diff --git a/lib/trading-logic.ts b/lib/trading-logic.ts
index 14fe8b2..d3f14c1 100644
--- a/lib/trading-logic.ts
+++ b/lib/trading-logic.ts
@@ -125,19 +125,24 @@ export function computeDailyTarget(
     //    - 0% or 100%: no constraint
     //    - Day 1 of cycle: max allowed = remaining × consistency
     //    - Day 2+ of cycle: max allowed = maxDay (keeps consistency ratio stable)
+    //    Always capped at profitTarget × consistency — the largest day the consistency
+    //    rule would have allowed. Prevents a previous overshoot/loss from compounding.
     let consistencyCap: number;
     let path: 'first_day' | 'normal_day' | 'reduced_day';
 
     if (consistency === 0 || consistency >= 1) {
         consistencyCap = Infinity;
         path = daysTraded === 0 ? 'first_day' : 'reduced_day';
-    } else if (daysTraded === 0) {
-        consistencyCap = remaining * consistency;
-        path = 'first_day';
     } else {
-        const maxDay = Math.max(...qualifyingDays.map((d) => d.pnl));
-        consistencyCap = maxDay;
-        path = 'normal_day';
+        const maxConsistencyDay = profitTarget * consistency;
+        if (daysTraded === 0) {
+            consistencyCap = Math.min(remaining * consistency, maxConsistencyDay);
+            path = 'first_day';
+        } else {
+            const maxDay = Math.max(...qualifyingDays.map((d) => d.pnl));
+            consistencyCap = Math.min(maxDay, maxConsistencyDay);
+            path = 'normal_day';
+        }
     }
 
     // 4. Combine caps and apply min-day floor when mandatory days remain.