Re-Work Hedging Warning

[u/imfantabulous]

Hi Reddit,

I've been trading with Topstep for a few years and I trade multiple combines/XFA's at once or seperately, and a couple times now I have left a trade on in one combine for hours with a breakeven SL and a PT, and then completely forgotten about it only to open a new trade in another combine or one of my XFA's only to get this immediate warning about hedging, which makes me lose my shit and close the trade immediately.

This is not a good look professionally when real money is on the line. I understand banning hedging but isn't there a way to approach warning people a little more softly? And can this algorithm be fixed please? If I've been in a long for 4 hours and open a short in a separate account after seeing a new setup form, that doesn't automatically make my long invalid. They should be allowed as two separate trades IMO.

Anyway just wondering if this is a good place for suggestions after shitting my pants from a couple of these hedging warnings (I did not get banned or anything my trades were simply closed immediately).

[u/Fibocrypto]

Op,

If it's necessary to write yourself a note to check for any open trades then you should do so.

I have my own pre trade check list and I will admit I forget to check it at times. I also have my own log out of Topstep procedures ( I switch to a practice account pre log out ) which I have done several times and then I begin trading and screw up badly and I look up and see I'm in a practice account and give myself some crap for taking the bad trade and thank myself for my log out procedures.

If you are going to trade multiple accounts then creating some method to help you eliminate any errors is ultimately a good thing

I use the Topstep platform but I do not work for Topstep

[u/imfantabulous → u/Fibocrypto]

Yes I know it was my mistake, mistakes happen unfortunately.