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Becoming A TopStep Trader 2020

WELL PHIL, I am glad you said it and not me , I am hopeful that someday, I will be able to articulate the good and bad points of going through that firm. Who may find it useful and who should avoid it with a very long pole.

Becoming A TopStep Trader 2020

Got these questions about my latest post. Figured others may be asking themselves the same thing. Bookmap is a great tool, if you are concerned with the volume that occurs. If you are a fundamental macro trader or someone that relies on other ...

Becoming A TopStep Trader 2020

Some technical analysis, hopefully, image gives you all a better idea of what I am looking at on the charts, image what I try and wait for etc. image I think it is important to know what you are looking for, where you would like to see it and ...

Becoming A TopStep Trader 2020

image couldn't see us getting out of the US opening balance, though secretly wanted to see a slight push lower into some Daily Demand. 3220 held, but couldn't bring myself to hold my nose, close my eyes and buy. So ended up scalping all day. Got ...

Becoming A TopStep Trader 2020

Stonks only go up right? image for me this week was a range expansion week. Most of the trading day was frustrating and I am glad it's done. So we have had 2 of the 3 phases, range leads to expansion. Next is trend. 3350 will be key for me, as it ...

Becoming A TopStep Trader 2020

If you want to know the types of firms I don't like, it's the ones that: Make you pay for training before you are allowed to 1st go on sim and then if you pass the assessment trade a live account. I won't name them here but I am preparing to let rip ...

Becoming A TopStep Trader 2020

I think any decent trader with a bit of brain power, realises very quickly that the model that BluFX, FTMO, Kickstart, 5%ers, etc. etc. are all designed to get: 1) Subscription to the account fees. 2) Rebates from the liquidity provider through the ...

Becoming A TopStep Trader 2020

there is nothing wrong with what you have written or understood. My rationale is, • I pay $300, I have to trade a minimum of 15 days before I get anywhere close to making any real money but when I do, I have $3k of their money to lose potentially. ...

Becoming A TopStep Trader 2020

First the bad. I set out to begin my new Part 2 of the Combine and made a school boy error out of the gate. In Part 2, you have a scaling plan, which allows you to add in contract size as you grow your account. I didn't follow this rule. So I know ...

Becoming A TopStep Trader 2020

image So here it is, Step #2. Basically the same as Step #1 but they want to see if you can a) make the $9k again and b) if you do, can you keep it for the remainder of the 10 days of assessment.

Becoming A TopStep Trader 2020

Step 1 of the $150k combine completed. Took 6 days to get from 150k to 159k and that isn't so bad considering the short week last week, which affects the trading momentum and this week FOMC. Simple buy the demand, better known as Buy The Dip today. ...

Becoming A TopStep Trader 2020

As mentioned yesterday, FED FOMC tonight, so things will be slow. However, I spotted an opportunity and took a trade on the Combine account. Ran it up as far as I feel it could go - as it approached Supply and reversed. Yes, it could go higher. But ...

Becoming A TopStep Trader 2020

The only reason this is dead as a markets go, is due to FOMC tomorrow. Anytime there is a FED meeting or announcement which could be market moving we get to a level and then get held in the holding pattern. Tomorrow we'll end up with the start of ...

Becoming A TopStep Trader 2020

image this is on my live account, haven't seen a decent set up for me to take a trade on the e-minis and the combine account. Just waiting to see if we can get out of the initial range and then make out move towards 3420

Becoming A TopStep Trader 2020

3406.25 on the run up to 18:00 (BST) there were ~ 1700 orders sat there, which held price in a range from the US open.

Becoming A TopStep Trader 2020

image How I looked at the market at the London Open. Figured the price would go up. image However, The price action looked like it wanted to go lower before going higher. image In the end, the shorts didn't play out and when I switched to go ...

Becoming A TopStep Trader 2020

Entry image Added on the retest of my level Exit image Results image

Becoming A TopStep Trader 2020

you can only have 1 live account with TST but you can have multiple Combines on the go. My aim was to get confident enough to trade bigger lots, bigger accounts, bigger markets and as I said in the post #134 I need to move from my $50k to $150k with ...

Becoming A TopStep Trader 2020

image didn't quite reach target before the market close image

Becoming A TopStep Trader 2020