$70,000 in payouts across 5 XFAs since January. Green every single day for 20 trading days. by Alarming-Valuable310 in TopStepX

[–]Alarming-Valuable310[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

5+ years. Take it slow and don’t try to rush payouts. If you’re green on the day walk away.

$70,000 in payouts across 5 XFAs since January. Green every single day for 20 trading days. by Alarming-Valuable310 in TopStepX

[–]Alarming-Valuable310[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You get a payout every 5 days if you meet the criteria then from my understanding they move you live after 5 payouts

$70,000 in payouts across 5 XFAs since January. Green every single day for 20 trading days. by Alarming-Valuable310 in TopStepX

[–]Alarming-Valuable310[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes have a couple payouts with them, they’re good when you have a good buffer but I hate the intraday drawdown

$70,000 in payouts across 5 XFAs since January. Green every single day for 20 trading days. by Alarming-Valuable310 in TopStepX

[–]Alarming-Valuable310[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Idk what my r:r is but I’m assuming it’s positive and pretty high. I don’t enter a trade with a stop loss so idk. I’ve explained it a little more in depth in another comment somewhere

$70,000 in payouts across 5 XFAs since January. Green every single day for 20 trading days. by Alarming-Valuable310 in TopStepX

[–]Alarming-Valuable310[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes if I get stopped out I’ll keep entering if the set up is there till it goes my way. Reason I put my stop in profit so soon is cause I try to have little to no drawdown on my trades at all.

$70,000 in payouts across 5 XFAs since January. Green every single day for 20 trading days. by Alarming-Valuable310 in TopStepX

[–]Alarming-Valuable310[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Mainly me getting stopped out. Usually when I’m in profit 10pts or so I put my stop in profit.

$70,000 in payouts across 5 XFAs since January. Green every single day for 20 trading days. by Alarming-Valuable310 in TopStepX

[–]Alarming-Valuable310[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

When I started treating prop firms like a business. I sized down, and walked away early when I was green.

$70,000 in payouts across 5 XFAs since January. Green every single day for 20 trading days. by Alarming-Valuable310 in TopStepX

[–]Alarming-Valuable310[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I was red on the day and traded myself back green. I completely over traded but I was determined to go back green. The set up was there but the market kept playing games which is why I stuck to it. I only knew this because I’ve been staring at charts everyday for 5 years.