Part of the $50K to $100K Payout Challenge — a real, daily-tracked run at turning a Topstep 50K account into $100K of cumulative payouts. Yesterday: Day 13, The Day I Tried to Make the Market Pay Me Back. Today in one line An up-and-down day in a choppy tape, and I spent too much of … Continue reading $50K to $100K Challenge — Day 14: Chopped Up Chasing a Trend That Wasn’t There
$50K to $100K Challenge — Day 13: The Day I Tried to Make the Market Pay Me Back
Part of the $50K to $100K Payout Challenge — a real, daily-tracked run at turning a Topstep 50K account into $100K of cumulative payouts. Yesterday: Day 11 & 12, A Wedding Day Trade and a Choppy Time-Stop. Today in one line Nine trades, one setup, and a full session spent trying to will a losing … Continue reading $50K to $100K Challenge — Day 13: The Day I Tried to Make the Market Pay Me Back
$50K to $100K Challenge — Day 11 & 12: A Wedding Day Trade and a Choppy Time-Stop
Part of the $50K to $100K Payout Challenge — a real, daily-tracked run at turning a Topstep 50K account into $100K of cumulative payouts. Last update: Day 10, Fewer Trades, Best Day Yet. No post went out for Day 11 (Aug 24), so this one covers both Day 11 and Day 12 together. Today in … Continue reading $50K to $100K Challenge — Day 11 & 12: A Wedding Day Trade and a Choppy Time-Stop
$50K to $100K Challenge — Day 10: Fewer Trades, Best Day Yet
Part of the $50K to $100K Payout Challenge — a real, daily-tracked run at turning a Topstep 50K account into $100K of cumulative payouts. Yesterday: Day 9, The Green Day That Scared Me. Today in one line Four trades. One loser. The best single day of this challenge so far — and the first time … Continue reading $50K to $100K Challenge — Day 10: Fewer Trades, Best Day Yet
$50K to $100K Challenge — Day 9: The Green Day That Scared Me
Part of the $50K to $100K Payout Challenge — a real, daily-tracked run at turning a Topstep 50K account into $100K of cumulative payouts. Yesterday: Day 8, Six-for-Six on Discipline, Still Down $18. Today in one line First green day in a week — and the worst discipline score of the entire challenge. Thirteen journaled … Continue reading $50K to $100K Challenge — Day 9: The Green Day That Scared Me
$50K to $100K Challenge — Day 8: Six-for-Six on Discipline, Still Down $18
Part of the 50K to $100K Payout Challenge — a real, daily-tracked run at turning a Topstep 50K account into $100K of cumulative payouts. Yesterday: Day 7, When the Bias Signal Breaks, Read the Range. Today in one line Three Globex breakouts built the account up more than $280 by mid-morning, five AM trades handed … Continue reading $50K to $100K Challenge — Day 8: Six-for-Six on Discipline, Still Down $18
$50K to $100K Challenge — Day 7: When the Bias Signal Breaks, Read the Range
Part of the 50K to $100K Payout Challenge — a real, daily-tracked run at turning a Topstep 50K account into $100K of cumulative payouts. Monday: Day 6, Started Strong, Gave It Back. Today in one line Globex opened choppy and the trending-market bias read kept getting faded, and kept losing. Once that stopped being a … Continue reading $50K to $100K Challenge — Day 7: When the Bias Signal Breaks, Read the Range
$50K to $100K Challenge — Day 6: Started Strong, Gave It Back
Part of the 50K to $100K Payout Challenge — a real, daily-tracked run at turning a Topstep 50K account into $100K of cumulative payouts. Friday: Day 5, Red Numbers, Perfect Discipline. Today in one line Two clean 6A breakouts paid overnight. Then I stayed in the chair through afternoon chop, stacked extra clicks, and walked … Continue reading $50K to $100K Challenge — Day 6: Started Strong, Gave It Back
Drawdown Recovery: Why Clawing Back Losses Requires a Bigger Move Than You Think
The final post in the Risk Management Mastery series. This is the math that proves why every earlier post — position sizing, the 1% rule, and risk of ruin — was worth following in the first place. "I just need to make it back" Down 20% for the month, a trader doubles size on the … Continue reading Drawdown Recovery: Why Clawing Back Losses Requires a Bigger Move Than You Think
$50K to $100K Challenge — Day 5: Red Numbers, Perfect Discipline
Part of the 50K to $100K Payout Challenge — a real, daily-tracked run at turning a Topstep 50K account into $100K of cumulative payouts. Yesterday: Day 4, A Winning Trade That Still Broke the Rules. Today in one line Nine trades, a net loss of $218.96, and for the first time since Day 2, every … Continue reading $50K to $100K Challenge — Day 5: Red Numbers, Perfect Discipline