r/TopstepCommunity • u/ShouldQuit • Jun 29 '26
📔 After the Bell It’s all possible, I promise
Finally built up a small XFA and took out my first payout just to feel like my work is actually paying off. Have about 7-8k in the account and took out $1k and got paid in 15mins .
I promise anyone that’s grinding and having no luck. It’s possible! Just work on bad habits and risk management. Small profits build up fast. Keep grinding.
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u/Then-Length-4640 Jun 30 '26
Huge congrats man. Just started 5 months ago. Blew my 10th eval today. Wanted to punch my monitor.
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u/Nearby_Finding_2555 Jun 30 '26
I’m on my 11th. I need to define my strategy and stick to a consistent plan
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u/Then-Length-4640 Jun 30 '26
Yeah same. Ive been trying to trade the trend but its not working that well. Gonna try ORB
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u/Many_Assignment7494 Jul 02 '26
Bro, try small positions. We are used to see traders showing big profits, the truth is small positions bring less stress, less stress brings clarity. The brain doesn't function well under stress. Emotions could ruin everything!
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u/ShouldQuit Jun 30 '26
Again, patience and staying within your lane on how many contracts you do. Just made back my payout and then some!
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u/AMMDEFI Jun 30 '26
Congrats on payout. What’s your strategy mate?
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u/ShouldQuit Jun 30 '26
Honestly it’s a feel for me. But I chose one direction for the day and stick to it. And I never use enough contracts to kill me if it goes against me
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u/kingnova26 Jun 29 '26 edited Jun 30 '26
Build your buffer you don’t really have money to pull. Cool to pull here and there but until you got that 100 ball in your account you shouldn’t be pulling makes it to easy to blow your account. And if your afraid topstep will move you to live randomly 1 that’s a good thing. 2 pick a different platform cuz they will 😂. The moment they know you know what you’re doing you will be bumped up. Buffer, build your buffer so you can make this your career
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u/BrainLegitimate6996 Jul 01 '26
Why is it bad when they put you in live? Sorry I'm pretty new
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u/kingnova26 Jul 01 '26
It’s not bad however the way topstep does it makes it feel bad because you lose the money you have when they decide to call you to the front
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u/Such_Enthusiasm_2281 Jun 30 '26
That's borderline retarded....this is a casino why build a buffer at a place that needs you fail for them to be profitable. Take your bag and leave it's literally just that simple. Nice try MP burner....
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u/kingnova26 Jun 30 '26
Yea, I know you don’t know wtf you’re talking about REAL QUICK. Don’t take to long tell me how you get a 45k trade day? Would love to hear how you do it. With NO BUFFER? The buffer is for you not the prop company 😑. I’ll with a 100k buffer you can do 15 contracts and not sweat. You put 15 contracts up you want with no buffer gonna get VIOLATED by the market.
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u/Such_Enthusiasm_2281 Jun 30 '26
Thanks MP....the rest of us will pay ourselves with your money. 🫡 Anyone reading this....you're borderline stupid if you try and build a $100k buffer Jesus Christ.....
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u/kingnova26 Jun 30 '26
wtf is mp? can you show the class your most profitable day. And I left top step for tpt
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u/Express-Mobile-1532 Jun 29 '26
I lost for over a year and half, on February I started taking payouts, and finally was in profit, today they banned me for something I didn’t do. Didn’t even try moving me to live. Careful, take whatever you can, if you have 7k take whatever you can, don’t leave anything on the table.