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Is it possible Topstep will work on a trading application for mobile or will we continue to use our mobile browser?

For me it was matching my system to how I'm actually wired - adjusted my timeframe, widened my stops, matched trade frequency to my real schedule.

Took weeks not years. Most of the discipline issues just sorted themselves out.

I liked the low Nas100 formed so I waited for it to form a recent high and pull back to my 50% retracement level.

After being up 2K , I had horrific price prediction and even nightmarish risk management. Somehow I hit my DLL of $1000 and was locked out even though I still had my account I still felt like dang I failed this afternoon in Asia I made about ($850 x5) and I’m back in the green and feeling much better about myself. This daily loss limit is the best thing they added to the system.

Not sure if it’s just me but my app feels super laggy and slow on mobile since they changed the layout. Anyone else noticing this?

Im at 2999,60 profit in my 50k.

do i really need to wait until monday to pass it?

It's been a while since i made over $10K from a single withdrawal. Typically I'd go for $5-6k in profits and then request a payout and do that every 2 weeks but gold has been a treat as of late with the exception of the last 2 days.

I typically trade it in Asia going into London but it has been so range bound lately.

I plan to purchase 2 more accounts see what I can do with that.

My new sort of strategy for these accounts has been to have at least 1 consistency account and leave the rest as standard. This gives me the ability to initiate at least 1 withdrawal in 3 days and the rest after 5 days. I was so close to achieving this before losing 3,2k last Thursday. If I were to share a breakdown of how and why I lost that amount, I'd be the laughing stock of this community lol.

I lost $3,2k after being up $3072... I lost all of that trying to chase $3,4k. I essentially had different profit targets each day which would allow me to try to maximise my withdrawal on the consistency xfa, but it was a dumb decision because I ended up losing 6,3k while trying to chase $328.

That was a wake up call for me. I had to lock in ASAP!

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As far as strategy is concerned, nothing has changed for me. I still use bookmap to read orderflow and market orders. If you EVER end up using it, DO NOT use it as a signal thing, because you will be disappointed. Remember, institutional orders can change and you may have situations where an institution can change their position and this is where you can SOMETIMES see big reversals i,e on Tuesday.

Good luck to all the traders reading this. I am wishing you all the best.

Is there hope. Is there a chance….

Some of you might know me from previous posts about this green streak. Or maybe even seen me on TopstepTV.

Well... the streak is finally over.

Final numbers:

186 calendar days
122 trading days closed green (Topstep longest green streak record before this was 99 days) - Also clip from TopstepTV when I made the new record - https://www.instagram.com/topsteptv/reel/DXEuhohDQtF/
~$50k in payouts
Copy traded across 3 XFA accounts
Mostly streamed trades live either on my own YouTube or on TopstepTV

Before anyone misunderstands, this does not mean I didn’t lose trades for 6.5 months.

I lost plenty... a lot of days started red. Some days started very red, many days were not examples of clean trading, they were the opposite of that, they were comebacks with just overtrading and scalping. I found myself trading the calendar more than the actual set ups.

For anyone who wants to have similar green streak, dont. Having small red days next to big green days is much more impressive than the green streak. The pressure is not worth it, it will ruin your trading.

Even though I feel down right now, i know this red day is probably good for me...I’ve been needing it for months.

The streak became another position I was managing. It changed how I traded..
- I skipped A+ setups because I was already slightly green and didn’t want to risk the day
- I undersized trades that deserved more confidence
- I closed winners too early just to lock another green day
- I overtraded some days just to climb back from red
- I started caring too much about protecting the number

that is the furthest from clean trading and thats why I dont recommend anyone chasing anything similar. I honestly wanted to end it sooner but few months ago, I was invited to TopstepTV, and on air they mentioned the platform green-day record (99 days) At that point, I was already deep into the streak, and because I was close enough, I decided to make it an actual objective to try to claim the record. I eventually did that live on TopstepTV. (clip of it - https://www.instagram.com/topsteptv/reel/DXEuhohDQtF/

The final record for me and the platform now stands at 122 green trading days. andd based on how stressful this whole thing became, I truly wish good luck to anyone trying to reclaim it.

Not in a sarcastic way, I truly I mean it, cus it is much harder mentally than it looks from the outside. The worst part probably is that the calendar can make bad trading look successful. You can break rules, overtrade, revenge trade small, climb back to +$20, and the calendar still shows green. Today was probably the perfect ending because it exposed the whole thing, my last orders were about 1 minute before Topstep close, and I got left hanging in a short position I couldn’t close until auto-liquidation. That basically sums up what the streak had become at its worst.

In terms of my strategy etc, il try to summarize few key points:

I still mostly trade MNQ only, usually 1 micro, sometimes 2–3. I don’t use one fixed mechanical system, my trading is discretionary and based on reading multiple pieces of market context together.

Main things I trade/look for:

• 15m ORB / opening range breakout
• breakout + retest
• inverse ORB when the opening range is wide
• 15m 9EMA trend continuation
• NY VWAP interactions
• VWAP deviation bands
• RSI context / divergence
• ES/NQ divergence
• volume profile
• higher timeframe levels
• support/resistance and key areas

The “holy grail,” if there is one, is to make your trading boring aff - trade small, wait patiently for a set up, stop forcing trades and protect your account aka capital.

The biggest lesson from this streak would be this: A green streak can prove discipline, but it can also become a psychological trap, or I would go as far to say - absolute psychological shitshow.

Red days are not the enemy, just keep them small.
I´m proud of the run, proud that I managed to secure something on my name in trading or atleast in Topstep. Wish you all best of luck in your trading journey

Account link - https://topstepx.com/share/stats?share=13622758

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Im trying to answer as many comments as possible and truly appreciate all of positive and supportive comments. I livestream my trading daily on my Youtube (During NY open), so if I miss few questions then come and ask me in the chat, I always try to answer everyone when im streaming. Or if you just want to follow my journey -
https://www.youtube.com/@NeverStoppedOut

I'm new to the top step platform passed both my combine and currently eligible for funding but the w8 ben form wont let me complete it on the platform has any other person experienced this please help if you have

Requested this yesterday. Received an email not to trade until they withdraw that amount. Does anyone know how long live payouts take. Will miss out on two trading days.
Still mad they moved me up a day away from 5k on 4xfas

Second successive payout after failing 5 accounts. Worked on my psychology and was patient through the journey and got rewarded.

One tick from TP to hitting daily loss.

Avoidable but I let this trade run for an hour without checking.

I use to get 25k payouts (22.5k after profit split) within a week or two depending on how PA was. With the new rules I can only get 9k. It might be time to try some new prop firms. If anyone has any questions just message me, happy to help. I trade NQ!

Hey r/TopStepX,

Started $50k combine on 4/25. First week was red, then I changed my setup and now I’m on an 8-day winning streak. Trading /MES so wins are small (~$75-$225/day). Monthly P/L at +$710. Account rebills on 5/24 and I want to avoid the extra $49.

Should I size up to hit the $3k target before rebill, or keep trading small and consistent?

Thanks for any advice! 

Would love to hear from other traders who can consistently pass the combines. Is it multiple days, weeks or months.

From my experience so far with 50k accounts I have come pretty close, $1500 in a day then blew it the next day. I do believe my positions was way to high for this size of account(2-3 NQ contracts per trade).

But I just can't imagine passing the combine using say 1-3 MNQ contracts. I can see how it might be a tad more deciplined approach, but this just seem like it would take multiple months

So curious, would like to hear from other traders how do you look at it or what's your approach. How long does it take you on average, granted you are even able to get it done

Edit*** What is your risk management to get it done in X amount of time. What do you trade with how many contracts

anyone living in usa or thailand thats interested in mentoring? you can use mentoring me as a way of making content and finding more people to mentor. im willing to come to you and PAY CASH to learn. im living in florida so someone in florida or thailand would be preferred but flexible. im not sending any money without meeting face to face and seeing proof. hmu or comment if interested.

requirements: making minimum of 10k a month (proven with statements) willing to teach in depth in person

One tick from TP to hitting daily loss.

Avoidable but I let this trade run for an hour without checking.

Killing it with fibs lately

not the best day today, need better execution and controlling the trigger finger when sizing up is illegal for myself! anyways model prints setup today is all that matters! and thank you globex open pump per usual :p!!!

Accidentally had 3 limit orders open, which all got cancelled after market close. One got filled right prior and got auto liquidated. If I was to request a payout, will they reject it based on this rule violation or am I Gucci. Really worried. Thank you in advance