding trades to an account.
3. Watch your pace on active accounts. Equity vs target shows how far each open challenge has come, and the Equity tab projects an ETA from your average day.
4. Check your buffer before you press. If you try to pass faster, your buffer-to-loss ratio tells you what that is costing in room.

Where you'll see it#

• ROI tab (/prop/roi): the Time to pass cell in the trajectory row, beside Current streak, Longest streak and Recovery after fail. See ROI in the Prop Hub guide.

Frequently asked questions#

How long does it take to pass a prop firm challenge?#

It depends on the firm's rules and on you, and Limbix quotes no industry figure. What Limbix shows is your own number: the average calendar days between starting and passing, over your last eight passes. Your firm's minimum trading days sets the floor. The time limit, if there is one, sets the ceiling.

Does days to pass count trading days or calendar days?#

Calendar days. Limbix counts every day from the Started trading date to the day the account was marked passed, weekends and days you didn't trade included. That makes challenges comparable whatever your trading schedule. Your firm's minimum trading days rule is counted separately, as distinct days with trades, when Limbix decides whether an account has passed.

Why does my time to pass say "Need 3 dated passes"?#

Some of your passed accounts have no Started trading date, so Limbix can't time them. The cell shows how many timed passes you have out of all your passes. Open each passed account, add the date you started trading it, and the cell fills in once three passes have both dates.

Why doesn't my failed challenge count?#

Days to pass measures how long a pass takes. A failed or breached challenge ended without a pass, so it has no time-to-pass to add. Including it would mix two different questions. The same row on the ROI tab shows Recovery after fail: the days from a failed challenge to your next purchase.