diff --git a/app/api/state/route.ts b/app/api/state/route.ts
index 684d840..53a2266 100644
--- a/app/api/state/route.ts
+++ b/app/api/state/route.ts
@@ -50,14 +50,15 @@ export async function GET() {
                         allFundTxns
                     );
                     const equityProfit = cash.amount - cfg.account_size;
-                    const target = computeDailyTarget(effective.profitTarget, effective.consistency, totalProfit, dailyPnL, cfg.min_day_pnl, effective.minTradingDays, equityProfit);
+                    const target = computeDailyTarget(effective.profitTarget, effective.consistency, dailyPnL, cfg.min_day_pnl, effective.minTradingDays, equityProfit);
                     dailyTarget = target;
                     // Condition 1: profit target already exceeded (target=0), still need days → any activity counts
                     // Condition 2: target > 0 → must have made at least the computed daily target
-                    targetHit =
-                    // If we are just flipping take any activity as target hit
-                        (target.amount === 0 && Math.abs(cash.realizedPnL) > 0 && client.daysTraded[acc.id] <= effective.minTradingDays) ||
-                        (cash.realizedPnL >= target.amount);
+                    if (target) {
+                        targetHit =
+                            (target.amount === 0 && Math.abs(cash.realizedPnL) > 0 && client.daysTraded[acc.id] <= effective.minTradingDays) ||
+                            (cash.realizedPnL >= target.amount);
+                    }
                 }
 
                 return {
diff --git a/lib/auto-trade.ts b/lib/auto-trade.ts
index a0994ac..62677a3 100644
--- a/lib/auto-trade.ts
+++ b/lib/auto-trade.ts
@@ -200,7 +200,8 @@ export async function runTrade(action: 'Buy' | 'Sell' | 'Auto', symbol: string)
 
             // Use the same target formula as the dashboard — skip if $0 (challenge complete)
             const equityProfit = cash.amount - cfg.accountSize;
-            const target = computeDailyTarget(effective.profitTarget, effective.consistency, totalProfit, dailyPnL, cfg.minDayPnL, effective.minTradingDays, equityProfit);
+            const target = computeDailyTarget(effective.profitTarget, effective.consistency, dailyPnL, cfg.minDayPnL, effective.minTradingDays, equityProfit);
+            if (!target) continue; // skip accounts without a valid balance
 
             // Allow through if it's an MNQ extra-day trade: no min day P&L, profit done, days still needed
             const isMnqExtraDay = cfg.minDayPnL <= 0
@@ -266,7 +267,8 @@ export async function runTrade(action: 'Buy' | 'Sell' | 'Auto', symbol: string)
         }
 
         const equityProfit = cash.amount - cfg.accountSize;
-        const target = computeDailyTarget(effective.profitTarget, effective.consistency, totalProfit, dailyPnL, cfg.minDayPnL, effective.minTradingDays, equityProfit);
+        const target = computeDailyTarget(effective.profitTarget, effective.consistency, dailyPnL, cfg.minDayPnL, effective.minTradingDays, equityProfit);
+        if (!target) throw new Error(`${acc.name}: invalid balance, cannot compute target`);
 
         const rawContracts = Math.max(1, Math.ceil(target.amount / 1000));
         const contracts = cfg.maxPositionSize > 0 ? Math.min(rawContracts, cfg.maxPositionSize) : rawContracts;
@@ -444,8 +446,8 @@ export async function copyTrade() {
             );
 
             const equityProfit = cash.amount - cfg.accountSize;
-            const target = computeDailyTarget(effective.profitTarget, effective.consistency, totalProfit, dailyPnL, cfg.minDayPnL, effective.minTradingDays, equityProfit);
-            if (target.amount <= 0) continue;
+            const target = computeDailyTarget(effective.profitTarget, effective.consistency, dailyPnL, cfg.minDayPnL, effective.minTradingDays, equityProfit);
+            if (!target || target.amount <= 0) continue;
 
             eligible.push({ firmName: firm.name, client, acc, contract, firmConfig, cash, dailyPnL, daysTraded });
         }
@@ -471,7 +473,8 @@ export async function copyTrade() {
         );
 
         const equityProfit = cash.amount - cfg.accountSize;
-        const target = computeDailyTarget(effective.profitTarget, effective.consistency, totalProfit, dailyPnL, cfg.minDayPnL, effective.minTradingDays, equityProfit);
+        const target = computeDailyTarget(effective.profitTarget, effective.consistency, dailyPnL, cfg.minDayPnL, effective.minTradingDays, equityProfit);
+        if (!target) throw new Error(`${acc.name}: invalid balance, cannot compute target`);
 
         const rawContracts = Math.max(1, Math.ceil(target.amount / 1000));
         const contracts = cfg.maxPositionSize > 0 ? Math.min(rawContracts, cfg.maxPositionSize) : rawContracts;
@@ -559,7 +562,8 @@ function hasRemainingConfiguredAccounts(): boolean {
             );
 
             const equityProfit = cash.amount - cfg.accountSize;
-            const target = computeDailyTarget(effective.profitTarget, effective.consistency, totalProfit, dailyPnL, cfg.minDayPnL, effective.minTradingDays, equityProfit);
+            const target = computeDailyTarget(effective.profitTarget, effective.consistency, dailyPnL, cfg.minDayPnL, effective.minTradingDays, equityProfit);
+            if (!target) continue; // no valid balance → skip this account
             const isMnqExtraDay = cfg.minDayPnL <= 0
                 && effective.minTradingDays > daysTraded
                 && totalProfit >= effective.profitTarget;
diff --git a/lib/reporter.ts b/lib/reporter.ts
index 7c0a325..6c132ab 100644
--- a/lib/reporter.ts
+++ b/lib/reporter.ts
@@ -50,11 +50,11 @@ function collectFirmStats() {
             const cfg = getAccountConfig(acc.name, f.accounts);
             if (cfg) {
                 const dailyPnL = client.dailyPnL[acc.id] ?? [];
-                const totalProfit = dailyPnL.reduce((sum: number, d: { pnl: number }) => sum + d.pnl, 0);
-                const target = computeDailyTarget(cfg.profit_target, cfg.consistency, totalProfit, dailyPnL, cfg.min_day_pnl, cfg.min_trading_days);
-                const targetHit =
-                    (target.amount === 0 && Math.abs(cash.realizedPnL) > 0 && (client.daysTraded[acc.id] ?? 0) <= cfg.min_trading_days) ||
-                    (cash.realizedPnL >= target.amount);
+                const equityProfit = cash.amount - cfg.account_size;
+                const target = computeDailyTarget(cfg.profit_target, cfg.consistency, dailyPnL, cfg.min_day_pnl, cfg.min_trading_days, equityProfit);
+                const targetHit = !target ? false :
+                    ((target.amount === 0 && Math.abs(cash.realizedPnL) > 0 && (client.daysTraded[acc.id] ?? 0) <= cfg.min_trading_days) ||
+                    (cash.realizedPnL >= target.amount));
 
                 if (targetHit || cash.realizedPnL !== 0) {
                     accountsTraded++;
diff --git a/lib/trading-logic.ts b/lib/trading-logic.ts
index d8205c9..892334e 100644
--- a/lib/trading-logic.ts
+++ b/lib/trading-logic.ts
@@ -80,16 +80,20 @@ export const POINT_VALUES: { [symbol: string]: number } = {
 export function computeDailyTarget(
     profitTarget: number,
     consistency: number,
-    totalProfit: number,
     dailyPnL: { date: string; pnl: number }[],
-    minDayPnL: number = 0,      // 0 = no minimum per day
-    minTradingDays: number = 0, // 0 = no minimum trading days
-    equityProfit?: number       // amount − accountSize; used for profitTarget comparison. Defaults to totalProfit.
-): { amount: number; path: 'first_day' | 'normal_day' | 'reduced_day' } {
+    minDayPnL: number,          // 0 = no minimum per day
+    minTradingDays: number,     // 0 = no minimum trading days
+    equityProfit: number | null | undefined // amount − accountSize. Null/undefined → skip (return null). 0 is valid.
+): { amount: number; path: 'first_day' | 'normal_day' | 'reduced_day' } | null {
+    // Don't run if we don't have a real account balance to compute against — 0 is valid.
+    if (typeof equityProfit !== 'number' || !Number.isFinite(equityProfit)) {
+        return null;
+    }
+
     const qualifyingDays = minDayPnL === 0 ? dailyPnL : dailyPnL.filter((d) => d.pnl >= minDayPnL);
     const daysTraded = qualifyingDays.length;
     const effectiveMinDay = Math.max(0, minDayPnL);
-    const currentProfit = equityProfit ?? totalProfit;
+    const currentProfit = equityProfit;
     const remaining = profitTarget - currentProfit;
 
     // 1. Profit target already met — coast on min-day if mandatory days remain, else nothing to do.