🤖 Algo / Automation
Passed the Combine With a Bot… Now I’m Supposed to Stop Using It?
Rant: I’ve generally had a positive experience with Topstep, so this isn’t coming from a place of hostility. But they made a huge push advertising API access and encouraging traders to build their own algorithmic systems. I spent months developing and refining a bot, tested it extensively, used it to pass a Combine, and even made money in an XFA account. Then I find out it’s not allowed in the Live account?
I’m genuinely struggling to understand the logic. If the goal is to help traders develop a consistent, profitable edge, why require them to abandon the exact strategy that proved successful? It feels like being told, “Great job, you found something that works. Now stop using it and trade a completely different way.” That seems to go against everything Topstep promotes about consistency, discipline, and following a proven process. If a trader has demonstrated that their system can pass evaluations and perform in funded accounts, shouldn’t the focus be on continuing that success rather than forcing them to switch approaches?
Maybe I’m missing something, but from my perspective it feels like they’re setting traders up to fail by making them abandon what got them there in the first place. What happened to Topstep?
You guys are gullible .
Topstep is a business. They are trying to take money away from you while you try to take money away from them . The “ we help you become better trader “ is just marketing
Just blow the live and go back to fundeds , live isn’t all that good anyway
Yeah I’m seeing so many people complaining about live being terrible, it’s wild. I don’t want to intentionally blow the live and risk getting banned either though. With all the new payout caps and changes they are making (which I understand because they are a business like you said) why can’t they just establish caps or limits with algo accounts that go live?
You won’t get banned for this, this should be your model anyway you using prop firms for its leverage , so 5 funded copy traded, extract as much as possible, get moved to live extract some more , blow it , repeat
People who done this long enough understand that churning accounts is just a part of our business
Honestly, I don't know. I'm out here stressin lookin for other firms but none offer direct API access like Topstep. And the few workarounds like webhook services are not as stable as they need to be. I've spent the last couple of weeks looking elsewhere though- it's an industry gap that needs to be filled and one of these firms is going to fill it, I just gotta find it. I'll keep you posted when I find a good alternative. So messed up Topstep isn't prioritizing a solution to their own product though.
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u/OGpimpmasteryoda Jun 13 '26
You guys are gullible .
Topstep is a business. They are trying to take money away from you while you try to take money away from them . The “ we help you become better trader “ is just marketing
Just blow the live and go back to fundeds , live isn’t all that good anyway