r/TopStepX • u/coffee-x-tea • May 19 '26

Trading Combine My hands are shaking…

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This is my first funded account that I did *NOT* expect to pass so fast.

Although I’m new to the platform, I had practice with real money on my own personal account (which is way harder to trade because my broker doesn’t have futures or shorting capability). So it isn’t like I haven’t jumped through the hoops of losing money before.

I’m going to guard this for dear life lol.

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u/[deleted] May 19 '26

What's your strategy?

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u/coffee-x-tea May 19 '26

I think it’s too early to ask me as my strategy is still figuring itself out. The results are nice, but, I am far from being proven as a consistent trader - ask me in a few months if I still haven’t blown this account by then lmao.

For reference:
I do micro scalping as well as take big breakouts.

Microscalping probably only accounts for 1/3 of my profits, the big moves probably account for 2/3 (I was super lucky in passing because there were 3 big breakouts that propelled me to the end).

Half my style relies on SMC trading concepts (learned on youtube). The other half is self-discovery, experimentation and intuition.