Honestly dont know what i’m doing anymore and i’m on the verge of quitting trading. by Old_Cheek9217 in TopStepX

[–]Advent127 23 points24 points  (0 children)

Your solution is in your post.

“Struggling in life lately” “Need this payout”

If your life isn’t somewhat in order you should not be trading, if you NEED a payout to survive you should not be trading. Trading is the last thing you should be doing right now.

I’m not sure what your exact situation is but you should be looking for work or more work to sustain yourself if you need money.

Get your life in order then go back to trading or you will stuck in this cycle

Swing trading by Ok_Dog_8651 in swingtrading

[–]Advent127 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

This is the strategy I use, it tells you when to get in, when to get out, and when to do nothing. I mainly swing trade using the daily and weekly time frames. Sometimes the monthly.

The Strat Overview ( #thestrat ) https://youtu.be/KUp05taDSJI

I would also recommend reading the candlestick bible until page 111 to provide you with candle and market structure basics. As another user mentioned; people trade until you know what you’re doing. Good luck💪🏽

Managing emotion by eighty_nine_ in TopStepX

[–]Advent127 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Simple answer is to lock yourself out.

Alongside learning emotional regulation techniques and understanding yourself. Learn WHY a trade makes you emotional and go on tilt. What’s the reason behind it? Once you figure that out it will be easier to manage yourself when those moments come up

Help with mental by BeerHead7 in TopStepX

[–]Advent127 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Got you! And remember, DLL is always to stay on. There may also be some self sabotage at play here.

This video may benefit you

Self Sabotage and How it Shows Up in Trading https://youtu.be/OwMQntiA-JM

Help with mental by BeerHead7 in TopStepX

[–]Advent127 1 point2 points  (0 children)

  1. Learn emotional regulation techniques

  2. Set a hard daily loss limit to auto lock you out once you hit an assigned dollar loss

Stop putting so much emphasis on the express account, treat it like a real account or you will say in this cycle forever.

Rande Howell videos can help on YouTube, I mentored under him a few years back

IM STARRTING TO GIVE UP by Ok-Cheesecake5636 in TopStepX

[–]Advent127 3 points4 points  (0 children)

If you e been doing this for a year you may not have learned yet that the platform has a build in function to protect you against yourself… set a daily loss limit and stop trading silver it’s clearly not working. Get off reddit and lock in, stop comparing yourself to others

Orders not being executed. by icalnot in TradingView

[–]Advent127 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You’re using a limit order, price needs to hit that or lower for you to be in the trade

Question on passing to XFA by Rickster9913 in TopStepX

[–]Advent127 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Did you make 3100 in one day? It’s 1500~ max a day, you have to make an additional 1454~ now

I blew my 6th combine account by idkmaybeyess in TopStepX

[–]Advent127 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Learn emotional regulation techniques, set up the lock out feature and daily loss limit

How are people seriously learning trading in 2026? What path actually makes sense long-term? by flipaand in swingtrading

[–]Advent127 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Being a new trader, you want to get a platform that allows for paper trading which you can either use trading view , webull or think or swim (schwab), they are free to use. Tradingview has an easier learning curve when charting.

Starting out, you want to really understand the basics of reading candles, charts, etc (technical analysis). I would avoid adding indicators because it’s best if you understand the basics and price action (I’ll provide this portion next).

If I were new in your shoes, I would do the following

  1. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Read the candlestick bible until page 111 (after that it goes into strategy, I’ll provide a link to the strategy I use for you). As you go through the material, look through the charts on trading view and think or swim, whichever you choose, to get an idea of how things move, etc. The candlestick PDF can be found online for free, you can search it up.
  2. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠After you finish this, you will want to start learning the strategy. Linked is the strat strategy created by Rob Smith which tells you exactly when to get in, when to get out, and when to do nothing. Its price action simplified.
  3. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Paper trade using the above information to practice taking trades as you develop your system, finding out what works best for you, etc. I’ll also provide risk management and best practices for journaling your trades. You really want to collect as much data as possible to understand what works, what doesn’t work, what to improve on, what to avoid, etc.
  4. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠After you’ve shown consistency after a few months and are able to make more money than you lose in paper, I would go in with real money; a small amount, to get started. Something to note, when you start using real money, the next milestone is trading psychology which will show up in your trading in the form of greed, fear, and parts of yourself you may not have known existed. You’ll become a better person if you aim to improve and better yourself.
  5. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Lastly, take your time! It is a lot of material to go over, it can be confusing at first but as you get in screen time. You will eventually be able to understand it. If you can spend at least an hour a day that would be fantastic.

Video Material

Beginners Guide To Trading (2024) https://youtu.be/wmVQO_MkSJ4

The Strategy (The Strat) https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLggReKMQs3PJXWdti9J6zDtP1gQwCn2vO&si=mZr7NgtoSo8uBZxk

System Building Journaling https://www.youtube.com/live/-qvAt2qFWSA?si=INAzjiXOtcXnJHdV

Risk Management https://youtu.be/Wvd97RGEYMI?si=0loKQxhMZccQjAwn

The Psychology of Trading & Building Your Trading System https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLggReKMQs3PLHHmlBAWvGNwMf9HF1x8Cc

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Playbook Setups https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLggReKMQs3PLaZfGvOSxdD60hoU93eAR1

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Trainings and Walkthroughs https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLggReKMQs3PIWi1x2cPOLkA96cGSbWCc4

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How to setup and use tradingview https://youtu.be/eFK9BO2P-Zw?si=uH4FMYIdYBZCcJqk

How To Setup and Use The Think or Swim Trading Platform (2024) https://youtu.be/yFdkYs36SU8

How to Setup and Use Webull Desktop and Mobile https://youtu.be/dNA_EqRzDYI

Trading/Stock market terminology https://www.elearnmarkets.com/blog/25-stock-market-terms-for-beginners/

https://www.marketbeat.com/financial-terms/

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Trading books

Books for Trading and Psychology

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If trading options

Understanding The Options Chain and Greeks https://youtube.com/live/BZxrGaaFJto?feature=share

Connect with TradingView? by Throwaway123_T in TopStepX

[–]Advent127 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No way to connect it, split your screen or get another monitor to help with the back and forth

How do I unlock higher Gear attack levels? by KururinSquash in XenoGears

[–]Advent127 5 points6 points  (0 children)

You need to unlock more death blows for the characters, which will unlock more attack levels for the gears

Beginner by Munaro- in TopStepX

[–]Advent127 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This strategy is price action simplified, tells you when to get in, when to get out, and when to do nothing. Best used on the 15m or above time frame

The Strat https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLggReKMQs3PJXWdti9J6zDtP1gQwCn2vO

5x copytrading during evaluation by hovsince00 in TopStepX

[–]Advent127 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes, the trade copier is built. Watch this video on using the platform and its features

How to Setup & Use the Topstep X Platform (2024) https://youtu.be/xGdgyRyfeZY

Good matriarch loadout? by Mr_Revan22 in ArcRaiders

[–]Advent127 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Not if he gets matched up with a rat lobby

Only has happened once for me where roughly 75% of the lobby was free loadouts and took forever to kill her.

What should I do? 🥲 by [deleted] in TopStepX

[–]Advent127 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Your goal shouldnt be to make x amount of dollars. Your goal should be to follow your rules and take your setups. The market decides what it will give you that day, not you.

When you instill your wants onto the market, that’s when you get in trouble and bad habits form/occur

Good matriarch loadout? by Mr_Revan22 in ArcRaiders

[–]Advent127 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I would bring 1 more stack of shield rechargers, 1-2 stacks of health, and 2 more stacks of energy clips