Gold finished the week near $4,070 an ounce, up more than 4%, its strongest weekly gain since August. A weaker dollar, falling yields and a sharp drop in oil did the work....
Tech stocks had their worst day in months on Thursday, November 5, as fears of tougher rules on AI data centers hit chip makers hardest. The Nasdaq Composite fell 5.52% and the...
The Topstep Trading Combine is a paid, simulated evaluation. You trade a practice account, reach a profit target without breaking the loss rules, and, if you pass, move to an Express Funded...
October's CPI report arrives on Tuesday, November 10, at 8:30 a.m. ET, which is 7:00 p.m. in India. It is the last inflation reading before the Federal Reserve meets on December 8...
The US added 165,000 jobs in October, more than double the roughly 65,000 economists expected, and traders now see a December Fed rate hike as likely. Here are the four things worth...
If you just signed up for Topstep and opened TopstepX for the first time, the screen can feel overwhelming. However, once you understand the layout, placing trades and setting stop losses becomes...
Every single blueprint in this series contains the same phrase: "your proven playbook," "your tested setups," "30+ journaled trades." However, here's the uncomfortable question most traders can't answer: proven HOW? Tested WHERE?
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Every article in this series has treated prop firms as the goal: pass the challenge, protect the funded account, extract the payouts, stack the accounts. However, here's the truth that experienced traders...
The first payout just landed in your bank. The screenshot is real, the fees are recovered, and for the first time, trading has actually paid you. Now comes the question nobody prepares...
You passed the challenge. The funded account is live. And now the firm's rules say your first payout can be requested in 14 days. Congratulations—and also, warning: these next two weeks are...
Every previous blueprint in this series preached patience: 2–4 weeks for Phase 1, unlimited time as your weapon, never rush. All of that remains true. However, there's a legitimate question the disciplined...
A $10K 2-step challenge with unlimited time, a 10% Phase 1 target, and a 5% maximum daily loss looks straightforward on paper. However, that 10% Phase 1 target is one of the...
ICT (Inner Circle Trader) concepts have taken over futures trading—killzones, liquidity, displacement, and precision entries measured in handfuls of points. However, here's the problem: most traders consume hundreds of hours of ICT...
Fair Value Gaps (FVGs) have become the most talked-about concept in futures trading—and also the most misused. Most traders learn what an FVG looks like, and then they trade every single gap...