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...
If prop firm challenges have a final boss, it is not the profit target.
It is the drawdown rules.
Ask any trader who failed a challenge what ended it. Almost every answer traces back to...
Here is a number the industry does not advertise loudly.
The large majority of traders fail their prop firm challenge. Depending on the firm, estimates suggest that only a small percentage ever reach a...
So you know what a prop firm is. You pay a fee, pass a test, and trade the firm's capital.
But what actually happens inside that test?
What are the targets? What are the rules? Moreover,...
If you spend any time in trading communities, you have definitely seen the posts.
"Just passed my $100K challenge!"
"Got funded with $200,000!"
For a beginner with a small account, this sounds almost unbelievable. How...
Some days, everything makes sense on your charts.
Stocks rise. Gold drifts lower. The dollar weakens. Everything moves together in a clean, connected way.
Other days, the exact opposite happens — all at once....
Here is a hard truth most beginners never hear.
Most losing trades are not caused by bad strategies.
They are caused by using the right strategy in the wrong market.
A breakout strategy fails in a...
If you have ever opened a trading chart, you have probably seen it.
A line moving up and down in a small window below the price, bouncing between 0 and 100.
That line is...
Every trader wants to buy the exact bottom.
It is the dream trade. Buy at the lowest price, ride the entire recovery, and never look back.
However, here is the honest truth:
Nobody buys exact...