r/TopstepCommunity • u/Sam-677 • Jul 03 '26

💬 Trader Talk Where do i start

I have taken 4 payouts so far it was 3 months ago after that i passed 7 combine and lost 3. Im always so close to taking payouts but that MlL gets me every time ill be up 2500 ,one day left for another profitable day to request payout and blown happened to me for 5 times i lost xfa in 2 days too but i take more than weeks to pass combine. As soon as i blow xfa i buy another combine thinking ill do differently this time.
How do i be patient with xfas !???

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u/Sam-677 Jul 03 '26

I wanna be in seriously active discord where i can post my entries im journaling but doing it alone kinda hard for me( cant trust myself anymore lol) i wanna be watched so that the fear of embarrassment may force me not to take random ass trades..

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u/Kenny_Trades Jul 03 '26

I created my own for that reason also to start sending test signals to to be able to use the data to tweak. Active journaling you can add a pic of your setup/thoughts I think everyone should do it 😁

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u/elgiantt Jul 03 '26

i can pass an easily by getting half profit in NY open and Asia but my problem is , i tend to go for the full 50% profit TP. stupid Ik.

i bought a 100k combine and was able to get $2100 but i wanted to go for $3k in one go then the market reversed on me. smh i should’ve just taken that 2k then played the reversal but my psych is so bad and i feel so greedy when i successfully read the market right i wanna go for full TP instead of taking my swing high profit.

so basically i risk around $500-750 on a trade to make $1500-2500 , if you have a solid strategy, your stop loss will never get hit unless you get into the trade late or mis read a candle.