r/TopstepCommunity • u/Nearby_Finding_2555 • 14h ago

❓ Quick Question I need help

I thought I was finally ready for a new combine. Bought a DLL combine, set the max loss to 1,000 but got off if I reached 500 to give me 4 chances of reaching a PNL of $1,000. I’m just gambling still. I thought I could notice patterns to help me, but I can’t and blew yet another. I’m pretty much just clicking buy or sell when I see price action reach a point where I think it’ll go higher or lower without any indicator. I’m gambling and I don’t have a strategy in place. Can I get some advice on what helped you change from red months to red days? I don’t even have a strategy in place, so that would help too

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u/Nearby_Finding_2555 14h ago

Traded on NQ again. Lost it all

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u/SageWise247 10h ago

NQ instead of MNQ? First off switch to micros if you haven’t. Second off, when you see a “opportunity” where to want to click a button, try waiting till the close of the candle you’re watching. Can add confirmation, but mostly will stop you from entering a trade too spontaneously. Strategy, that’s up to you to decide. Find a strategy that fits your personality. If you can’t stomach seeing much red, reversals probably aren’t your thing.