The short answer: you track your futures trading in two places. The Upcomers X platform shows your live positions, working orders, trade history, and account bar (Balance, Equity, and P&L) in real time while you trade. Your Upcomers dashboard shows the bigger picture: your progress toward the profit target, your drawdown status, your account phase, and your payouts.
Rule of thumb: watch Upcomers X while a trade is open, check the dashboard to see how you are doing against the account rules and how close you are to a payout.
Two places, two jobs
Your Upcomers dashboard and the Upcomers X platform are separate logins that do separate jobs.
Upcomers X is the trading platform. It is where every position, order, fill, and live P&L number lives. Use it in the moment: to place trades, to watch what is open, and to see your equity move tick by tick.
The Upcomers dashboard is where you bought and manage your account. Use it for the scorecard: how much profit you have made toward the 6% target, how much drawdown room you have left, whether you are still in the evaluation or funded phase, and the status of any payout you have requested.
The two do not always update at the same instant. Upcomers X is real time. The dashboard reads your account data and can lag a moment behind the platform, so when a number matters right now (your live equity, your open P&L), trust Upcomers X.
In Upcomers X: your account bar
The account bar runs across the top of Upcomers X and shows your live account metrics. These are the numbers that decide whether you are inside or outside your account rules.
Balance: your closed, settled account value. It only moves when a trade is closed.
Equity: Balance plus the P&L of every open position. This is the number your drawdown is measured against, so watch Equity, not just Balance.
P&L (open): the combined unrealized profit or loss of your open positions right now.
Used Margin: the margin the exchange is holding for your open positions.
Free Margin: equity you have left to open new positions.
Margin Level: equity as a percentage of used margin.
Balance, Equity, P&L, and the margin figures are always shown in the account bar, so you can read your live account state at a glance.
Why Equity is the one to watch: your trailing drawdown (Dynamic Risk Shield™) and your daily drawdown are both measured on equity, which includes open P&L. A trade that is deep in the red pulls your equity down even before you close it, so a position can put you over a drawdown limit while it is still open. See the drawdown articles for how each limit is calculated.
In Upcomers X: positions and orders
Two panels track your live activity, usually docked below the chart.
Positions panel: every open trade you hold right now. Each row shows the symbol, side (long or short), quantity in contracts, fill (entry) price, current price, any attached stop loss and take profit, used margin, and live P&L. This is where you monitor and close trades. A close button sits on each row, and a close-all button flattens everything at once.
Orders panel: your working (pending) orders that have not filled yet, such as limit and stop orders resting in the market. Each row shows the symbol, order type, side, quantity, and price. You can modify or cancel a working order straight from this panel, and a cancel-all button clears them together.
Remember Upcomers X sizes everything in contracts, not lots. A quantity of 1 is one contract of that instrument (one ES, one MES, one GC).
In Upcomers X: trade history and statements
Once a position closes, it moves out of the Positions panel and into your history. Upcomers X keeps a full record you can review and export.
Order history: every order you placed, including filled, cancelled, and rejected ones, with timestamps.
Trade (fill) history: your executed fills, with entry and exit prices and the realized P&L on each closed trade.
Account statement: a period summary of your closed P&L, fees, and cash movements.
Upcomers X also includes a performance summary of your closed trades (win rate, average win and loss, and similar stats), and you can filter your history by date and export it to CSV for your own records.
Tip: your closed-trade history is the record that matters for the Best Day Rule. That rule looks at your single best trading day as a share of your total profit at payout time, so knowing your per-day results in advance tells you whether you are on track. See the Best Day Rule article for the exact thresholds.
In the Upcomers dashboard: account overview
Your dashboard is the scorecard for the account rules. Log in at https://futures.upcomers.com/ to see it. Here is what it shows.
Account and phase: Thunderbolt and Horizon have evaluation and funded phases. Vanguard and Apex are Instant Funding, so they begin funded once their onboarding requirements are complete. Always check the program, variant, and current phase shown for the account.
Balance and equity: your current account value, mirrored from the platform. Treat Upcomers X as the live source and the dashboard as the summary.
Login and credentials: your Upcomers X login details (username and password) live in the dashboard, alongside the copy in your welcome email. You can reset your credentials from the dashboard, or ask our support team if you need a hand. Upcomers X itself logs you in with username and password only.
In the dashboard: progress toward your target
Thunderbolt Classic and Horizon Classic evaluations both have a 6% profit target. Horizon also requires 2 qualifying days. The dashboard tracks target progress and the rules for your current phase.
Example on a $50,000 evaluation: A 6% target is $3,000. If your closed profit is $1,800, you have reached 60% of the target. Vanguard and Apex have no evaluation target; their progress is about funded payout eligibility.
The dashboard also tracks qualifying days. Where a qualifying-day rule applies, the day must close with at least 0.5% profit on initial account balance ($250 on a $50,000 account). Funded counts reset after a completed payout. Thunderbolt Classic accounts purchased before October 29, 2026 retain their earlier terms: no funded minimum days and a 20% Best Day Rule.
Program | Evaluation target | Evaluation days | Funded days before each payout |
Thunderbolt Classic | 6% ($3,000 on $50K) | Can pass in one trading day | 3 qualifying days for current purchases |
Horizon Classic | 6% ($3,000 on $50K) | 2 qualifying days | 5 qualifying days |
Vanguard | No evaluation | None | None; 6% segment profit is required |
Apex | No evaluation | None | 5 qualifying days |
In the dashboard: drawdown status
This is the section that keeps you from breaching. It shows how much room you have left before each limit.
Trailing drawdown: Thunderbolt, Horizon, Vanguard, and Apex use End-of-Day floors based on completed-day closing highs. Open profit does not lift that high during the session. Thunderbolt, Horizon, and Vanguard lock when the floor reaches the initial balance; Apex keeps trailing without locking. Your live equity must remain above the current floor.
Daily drawdown: your loss limit for the day, which resets at 5:00 PM ET (the futures clock, not midnight UTC).
Max trade loss: the most any single open trade can be down. Crossing it is an automatic hard breach.
Here are the limits across the two futures products, with the dollar figure on a $50,000 account:
Funded limit on $50K | Thunderbolt Classic | Horizon | Vanguard | Apex |
Initial EOD drawdown distance | 4% ($2,000) | 4% ($2,000) | 4% ($2,000) | 3% ($1,500) |
Daily drawdown | 2% ($1,000) | 2% ($1,000) | 2.5% ($1,250) | 2% ($1,000) |
Maximum single-trade loss | 1.5% ($750) | 1.5% ($750) | 1.5% ($750) | 1.5% ($750) |
The dashboard shows these as your current levels and how far you are from them. Because they are all checked against equity, your distance to them can change while a trade is open. For the live figure in the moment, cross-check the Equity number in the Upcomers X account bar. See the drawdown, Dynamic Risk Shield™, and max trade loss articles for the full calculations.
In the dashboard: payouts
Use the Dashboard to request a payout and track its status. Current Thunderbolt Classic needs 1% segment profit, 3 qualifying days, and a 35% Best Day Rule. Horizon needs 3% segment profit and 5 qualifying days, with no Best Day Rule. Vanguard needs 6% segment profit and a 20% Best Day Rule, with no minimum days. Apex needs 1% segment profit and 5 qualifying days, with no Best Day Rule. All positions must be closed and the remaining payout requirements must be met. See Futures payout conditions.
After you request, the dashboard shows the payout moving through its stages (requested, in review, approved, paid) and your payout history. The amount you can take per payout is capped by your account size and rises with each approved payout. See the futures payout structure and payout conditions articles for the caps, the fees, and the full step by step.
Which number is right when they disagree?
Sometimes Upcomers X and the dashboard show slightly different figures for a moment. That is normal and it is almost always timing.
Live equity or open P&L: trust Upcomers X. It updates every tick.
Progress toward target, drawdown status, phase, and payouts: use the dashboard. It applies the account rules to your results.
If a difference does not resolve after a refresh, or a closed trade is missing from your history, start a chat with our support team from this help center and we will check it.
Common questions
Where do I see my live profit and loss?
In Upcomers X. Open P&L is in the account bar and on each row of the Positions panel. Closed P&L is in your trade history and reflected in your Balance.
Where do I see how close I am to passing?
In your Upcomers Dashboard. Thunderbolt Classic and Horizon Classic show progress toward the 6% evaluation target. Vanguard and Apex have no evaluation target; check their funded payout requirements instead.
Where do I see how much drawdown room I have left?
The dashboard shows your drawdown status against each limit. For the live equity figure in the moment, read the Equity value in the Upcomers X account bar, since drawdown is measured on equity.
Can I export my trade history?
Yes. Upcomers X lets you export your order and trade history to CSV from the history tabs.
My dashboard balance does not match Upcomers X. Which is correct?
Upcomers X is the live source. The dashboard summarizes your account and can lag by a short interval. If they still disagree after a refresh, contact support.
The bottom line
Watch Upcomers X while you trade: the account bar for Balance, Equity, and P&L, the Positions and Orders panels for what is live, and the history tabs for what you closed. Check the Upcomers dashboard for the scorecard: your progress toward the target, your drawdown status, your phase, and your payouts.
Questions about a number you see? Start a chat with us from this help center and our team will help.