Upload your EA backtests. Pass Lab simulates against The5ers' Hyper Growth rules using walk-forward Monte Carlo and bootstrap CIs. Audit-grade [low, high] range, not a marketing-grade point estimate.
95% CI from 1,000 Monte Carlo simulations on the inputs below. Upload your real backtests for audit-grade precision →
Lite estimate based on simplified inputs. Real-world pass rates depend on your actual trade distribution, news-trading rules, weekend holding, and per-firm consistency rules — all of which our audit-grade Pass Lab tool accounts for via real backtest data. CFTC Rule 4.41 hypothetical performance disclaimer applies.
Pass Lab originally modeled The5ers Hyper Growth with the wrong rules. After research verification in May 2026, we corrected the profile in three ways:
The weekend-holding flip is the biggest change. Before May 2026, every EA portfolio that held positions over weekends scored 0% CI-low at The5ers via "Rule mismatch · Weekend holding". With the corrected flag, The5ers becomes a real competitor for many portfolios.
| Rule | Hyper Growth ($100k account, modeled) |
|---|---|
| Profit Target | 10% of starting balance |
| Max Daily Loss | 3% of starting balance (tightest in Pass Lab catalog) |
| Max Total Loss | 6% of starting balance (static) |
| Min Trading Days | None |
| Time Limit | Unlimited |
| Weekend Holding | Allowed |
| Leverage | 1:30 across forex, metals, and indices (lowest in catalog) |
Source: the5ers.com/hyper-growth/ + The5ers help center (verified 2026-05-01).
Note on account size: The5ers Hyper Growth tops out around $40k starting capital. Pass Lab models the program at $100k for catalog comparability — the percentage-based rules apply identically at any balance, but if you're shopping at $100k specifically, The5ers' separate High Stakes 2-step program is the correct comparable. Future Pass Lab versions will offer per-account-size variants.
Tight-strategy portfolios with low intraday volatility — The5ers' 3% daily DD line is the strictest in the catalog, but if your portfolio rarely sees 2%+ intraday swings, The5ers' lower target (10%) and unlimited time make it competitive. Most aggressive or grid EAs will fail The5ers' 6% total DD before they hit profit target.
Portfolios that don't need high leverage — The5ers' 1:30 across all assets is the lowest in the 8-firm catalog. If you size positions for 1:30 anyway, the leverage cap doesn't constrain you. If your strategy depends on 1:100+ leverage to size up, The5ers will materially under-perform FTMO/FundedNext/FundingPips.
Pass Lab gives you a 95% confidence interval. Upload your MT4/MT5 backtests at fxoptimize.com/pass-lab/ and get [low, high]. The primary match is selected on the lower bound.
10% target, 3% daily, 6% total static, 1:30 leverage all assets, no min trading days, unlimited time, weekend holding allowed.
Yes. Earlier Pass Lab versions incorrectly modeled this as banned; we corrected it in May 2026 after research verification.
The5ers has tighter daily DD (3% vs 5%), tighter total DD (6% vs 10%), no minimum trading days. Both have 10% profit target. The5ers' 1:30 leverage is much lower than FTMO's 1:100 forex. Tight strategies win at The5ers; aggressive ones win at FTMO.
Walk-forward windows × 1,000 MC iterations × 5,000 bootstrap. Full methodology at /blog/verdict-methodology.html.
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