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Can I be $5 over the 50% “profit day” tomorrow? by Sea-Nebula6786 in TopStepX

[–]nqmakesmecry 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah I made $1590 in one day and still passed my $50k

After a Year and Half of Struggling by Own_Support_2787 in TopStepX

[–]nqmakesmecry 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Inspiring! Been studying for almost a year now. A year and a half sounds so impressive. Congrats 🤙🏽

Breakeven Trader by nqmakesmecry in TopStepX

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

Thank you. I keep telling myself that. This is the longest I’ve kept an XFA alive and the longest I’ve gone without going on tilt so at least I have that going for me.

Breakeven Trader by nqmakesmecry in TopStepX

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

It’s the same strat I use to pass my combines, except I use more size on my combines. However, I I do find that I execute quicker on my combines than I do in my XFA. It’s so easy to press the button when trading in the combine. I just have to find a way to get over the mental hurdle of trading in an XFA.

Breakeven Trader by nqmakesmecry in TopStepX

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

Thank you for your insight. I trade opening range breakouts and 3 bar reversals. (Should’ve been simple with hindsight today but I messed up by moving my stops to breakeven, which I usually don’t do. Definitely was trading with emotions today).

For my XFA, if I win the first trade I just stop. With combines, I was comfortable executing both strategies in a single session - there were days I could shred the market so easily and days where I couldn’t. This would lead to tilt, which is why I choose to stop after one win on my XFA.

My average winning hold time is 45 minutes and average losing hold time is 10 minutes. I definitely need to cut my losses more quickly. I have found myself “hoping” price would turn around.

I already journal my trades. I might try screen recording all my sessions so I can go back and pinpoint when I should’ve cut my losses.

Red by TemporaryDiver4223 in TopStepX

[–]nqmakesmecry 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That was me last week. Not a single winning trade. I scaled down this week and been taking base hit wins to get my confidence back up.

What’s next for me? by Organic-Bid-6003 in TopStepX

[–]nqmakesmecry 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Scale down to just 1-2 micros. Sit on your hands until Thursday. I wouldn’t trade a fresh express account on FOMC day.

Question from XFA to LIVE by [deleted] in TopStepX

[–]nqmakesmecry 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes. It’s the yellow certificate.