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...
Here is a truth that stings a little.
Most struggling traders do not have a strategy problem. In fact, many already use an approach that works perfectly well on paper. Backtests look fine....
Ask traders why they failed a forex prop challenge, and the answers vary — oversized trades, revenge trading, news spikes.
However, ask traders why they failed a futures evaluation, and one answer dominates everything:
"The trailing...
If you have looked into futures prop firms, you have already met the strange nicknames.
Traders talk about "going long ES," "scalping NQ," or "holding GC overnight." Meanwhile, charts show tickers that look...
If you have explored the prop firm world, you have probably noticed something strange.
There seem to be two completely different universes.
On one side, you see the familiar forex firms — challenges on...
Every prop firm journey chases one single moment.
Not passing Phase 1. Not even getting funded.
The payout. The moment real money actually lands in your bank account.
Strangely, this is the part of prop trading...
At some point, every trader faces the same fork in the road.
"Should I keep trading my own small account… or should I try a prop firm challenge?"
Both paths look attractive. On one...
Search this topic online, and you will find two kinds of content.
The first kind promises magic — secret strategies, "guaranteed pass" indicators, and aggressive tricks. Meanwhile, the second kind sells something —...
Every smart trader eventually asks the same question.
"Wait — if the prop firm gives me $100,000 and I keep 80% of the profits… how does the firm make any money?"
It seems too...