Static drawdown measures from your starting balance and never moves. Trailing drawdown follows your highest point, so profit raises the floor underneath you. Same headline percentage, different rule — and on a trailing account a winning week can leave you with less room than you started with.
The question
Does my floor move when I make money?
Static
Floor fixed at starting balance minus the limit
Trailing
Floor follows the account's high-water mark
Vink models
Static, measured from the starting balance
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