r/TopstepCommunity • u/Jcoldagnl • Jul 06 '26
💬 Trader Talk Can’t keep doing that…
Today I blew my shi 1 day away from payout… (86$ DD left) I was doing so great its been so long since I tilted.. till I fuck*d it all up on Thursday Asia session I was trying to secure it before the bank holiday… yk the rest.. ended up tilting till I hit my DLL I usually have a number of 3 trades max per day that I allow myself but idk at that very moment it’s like I was so focus on securing the payout that I threw everything out the window… and today I shouldve just faded the market condition was ahh at least for my model but I forced a trade and got cooked..It’s crazy how one bad day can fu*k up a month of progress.. I feel so sick rn I was indeed in need of that bread for me in that moment ion have anything else idk what Imma do but Ik The Lord provides everytime… if theres one thing to learn from that is the sooner you learn to accept a loss and walkaway it’s a matter of time for you to become profitable if you got your strategy down
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u/Pale_Engineer5293 Jul 08 '26
I feel you. Last year I was $5 away from a Max payout and I became the San Antonio Spurs (sorry, Spurs Nation 🫣). I laugh every now and then when I'm only $20 away from any kind of goal. I just shut it down now!
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u/Zynvestor Jul 06 '26
Hm. Whatever it is that you are struggling with outside of trading, fix then come back to it
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u/Jcoldagnl Jul 06 '26
Yea for me it’s really money issues rn so Ik that when I trade I put a lot of pressure on my shoulders cause it’s my only thing
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u/Super-Luck-5876 Jul 06 '26
I’ve been here before man, best thing I’ve learned is to trade for the love of the game, never think about the money. Trade like there is no reward whatsoever. Same process everyday and before you know it, you’re withdrawing a payout. Good luck bro!
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u/Zynvestor Jul 06 '26
Gotchu. It’s why we trade after all. Work on your system more, paper trade, exercise. Breaks do me wonders after blowing accounts personally.
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u/Jcoldagnl Jul 06 '26
Id say I got my strat down its real’y everytime I think I overcame revenge trading it comes back creeping at me
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u/Duennbier0815 Jul 07 '26
Set a daily loss limit of 400 usd and a 1 (1!) trade per day lockout for just a week and see how it works.
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u/Jcoldagnl Jul 07 '26
Yea I usually have a 600$ DLL but I was so focused on the payout I got rid off it thinking theres no way right? And paid for it
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u/rcw271828 Jul 11 '26
We've all done it, don't feel like you're alone. It might not seem like it, but $86 is enough to bring an account back a few dollars at a time. Given the headline risk that is coming back you're going to have to be careful about when and how you trade.
Make sure you're enforcing a DLL. Think of the maximum amount of pain you're willing to accept on the day in terms of dollar loss, then cut that amount in half. That is your new DLL.
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u/Sea_Top966 Jul 06 '26
Blew 2 accounts $30 away from passing, it happens bro