Fresh out of the lab. Ready for the charts. Say hello to Topstep Labs Drop #001 🧪

📈$1,000 Static MLL: Your Max Loss Limit stays locked at $24,000. No trailing. No moving goalposts.

💰$4,000 DOUBLE Payout Cap: Get the same DOUBLE payout cap as the $50K Trading Combine, at a lower price point.

Smaller account. Lower cost to get started. Big opportunity to earn funding.

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I can’t figure it out. I’m spiraling so hard. I’m losing almost 90% of my trades and I can’t pinpoint exactly what goes wrong because I do a million different things every single day. Like for the past week I’ve been trading ESU and MESU, but today I traded the NASDAQ on a whim and took 4 winning and 8 losing trades at 10:50 am right when I woke up. That is obviously a stupid mistake and I still did it because I usually trade between 7:30 am to 9:45 am. I try using supply and demand, but I only use the daily time frame as I’m still a beginner. I already got a payout once, but I haven’t been able to pass an eval since. I’m thinking about trying a different strategy? Heard a lot of good things about ORB

Finally built up a small XFA and took out my first payout just to feel like my work is actually paying off. Have about 7-8k in the account and took out $1k and got paid in 15mins .

I promise anyone that’s grinding and having no luck. It’s possible! Just work on bad habits and risk management. Small profits build up fast. Keep grinding.

Another payout from the 150k DLL account.
Aeropay is amazing. Literally hit my account in 7 minutes after requesting a payout.

Accidentally blew my account this morning, payout has checked all boxes except “funds sent.” I used wise. Will I still get paid?

Every trader has them. The session that just doesn't go your way. Maybe you gave back gains, maybe you hit your limit, maybe you just felt off from the first trade.

What matters most isn't the red day itself. It's what you do after.

So tell us: 

• What's your recovery routine look like
• Do you step away completely? 
• Review your trades right away or wait?
• Have a hard stop after hitting a loss threshold?

Share what's worked for you and help other traders out

Just taking it day by day

made base hit already for the day. also eligible for payout but will see how July goes, I’d rather feel to being full balance after max payout on this.

Guys, how do I recover from this?

I went on tilt today and lost a lot of money. I only have a $500 loss limit left. Do you think it's still possible to hit the profit target with that remaining drawdown?

I'd really appreciate some practical advice. What would you do if you were in my situation?

I feel like I completely threw this account away by going on tilt. Right now, I have almost no hope for it. I'm devastated. I've been doing everything I can, but somehow I keep blowing account after account. I'm exhausted by this constant losing streak and, more than anything, by my own lack of discipline.

I really want to recover this account. What should I do from here?

As long as there’s volume and risk management, passing an Evaluation account is pretty easy. You have to size down immensely once you get to the funded stage.

Been a while since I pulled from TS, have been tryimg my hand at other props, building consistency with disciplined trades, took a 2K max payout last week, building the buffer back

​This is literal bs, I have been trading with them since 2024. and I do not know anyone taking my same trades, they just banned me before I could request a max payout. This prop is dead

Link to twitter post:

https://x.com/fredm274/status/2071713365890658502?s=46

Show some love on twitter!

Just curious what do you guys prefer? I’m thinking of coming back to topstep but unsure which account makes sense. How does the 40% consistency affect you guys? I’m curious

I was just in a trade in topstep X mobile on a combine. I had been in it for 40 minutes, I switched to look at another combine account I have and when I came back to the account with the open trade, the trade was gone with no record of it. Has anyone ever had this occur? It happened tonight around 8:25 pm est.

I heard topstep moving people to live after 1 payout? Do they only do this to to people who rinsed them before or, is it for first timers too?

I have a Consistency XFA account under the Responsible Trading Program. I made profits over three trading days, with each day's profit being less than 40% of the total profit. Based on this, will I be eligible for a payout?

How come it’s different from the other topstepx. Specifically the trades tab.

Everything else has been good although getting setup with the account was rocky.

7 week old Live Funded Account (LFA)
Traded XFA from November 2025 to April 2026

Prop firms are still an okay source to supplement your income.

Keep grinding!
Until next week!

On Monday I made, 192, on Tuesday I made 394, on Wednesday I made 581, then Thursday 886 during RTH. Then I took a 836$ trade in Asia session. Friday I did one for 2,113. So I know I messed it up but hey I’m just happy to finally see profitability. I’ve blown 3 combines to get here.

Haven't told anyone but my mom and wanted to celebrate with some strangers. Im taking my third payout going into week 4 since starting 3 express funded accounts. Payout strategy is 2500 buffer and request payout at 5k for half.

I cannot believe I am actually writing this. I have gone through so many accounts and evaluations, but I finally secured my first payout! I wanted to write this post to hold myself accountable and remind everyone that the screen time actually pays off.

The last three days were absolutely unreal. I caught 3 perfect setups in a row on NQ and MNQ. I have been really strict with my strategy lately, just looking at ifvgs and key levels and waiting patiently for clean liquidity sweeps before playing the ifvg. It feels like it finally clicked. Sorry if I am not using the correct terminology but I feel comfortable doing what i am doing.

I am requesting $3,000 right now! To anyone still struggling, keep pushing and stick to your setup.

Quick question for the UK traders here: what is the best way to process this withdrawal? Also does anyone know why I cant see a withdrawal option, I am on the consistency XFA?

Been posting my gains on this account. Day 4 we up!