diff --git a/lib/trading-logic.ts b/lib/trading-logic.ts
index fd81bfc..9b29189 100644
--- a/lib/trading-logic.ts
+++ b/lib/trading-logic.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,9 @@ export interface WithdrawalStage {
     consistency: number;
     minTradingDays: number;
     /** Spam-withdraw stage: no profit target — book minTradingDays qualifying
-     *  days of ~minDayPnL (tiny MNQ trades), then wait for the withdrawal. */
+     *  days of ~minDayPnL (tiny MNQ trades), then wait for the withdrawal.
+     *  The stage's consistency still applies: days keep booking until the
+     *  cycle's biggest day fits inside that share of the cycle total. */
     drain?: boolean;
     /** Drain stages only: the per-day booked amount (default $5; randomized
      *  the fixed $4–$15 half-dollar grid by drainDayAmount; this field is
@@ -61,7 +63,10 @@ export function resolveEffectiveConfig(
         if (stage.drain === true) {
             return {
                 profitTarget: 0,
-                consistency: 0,
+                // The firm's consistency rule doesn't pause for the drain
+                // (Topstep still holds its ratio at payout), so carry the
+                // stage's value instead of zeroing it.
+                consistency: stage.consistency,
                 minTradingDays: stage.minTradingDays || minTradingDays,
                 // Drain amounts come from the fixed $4–$15 grid, so the
                 // qualifying bar sits at the grid floor — every draw counts.
@@ -796,7 +801,17 @@ export function computeDayPlan(
         const qualifying = minDayPnL > 0
             ? priorDays.filter((d) => d.pnl >= minDayPnL)
             : priorDays.filter((d) => d.pnl !== 0);
-        const dayTarget = qualifying.length >= minTradingDays
+        // The stage's consistency rule outlives the profit target: the cycle's
+        // biggest day must fit inside `consistency` of the cycle total, so the
+        // drain keeps booking days past the min-day count until the total
+        // covers maxDay / consistency.
+        let consistencyShort = false;
+        if (consistency > 0 && consistency < 1 && priorDays.length > 0) {
+            const maxDay = Math.max(0, ...priorDays.map((d) => d.pnl));
+            const total = priorDays.reduce((s, d) => s + d.pnl, 0);
+            consistencyShort = maxDay > 0 && total < round2(maxDay / consistency) - 0.005;
+        }
+        const dayTarget = qualifying.length >= minTradingDays && !consistencyShort
             ? 0
             : drainDayAmount(accountId, tradeDate);
         return {