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...
You've failed Stage 1 three times—not because of drawdown, not because of bad trading, but because of the 50% consistency rule. That's actually good news, believe it or not. It means your...
Every trader scrolling through payout certificates on Instagram wants the same thing: that $10,000+ withdrawal screenshot. However, here's what nobody tells you—a 5-figure payout is not a trading achievement. It's a math...
Gold is the most addictive instrument in the market. It moves fast, it moves big, and it moves almost all day. Consequently, XAUUSD traders develop a very specific problem: they can't stop...
Every trader eventually asks this question: should I trade London, New York, Asia—or just trade all of them so I never miss a move?
Here's the short answer upfront: no, you should not...
Here's an uncomfortable truth: if you're watching charts for 15+ hours across every session, FOMO isn't your problem—it's your symptom. The real problem is overexposure.
The more you stare at price, the more...
Most traders fail 2-step challenges not because their strategy is bad, but because they have no structure. Instead of following a plan, they enter Phase 1 with vague goals like "trade well...
Here's a frustrating paradox many traders face: you've been funded before. You've taken real payouts. You've proven you can do this. And yet, for the last year, you can't even pass Phase...
aking a month (or more) to pass Phase 1 isn't necessarily a bad thing—but if it's frustrating you or you keep running close to time limits, it usually points to a few...