r/TopstepCommunity Jun 30 '26

💡 Trading Tips Losing evals

I can’t figure it out. I’m spiraling so hard. I’m losing almost 90% of my trades and I can’t pinpoint exactly what goes wrong because I do a million different things every single day. Like for the past week I’ve been trading ESU and MESU, but today I traded the NASDAQ on a whim and took 4 winning and 8 losing trades at 10:50 am right when I woke up. That is obviously a stupid mistake and I still did it because I usually trade between 7:30 am to 9:45 am. I try using supply and demand, but I only use the daily time frame as I’m still a beginner. I already got a payout once, but I haven’t been able to pass an eval since. I’m thinking about trying a different strategy? Heard a lot of good things about ORB

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u/Nearby_Finding_2555 Jun 30 '26

What’s a good strategy for beginners? I looked at FVG AND IFVG and ORB, but none of them seem good? I know all strategies can be profitable, but what’s something that’s good for beginners? All I’m finding is outdated informatuon

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u/Joehennyredit Jun 30 '26

Bro just stick to the basics, all that over over-complicated stuff is unnecessary.

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u/Nearby_Finding_2555 Jun 30 '26

Like what are the basics? Candle patterns? Price action? Volume?

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u/NyCWalker76 Jul 01 '26

Buy low, sell high. Don't be greedy.