Not so sure about that. If you put $5,000 into an futures trading account (and you should be trading futures, not spot fx. Period), you lose it and you are out $5,000. If you buy a $150,000 "evaluation" for $250 (this is not what they cost - they're ...

Self funded vs prop firm… truth behind it

You flatter me. Thank you. I'm always excited to see posts by you or Pres78.

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You have not passed the evaluation until Apex goes through its verification process, which is done at the end of the day. Accordingly, all trades taken in the evaluation are subject to the trailing drawdown rule. This includes any trade taken that ...

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Confirmation needs to be followed by a change in behavior. However, sometimes the key is in what the Market doesn't do next. Or more precisely, what the Market fails to do next. Take a look at the pic below. image 1. Wide spread UP bar on Ultra ...

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Topstep. 5 winning days ( they do not have to be consecutive) of at least $200.00 and you're eligible for a payout. No consistency rule. No "you didn't follow the strategy you told us you were going to use". No "We think you used a 'bot' ". No ...

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Against my better judgement..... image A "bigger picture" thought: When you see a period of strong price flow in one direction and that strong flow stops or diminishes, the Market tends to want to start flowing in the opposite direction. Hence you ...

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Trade breakdown. Step 1 *Important context of trade: Sunday opened with a gap down. Gaps get filled. Not necessarily right away, but at some point all gaps in the ES get filled. image 15 Min (left side) A. Very interesting bar. This bar leads ...

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" A trader can make a good living trading only Up Thrusts and Springs." David Weis. video image

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"The study of responses is one of the most valuable in a Tape Reader's (Chart Reader's) education. It is an almost unerring guide to the technical position of the Market."- Rollo Tape image

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image 60 Min Chart (left side) 1. Crazy price action to start the day. At first glance, this appears to be a two bar reversal. The previous bar closed off its high on ultra high volume. This bar makes a higher high and a lower low. Buyers pushed ...

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Diary of a trade. The Big Picture: image I got out too early. Price did move the second target (IB Target) and beyond. Being right and sitting tight, that's where the money is. Phase 1: image 1. Wide spread UP bar on Climatic volume that closes ...

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image 60 Min chart (left side) * Weakness, when it appears, usually appears on UP bars with high volume. This does not mean ALL UP bars on high volume are weak. 1. Wide spread UP bar on Ultra High Volume that closes on its high. This bar is ...

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image 60 Min (left side) 1. Wide spread UP bar with a poor close (off the high) on Ultra High Volume with the next bar DOWN. This is Supply. Weakness, when it appears, usually appears on UP bars. 5 Min (right side) 1. UP bar with a range smaller ...

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Apex is a big boy (my words, not theirs) prop firm. That is to say, a Futures prop firm. There are no lots in Futures , only contracts. You can see the various regulated and centralized exchanges for contract size specifics (check out the CME for ...

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Sept 2 -Sept 8 80% off your first month and 50% off all subsequent months with APEX trader funding. Use SAVE80 as the coupon code. You also get 1 entry per account you buy/reset into a drawing for a PA account (PA account is a funded account). ...

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Wild day. Thankful and humbled. The Market was insane today. The Market takes the stairs up and the elevator down. It's nice to be in tune with the Market. To want what it wants. Just before the RTH open, the Market reentered the Developing Value ...

My Study Journal and TopStep Combine Journey

Trading is a loser's game: He who loses best, wins.

My Study Journal and TopStep Combine Journey

Gratitude and belief. Today was a good day. It started off with a beautiful rejection off of YVAH. I say the Climatic Volume followed by an EvR and I said to myself, "that's a long". I did not take it. lesson learned: trust yourself. image I ...

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Crazy fun day. Took three trades. 1-3 trades is about the correct amount of trades (based mainly on the amount of time I am willing to be in a trade. The Market is a friendly place). Trade 1 (Loss 6.0) Trade Idea: Rotation Trade. Before the RTH open ...

My Study Journal and TopStep Combine Journey

Everyday you follow your rules is a good day. Yesterday I followed my rules. Trade 1 (win 9.50) Trade Idea: Range extension (price discovery). The daily profile was a "b" shape. This means is was safe to sell the highs and risky to buy the lows. ...

My Study Journal and TopStep Combine Journey