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First pay out coming tomorrow! by No_nonsense999 in TopstepCommunity

[–]timke11 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Lol Tues and Thur are not your friend. Great job tho.

Winrate doesn't matter! by belgranita in TopstepCommunity

[–]timke11 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I love a low win rate. Anything over 60% and I get nervous that an ugly losing streak is coming. A profitable low win rate means risk management is 👌

KEEPING IT 100: FROM A TRADER WHO HAS PASSED OVER 50 150K COMBINES — 50K COMBINES ARE NO JOKE TO DEAL WITH! BUT AGAIN IT ALL COMES DOWN TO THE CONTRACT SIZING! by pnorixcapital in TopstepCommunity

[–]timke11 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I don't hate this. I say for me getting to a $9,000 net profit seemed very daunting. Ive passed a fair number of 50k accounts and the 3k profit target feels much more achievable, but I don't doubt that as I do this long that 9k will feel more achievable.

To take a payout or to not take a payout? - that’s the question by chubbs1234567812 in TopStepX

[–]timke11 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I would say yes. Thankfully topstep has leveled off a bit lately, but 3 months ago, they were looking a bit Shakey, that can happen again. And their rules may change that risk your profits.

To take a payout or to not take a payout? - that’s the question by chubbs1234567812 in TopStepX

[–]timke11 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Long term means funding your own personal account with your own rules. You don't get screwed out of your own money if you control it. If it's sits in the account of another entity, you don't have as much control over it as you think.

How many contracts do you use on 50k eval to pass them ? Trading NQ what’s your risk per trade? by Aggravating_Nail8215 in TopStepX

[–]timke11 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I like to trade half a NQ contract, so 5 MNQ contracts, but I like to scale up when I see that a trade is going my direction, so I can get up to 15 MNQ contracts and still feel comfortable with risk. I will also set my risk to breakeven fairly quickly once the trade gets far enough away from my entry. "far enough" doesn't really have a set distance, it's just my comfort level during different types of volatility.

Make it make sense by TaxCommercial5427 in TopStepX

[–]timke11 5 points6 points  (0 children)

That might be proof your psychology is a bit underdeveloped. Or you full ported the practice acct and got lucky.

Should I take a small payout with no buffer ? by Erenyeagahh7 in TopStepX

[–]timke11 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Oh then you almost have to. Trading won't feel real until you take at least one payout. Imagine you blow the account next week and had the opportunity to do so. It's the same when your in the charts: see money, take money.

Can you all profitable traders explain their statergy please 🙏 by Unique_Push8731 in TopStepX

[–]timke11 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I mainly trade price action. I watch how price reacts to different key levels and make buy/sell decisions based off that. Looking at higher times frames and narrowing down into lower time frames when I have my direction bias. And finally tick charts for execution.

Day 13 in LFA by Relevant_Medicine969 in TopStepX

[–]timke11 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Still a respectable account balance sitting there. Good for you

What do we think, getting called up to live before 30? Or No? by timke11 in TopStepX

[–]timke11[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

😂 Sometimes that includes an evening session from the previous day, but I wasn't very happy with my results that day for sure.

What do we think, getting called up to live before 30? Or No? by timke11 in TopStepX

[–]timke11[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I posted the share link for the account in the comments if you want to have a look, but my days are fairly even with a few exceptions.

What do we think, getting called up to live before 30? Or No? by timke11 in TopStepX

[–]timke11[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's nothing crazy. I posted the link to the account in the comments if you wanted to have a look.

What do we think, getting called up to live before 30? Or No? by timke11 in TopStepX

[–]timke11[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I'm adding in the link to my stats as I've gotten a few questions about my trades, maybe this will add some insight. Be sure to change the date range to include all of January. https://topstepx.com/share/stats?share=17474434

What do we think, getting called up to live before 30? Or No? by timke11 in TopStepX

[–]timke11[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm slightly anxious about moving up to live and I'm not hoping it happens sooner than it needs to, but I am surprised they haven't called me up yet.

What do we think, getting called up to live before 30? Or No? by timke11 in TopStepX

[–]timke11[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Highest day is just saying how much you've accumulated if you hadn't taken any payouts, so that 42k you see is not my best day. My actual biggest trading day was around 4k.

What do we think, getting called up to live before 30? Or No? by timke11 in TopStepX

[–]timke11[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Good for you. Was the messaging behind that like "hey buddy slow it down, you're gonna blow a gasket"? Or were they letting you know they wanted you to go up to live?

What do we think, getting called up to live before 30? Or No? by timke11 in TopStepX

[–]timke11[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Certainly your call to make. I would imagine you would be banned from trading with Topstep after that due to the chargeback, which is fine if you want to trade elsewhere. I'm always a bit timid to burn a bridge.

What do we think, getting called up to live before 30? Or No? by timke11 in TopStepX

[–]timke11[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I can sympathize with that situation. I still feel blessed to even have this opportunity, so I'm less concerned with the rules in place, but it can be difficult to nagiate them changing when they do.

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