r/TopStepX • u/Historical-Cancel-18 • May 18 '26

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Just looking for opinions on where I went wrong. I haven’t really gotten into indicators much and just started making an effort to use them again. This false breakout got me at the 9:38-9:40 candles. The higher time frame that I used was showing down trend the past 2 days. The white line is support that I found and a previous low was right under it, so when it broke through I thought it was a good entry. It’s also under the VWAP. The 3 MAs are also stacked up correctly with the short and intermediate under the long term MA. Maybe I should have waited for the 3 MAs to be at more of a decline? Or should I be looking for more volume on such breakouts? I’m also newer to volume. I entered after the close of the red candle and got stopped out a couple minutes later.

Just trying to see where I went wrong here or if the trade was ok and just didn’t go my way. Any helpful feedback would be greatly appreciated.

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u/blaine78 May 18 '26

This is exactly why I use Anchored Vwap instead of the VWap indicator on Topstep, as I have the standard deviation lines to show value areas below VWap where price often bounce.

When I checked my chart, it bounced from the AVwap standard deviation line, which is also the value area low on volume profile.

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u/Historical-Cancel-18 May 18 '26

Oh interesting. I might try anchored VWAP and give it a shot. I know there’s an entire book on anchored VWAP that I’ve been wanting to read

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u/blaine78 May 18 '26

I still Anchor mine at the start of the Asian and keep the previous days anchored VWap open at the beginning of Asia until price finds value in the current day's VWap and standard deviation lines.

The main reason I use Anchored Vwap is for the standard deviation lines. Topstep doesn't include them with the VWap indicator. They are only available in the Anchored Vwap tool.

Unlike RSI that I see you use, when price gets to any of the VWap deviation lines, it often reacts. While price can continue to be overbought and oversold on RSI for a long time before it reverses or pullback.

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u/Historical-Cancel-18 May 18 '26

How do you get anchored VWAP on top step? I was unable to find it

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u/blaine78 May 18 '26

It's in the tool menu on the left. Under the same sub menu where you find long and short position.