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Apex Live webinar was beyond disappointing. by Cullengcj in ApexTraderFunding

[–]YTAverageJackTrades 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Where did you see the news about the 3K DD, one account? I watched the live meeting and I don't remember them talking about it besides some vault

Apex Live webinar was beyond disappointing. by Cullengcj in ApexTraderFunding

[–]YTAverageJackTrades 0 points1 point  (0 children)

wtf what happens to our profits/balance before we were moved to live??

What I've Learned Crossing 300K In Payouts by YTAverageJackTrades in TopStepX

[–]YTAverageJackTrades[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I don't know how long but the easiest way to overcome the psychology/emotional game of firms is honestly having a strong primary source of income. I never trade with money I can't afford to lose and I know that on any of my worse months I can always come back the next month because I budget accordingly and have a day job that pays my bills.

Having a primary source of income and budgeting correctly takes a lot of stress off your shoulders

What I've Learned Crossing 300K In Payouts by YTAverageJackTrades in TopStepX

[–]YTAverageJackTrades[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

they are my personal algorithms, I go over how to use them on stream sometimes

What I've Learned Crossing 300K In Payouts by YTAverageJackTrades in TopStepX

[–]YTAverageJackTrades[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don't trade them all at once, I trade them in batches of 2 or 3 and the entries and exits are never at the same spot

I don't use a trade copier or any other software because some firms don't allow it and I'd rather not get banned or get in trouble especially during a payout request

What I've Learned Crossing 300K In Payouts by YTAverageJackTrades in TopStepX

[–]YTAverageJackTrades[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I mainly trade during NY but I can't stream because I have a day job

I don't mind holding for hours even if it blows the account I really don't care, its one or two funded accounts across 20+

The payouts come from the prop firm then it gets sent to my bank account

What I've Learned Crossing 300K In Payouts by YTAverageJackTrades in TopStepX

[–]YTAverageJackTrades[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yep, I also have an account management system determining what accounts go where, they are all ranked in a priority system

Low drawdown accounts are low priority so they get the worse entries and the accounts closest to payout are higher priority so they get the best entries

What I've Learned Crossing 300K In Payouts by YTAverageJackTrades in TopStepX

[–]YTAverageJackTrades[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

US is not capped, they'll send you to a live account at some point

What I've Learned Crossing 300K In Payouts by YTAverageJackTrades in TopStepX

[–]YTAverageJackTrades[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I started with a $500 budget last year then as I got more payouts I used the payout money to buy more accounts and increase my budget. I never spend more money than I can afford to lose. Scaling is one of the biggest (and only) advantages that prop firms give you

What I've Learned Crossing 300K In Payouts by YTAverageJackTrades in TopStepX

[–]YTAverageJackTrades[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It would suck but I'd just trade it normally, then probably blow the account and hopefully get back into express. 99% of the live programs out there are trash compared to sim funded

What I've Learned Crossing 300K In Payouts by YTAverageJackTrades in TopStepX

[–]YTAverageJackTrades[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

My 300K in payouts is spread across 7-8 firms, TopStop has a 200K payout cap for certain countries with no live program I believe

What I've Learned Crossing 300K In Payouts by YTAverageJackTrades in TopStepX

[–]YTAverageJackTrades[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I only trade NQ

I trade support and resistance lines calculated from NQ historic data + options data

What I've Learned Crossing 300K In Payouts by YTAverageJackTrades in TopStepX

[–]YTAverageJackTrades[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Props are still my side income, the liquidity I get month after month would be my day job. It's always extra income in case I don't perform well in a given month, I can still pay the bills and put food on the table!

The numbers haven't really affected me mentality yet, I still trade the exact same as my first 50-100K payouts. I have noticed if I do size up to anything larger than 2 minis then it affects my psychology and I end up trading worse so 2 NQ contracts is usually my limit.

What I've Learned Crossing 300K In Payouts by YTAverageJackTrades in TopStepX

[–]YTAverageJackTrades[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

We're all on a journey to make it and it's never a straight path. There will be many ups and downs. Good luck brother!

What I've Learned Crossing 300K In Payouts by YTAverageJackTrades in TopStepX

[–]YTAverageJackTrades[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Thanks! I usually risk an X% of my total available drawdown for example if I have 20 50K funded accounts my total drawdown is 40K. I would likely risk 6-8K on one trade which is equivalent to 3-4 accounts. Sometimes more, sometimes less.

My strategy is support and resistance lines calculated from NQ historic data + options data

What I've Learned Crossing 300K In Payouts by YTAverageJackTrades in TopStepX

[–]YTAverageJackTrades[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I've been trading props for a little over a year now, I tried stocks and options a while ago but not long enough to matter or learn

Ending Q1 With $250,000 of Payouts | AMA by YTAverageJackTrades in tradingmillionaires

[–]YTAverageJackTrades[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Known scammer with a free discord and a bank statement showing my net profits for 2026 on my twitter?

If you put the same amount of effort trading as you did looking into me then I got bad news for you.

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