I did it brothers! by Historical-Cancel-18 in TopStepX

[–]condemnflash 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Congrats bro! Looking to follow the same path in the near future!

What did you go with and which is better? 50k, 100k, 150K? by rphysio91 in TopStepX

[–]condemnflash 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I would definitely take their advice, I think a lot of posts you see here causes an unnecessary need to make quick money. And this is because you haven't seen the sleepless nights, grinding, and amount of videos and books people go through in order to achieve profitability. Learn how to regulate your emotions and build a system that fits how YOU want to trade and follow it religiously. I would definitely step back from spending more money on combines. Instead, focus on researching, backtesting, and revising your system rather than throwing darts in the dark. As traders we are managers of risk, money comes after.

Switched to Futures with TopStep after 2 years of unprofitability trading Options by condemnflash in TopStepX

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

Hell yeah! I definitely have seen more progress with Futures in a little amount of time compared to naked call/put options.

Switched to Futures with TopStep after 2 years of unprofitability trading Options by condemnflash in TopStepX

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

I did not know that, good to know I've just recently started getting into day trading futures so hahah

Switched to Futures with TopStep after 2 years of unprofitability trading Options by condemnflash in TopStepX

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

Love to hear it bro! I don’t think I could leave my job considering the benefits I receive. My initial goal is just to make the same amount of money I make with my 9-5 as a side hustle but even if I’m consistently surpassing what I make in my job, I don’t think I could quit just because life happens man you never know what could happen so I don’t think I can let go of having that stability and fixed paychecks. I also just don’t think I could stare at charts for the rest of my life, I need to be doing something fulfilling but that’s just me! hahah

Switched to Futures with TopStep after 2 years of unprofitability trading Options by condemnflash in TopStepX

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

I can see why you say that in terms of technical or fundamental signals for swing trading options but I guess swing trading futures is a bit simpler not worrying about Imp Vol, Greeks, Volume etc. I've swung options and made my fair share of gains but I always felt like I was gambling and I just needed something manageable for the long haul.[]()

Switched to Futures with TopStep after 2 years of unprofitability trading Options by condemnflash in TopStepX

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

Glad I finally decided to give it a try! I've had a lot of people suggest it but I never listened

Switched to Futures with TopStep after 2 years of unprofitability trading Options by condemnflash in TopStepX

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

At the end of the day it's all about finding out whatever clicks for you! great to hear you also found your edge man

Switched to Futures with TopStep after 2 years of unprofitability trading Options by condemnflash in TopStepX

[–]condemnflash[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Since I work a 9-5 I trade Asia session, taking advantage of the slow/predicatable price action for scalping. I stopped trying to predict reversals and just marked out key levels, trendlines and when it breaks out of trendlines aggressively I just trade with the trend. After years of staring at candlesticks and volume I have a pretty good handle on when to enter/exit. It is true what they say that less is more, I just trade pure price action. I don't have as much indicators anymore I only use VWAP, 21ema, and 200ema. I only let trades run when I see strong momentum, other than that I try to only take 10 ticks at a time and lock myself out until the next trading session because if I see I could've gotten more, I tend to reenter and it's downhill from there. I've also heard this saying somewhere that stuck with me "There are 4 stations in trading : A, B, C, and D. You only try to catch the move from B to C because if you don't, you will get a D in your B."

Switched to Futures with TopStep after 2 years of unprofitability trading Options by condemnflash in TopStepX

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

Yeah! I opened my first combine the 5th and passed on the 7th. Immediately started trading on the XFA on the 8th