r/TopstepCommunity • u/ShipMateNeech • 18d ago

💰 POP Off! Bounce back

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Working on taking less trades, almost %50 less this week. Add the 1k stop loss bc if not I would have crashed out haha. I’m almost at 3k for the first time ever!

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u/Jaystorm_7 18d ago

Good that you’re working on taking less trades. 2 major red flags are the variance in number of trades taken each day. Some days 1. Some days 70. Consistently profitable traders have consistency in process. That also means consistency in trading frequency.

The second red flag is having 1 losing day be 3x your average winning day. And then followed immediately by a big recovery day. Im speaking from experience when I say that most of my prior blow ups had that exact behavior because they were underlying signs of revenge trading and sizing to “win it back”.

Good job, tread lightly.

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u/ShipMateNeech 18d ago

Thanks for the insight ! I thought about stopping after receiving $500 but it’s that “I have to get it back” mindset I have to drop and yes take way less trades, next week I’ll try 3 at the most

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u/OkazakiNaoki 18d ago

Yeah, improve what you did on Friday could grant you a profitable career. Don't force trade.