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Today, Topstep (www.topstep.com) is announcing the unification of two brands, TopstepTrader and TopstepFX, under a single brand umbrella: Topstep®.
Along with this brand unification comes a fresh new...
Today, Topstep (www.topstep.com) is announcing the unification of two brands, TopstepTrader and TopstepFX, under a single brand umbrella: Topstep®.
Along with this brand unification comes a fresh new...
Pivot Points have been around for a while. In the old days, they were used by floor traders to determine a bias for the trading day and produce support and resistance levels, and according to legend,...
There’s a lot more to trading than reading charts and placing orders. Controlling emotions and building confidence are just a few of the other critical components to developing a great trader. If...
Since the dawn of widespread computer use and the internet over the last twenty years, there have been many providers of new trading indicators that have risen to prominence. Likewise, for each one...
Every Friday afternoon, Topstep Performance Coach John Hoagland fires up his charts and identifies the trends and "areas of importance" futures traders should look out for in the coming week. Read on...
Funded Trader Mustafa from California just finished two weeks for the record books—he increased the equity in his Funded Account by $45,000 in only half a month!
It’s hard to believe that it’s 2/3rds of the way through November now. It was just a short time ago that concerns over election volatility were heightened in the U.S. With the nation preparing for...
One thing that sets futures apart from stocks is that futures contracts have set expiration dates. Suppose you're planning to hold a position in the futures markets for an extended period. In that...
Covid-19 numbers are growing, and it doesn't feel like the markets care. With election uncertainty dissipating and the likelihood of a split congress, equity futures remain relatively unfazed.
It's...
Every Friday afternoon, Topstep Performance Coach John Hoagland fires up his charts and identifies the trends and "areas of importance" futures traders should look out for in the coming week. Read on...
As political, social, and economic stability remain in the United States and the ongoing and once again increasing global health pandemic, as traders, we continue to pay attention to these items as...
A common misconception among traders is that price gaps always get filled. While it’s true that they often do, there are also a great many that don’t. It’s not a written rule that price gaps need to...
Equity index futures skyrocketed Monday when news of a successful testing phase for a Covid-19 vaccine hit the tape in the early morning hours. The pair of companies working together on the study,...
Every Friday afternoon, Topstep Performance Coach John Hoagland fires up his charts and identifies the trends and "areas of importance" futures traders should look out for in the coming week. Read on...
I have written about the elections in my last three articles, and by now, with all the media coverage, it might be that people are sick of engaging in election topics. However, given that this...
Are elections a good time to look for trading opportunities? This year, we saw how unpredictable the markets could be during periods of uncertainty under extreme circumstances. Election cycles are...
Every Friday afternoon, Topstep Performance Coach John Hoagland fires up his charts and identifies the trends and "areas of importance" futures traders should look out for in the coming week. Read on...
It’s no secret that the political situation in the United States is as contentious as ever. Many people, with all ranges of political ideology, have been stressing out over the COVID19 pandemic,...
Picture yourself in the kitchen slicing an avocado, then, all of a sudden, your dog lunges for the delightful berry and knocks the knife right out of your hand! What do you suppose your instinctive...
There are unlimited ways to make money these days so if you’re consistently unhappy with your career, it may be time to move on. Many people get into trading because of the money and the status but...
Every Friday afternoon, Topstep Performance Coach John Hoagland fires up his charts and identifies the trends and "areas of importance" futures traders should look out for in the coming week. Read on...
Since the year 2000, Florida and Ohio have come to the forefront of attention during the tighter presidential election cycles. Both of these states have sizable populations; therefore, the...
Following up on our conversation from a few weeks ago on the importance of having a daily routine, the Topstep coaches are back to give you some insight into their morning market checklists and how...
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Good traders don’t just throw money around at any stock that comes their way. They educate themselves on a particular industry and make those trades their niche. Jerry Robinson is the bestselling...
Every Friday afternoon, Topstep Performance Coach John Hoagland fires up his charts and identifies the trends and "areas of importance" futures traders should look out for in the coming week. Read on...
John and Tasha Manning are a husband and wife duo from Pittsburgh who has been trading side-by-side for the better part of a year. Building off of John’s prior trading experience, they spent months...
It is now less than three weeks from the elections in the United States. As much as this political cycle has piqued U.S. citizens’ interest, I have observed in various forums that the worldwide...
One of the first lessons most traders learn is also one of the most difficult to put into practice. The “trend is indeed your friend,” but there’s no guarantee that you’re going to make money when...
Chris Tate is the Director of Trading Game and has more than 30 years experience in trading. Over the course of his career, he’s seen traders come and go but the most successful traders all have one...
Every Friday afternoon, Topstep Performance Coach John Hoagland fires up his charts and identifies the trends and "areas of importance" futures traders should look out for in the coming week. Read on...
Then Look Back to the Open...
An instrument’s opening price can be an important marker for trend and direction. Furthermore, there are many timeframes whereby the opening mark can offer useful...
It’s no secret that the most successful traders are the ones that commit to it full-time. They’re present when the markets are active and they take the time to study and understand the rules of the...
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A lot of us think we’ll be like Gordon Gekko when we start our trading careers. The truth of the matter is that trading is really a skill that develops and evolves over time. This is not a get rich...
Every Friday afternoon, Topstep Performance Coach John Hoagland fires up his charts and identifies the trends and "areas of importance" futures traders should look out for in the coming week. Read on...
In early September, we introduced you to a Funded Trader who was putting up some pretty big numbers. Corbett C., from Denver, has been part of the Topstep community for close to eight years now, so...
My writings often identify a trade, such as carpentry, as an illustration for trading. The carpenter will utilize several different nail sizes, depending on whether he is installing trim or framing...
The CME Group is making some changes to price limits in the equity index futures markets. In a move that we are assuming is a proactive measure to protect against an anticipated boost in volatility...
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The 2020 election is already underway. We can’t tell you who will win but we can tell you how to plan your trades leading up to November 3. This week, Topstep’s own John Doherty joins Jack and Dan...
Every Friday afternoon, Topstep Performance Coach John Hoagland fires up his charts and identifies the trends and "areas of importance" futures traders should look out for in the coming week. Read on...
Eventually, in the life of a trader, he or she will encounter the term “dead cat bounce.” There are multiple ways that this pattern can formulate in a given...
Ultimately, the main purpose for all of us being here is to make money, so it's important to have a plan in place to pay yourself. This week, the Topstep coaches share their best formulas for proper...
As usual, the financial media is lambasting millennials, but this time, they're mad that millennials are finally dipping their toes into the stock market. Until recently, millennials have remained...
Every Friday afternoon, Topstep Performance Coach John Hoagland fires up his charts and identifies the trends and "areas of importance" futures traders should look out for in the coming week. Read on...
As traders, we are continually working to make sure we have all the most useful tools available in our box. Furthermore, to be effective, some tools must be periodically sharpened; in other words, we...
The recovery outlook is positive and Wednesday’s announcement confirmed that the Fed is getting the job done, but taking its time, in the effort to support the U.S. economy.
This week, the Topstep coaches are giving a high-level rundown on the correlations between different products and assets, how they move in tandem or inversely with each other, and how you can take...
Biju Kulathakal started his career in the aerospace industry before becoming the Founder of Halo Investing. As he explains, the jump from aerospace to trading was not as strange as it sounds. This...
Every Friday afternoon, Topstep Performance Coach John Hoagland fires up his charts and identifies the trends and "areas of importance" futures traders should look out for in the coming week. Read on...
Funded Trader Corbett C. from Denver has gone “all in” on professionalizing his trading and put up an awe-inspiring $42K in just four trading days!
There are a variety of ways that traders daily approach the opening range of a market. Some strategies utilize the first print of the session as a pivot, while others wait for the instrument to make...
Every Friday afternoon, Topstep Performance Coach John Hoagland fires up his charts and identifies the trends and "areas of importance" futures traders should look out for in the coming week. Read on...
Topstep performance coach and risk manager Dan Hodgman sat down with newly Funded Trader® Nick M., who has had a life-changing experience since going through the Trading Combine.
This week, the Topstep Coach’s are here to give you a high-level overview of the concepts and benefits of Market Profile.
Every Friday afternoon, Topstep Performance Coach John Hoagland fires up his charts and identifies the trends and "areas of importance" futures traders should look out for in the coming week. Read on...
Traders realize that success is very much about routine. The best traders I have known tend to keep a consistent schedule during the trading week and even over the weekend. This schedule not only...
With the recent removal of three major companies from the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA), we figured this was an excellent opportunity to give a short explanation of how companies get listed and...
Divergence happens when the price of the market you’re watching and an indicator, like a moving average or a momentum oscillator, begin moving away from each other or in opposite directions. Here’s...
Trends are your friend. That’s the advice of Gary Antonacci, consultant and author of Dual Momentum Investing: An Innovative Strategy for Higher Returns with Lower Risk. Gary joined Jack and Dan to...
Every Friday afternoon, Topstep Performance Coach John Hoagland fires up his charts and identifies the trends and "areas of importance" futures traders should look out for in the coming week. Read on...
I have only seldom met a successful trader who had a practice of keeping their head in the sand and avoiding the major news stories around them. Whether it be economic, political, or sports, traders...
Does $1 Million sound like a lot of money to you? Well, it should because it is a lot of money, and our traders have withdrawn more than that from their Funded Accounts® so far this year.
We just finished celebrating our eighth year of funding traders, and we already have another huge announcement to share with you; $1 Million in Funded Trader withdrawals in 2020! As much as we’d like...
Every Friday afternoon, Topstep Performance Coach John Hoagland fires up his charts and identifies the trends and "areas of importance" futures traders should look out for in the coming week. Read on...
Trading is as much about routine as anything. The markets have a personality based on the time of day, week, and month. As traders, we typically look to identify routine chart patterns and stable...
On average, 70% of traders place substantial importance on trading psychology as part of their overall strategy. Still, only 10-20% of them take the time to put the work in to make the necessary...
Headline risk is back on. So, do you know the difference between good news and bad news? How do you separate it? We spend countless hours sifting through all kinds of data; chart patterns, news...
Getting laid off is a time for soul searching and following your passions. After a layoff while she was pregnant, Jane Gallina went all in on day trading. She joins us this week on Limit Up! to...
One of my favorite movie quotes comes from an obscure comedy film from 1996 called “Down Periscope,” featuring Kelsey Grammer and Rob Schneider, among others. In limited space, I cannot summarize the...
Every Friday afternoon, Topstep Performance Coach John Hoagland fires up his charts and identifies the trends and "areas of importance" futures traders should look out for in the coming week. Read on...
Earlier this year, volatility was widespread across many asset classes as the COVID19 pandemic began to provoke fear around the world, and supply/demand issues ensued. Many global equity markets saw...
July turned out to be another record-breaker; stocks traded higher for the fourth consecutive month, Gold settled at a record high, and Topstep funded 459 new trading accounts, bringing the total...
An old adage in personal finance says that you should “always pay yourself first.” When this phrase was first coined it referred to setting money aside for retirement as soon you got your paycheck so...
Samantha LaDuc has a special saying: macro matters! As a Macro-to-Micro Analyst, Samantha does detailed research into both the long and short game to help clients learn to make the best trades at the...
Every Friday afternoon, Topstep Performance Coach John Hoagland fires up his charts and identifies the trends and "areas of importance" futures traders should look out for in the coming week. Read on...
Readers know that I like to illustrate principles by telling a story, oftentimes of other traders. However, today I have an account that deals directly with me.
It pays to be on the right side of a trending market. Whether you’re a day trader or a swing trader, or if you’re trading futures, forex, or stocks, swing highs and swing lows make up the foundation...
You’ve probably seen this guy before, he’s been around for a while, and now he’s here to talk about his big $8K winner! Michael Patak is Topstep’s founder, Chief Visionary Officer, and the original...
When Marina Villatoro started her website, The Trader Chick, her initial goal was to teach trading basics to entice more women to join the industry. Her simplified, bare-bones approach however, has...
Every Friday afternoon, Topstep Performance Coach John Hoagland fires up his charts and identifies the trends and "areas of importance" futures traders should look out for in the coming week. Read on...
As any experienced trader will tell you, navigating the markets is not easy, if it were, everybody would be doing it and we would all be rich. The more involved you become, the more challenges you...
Are your charts so riddled with indicators that you can’t even see price bars? Do you even understand how they work? There might be a “simple” alternative. Moving averages have been helping traders...
Most traders clock in at their desk or on the floor but never leave the United States. Our guest this week on Limit Up! is Troy Prince who spent the last 20 years traveling the globe and trading in...
To be successful in any life endeavor, it is necessary to have a set of guiding principles to abide by. This is true, whether it be as a business owner, or even in interpersonal relationships such as...
Every Friday afternoon, Topstep Performance Coach John Hoagland fires up his charts and identifies the trends and "areas of importance" futures traders should look out for in the coming week. Read on...
Not every trader’s journey is the same, but there’s a learning curve for everyone that involves a great deal of experience and personal growth. The Topstep coaches are here to share their experiences...
There is a natural order to the universe. Its immutable laws dictate that regardless of economic conditions, Goldman Sachs will beat quarterly earnings expectations. This has always been true and...
The world is getting a facelift in 2020, and there is no “normal” anymore. Everything is changing; from how and where we work to the way we shop and eat. Many of the things we took for granted just a...
It's been a long, strange trip, but we've finally crowned a champion in the inaugural Topstep International Classic. We started with 16 teams from across the globe, but in the end, there could only...
This week on Limit Up! Podcast, Jack and Dan take some time to dissect the volatility surrounding Tesla. Conclusion: you’re investing in Elon Musk, not the car company. Jack and Dan also discuss...
There are now only two teams remaining in the 2020 Topstep International Classic. Scott K. is in sole possession of first place, but several additional brackets are in hot pursuit. Read on for the...
Every Friday afternoon, Topstep Performance Coach John Hoagland fires up his charts and identifies the trends and "areas of importance" futures traders should look out for in the coming week. Read on...
Summer is now at full speed, and even though the world remains gripped by the COVID-19 pandemic, the volatility observed in the spring months is now becoming more of a distant memory. Historically...
According to the Topstep coaches, leverage, liquidity, and volatility are the three pillars that raise trading futures above stocks or options. Professional investors and day traders alike, turn to...
It was a mixed day for international equities in the Quarterfinal round. But sometimes, limiting your losses is just good enough to advance. No perfect brackets remain but we would still like to...
Are you looking to get involved in the forex markets? Well, we’ve got you covered. This isn’t everything you’ll ever need to know about trading currencies, but it's a great place to start. We talked...
It was upset central in Round 1 of the Topstep International Classic. In fact, out of 956 submissions only two perfect brackets remain! Read on to see the results and updated leaderboard.
Every Friday afternoon, Topstep Performance Coach John Hoagland fires up his charts and identifies the trends and "areas of importance" futures traders should look out for in the coming week. Read on...
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It’s July 4th weekend in the United States, this often marks the peak of the vacation season. While Covid-19 has put a damper on many travel plans, now that restrictions are more relaxed in many...
If you’re a little confused about when markets are closing for the Fourth of July Holiday, don’t worry, we’ve got you covered. We know the CME’s Holiday Schedule can be a little tough to read, so...
Famous last words - The second half of 2020 couldn’t possibly be any crazier than the first half. Don’t count on it, right? Well, with virus fears ramping up, several states rolling back their...
A love of computers as a child and a dad who didn’t know how to use one to set up his stock trades spurred Casey Stubbs’ love of trading. After stints in the military and a failed venture in carpet...
Every Friday afternoon, Topstep Performance Coach John Hoagland fires up his charts and identifies the trends and "areas of importance" futures traders should look out for in the coming week. Read on...
Over the years, I have had many conversations with traders who aspired to leave their day jobs to trade full-time. This is a dream that, at one point in time or another, every retail trader is going...
It feels as if this summer is missing something. For instance, a large athletic competition between multiple countries. To fill this void, today we unveil the Topstep International Classic—a bracket...
Because we spend so much time concentrating our efforts on becoming good traders, it can sometimes become rather easy to overlook the more obvious reasons for why we’re not finding success in the...
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The road to becoming a Topstep Funded Trader was not an easy one for Derek M. from Kansas. It took him a while to truly find his balance, but let me tell you, since he earned his wings, he’s been...
William Rhind believes the quickest way to lose money is to not do your homework. Which is why he is joining us today on Limit Up! to educate traders on Exchange Traded Funds. People find these...
Every Friday afternoon, Topstep Performance Coach John Hoagland fires up his charts and identifies the trends and "areas of importance" futures traders should look out for in the coming week. Read on...
Dr. Andrew Menaker is a licensed clinical psychologist who has been coaching traders and money managers on performance improvement for more than 25 years. He also has an extensive background in...
One of the keys to successful long-term trading is consistency. While some traders may have a personality that compensates better for wild market swings, most of us work best at a steady pace....
You don’t just wake up one morning to the realization that you’ve got the markets figured out. It doesn’t work like that. Sure, it feels great when you have a nice win streak going, but this...
Despite all of the setbacks that have been thrown at us so far in 2020, Funded Trader Aaron P from Philadelphia is rising to the occasion and making the markets work for him. Since April, he has...
One of the keys to trading is knowing the lingo. Today on Limit Up! Podcast, Topstep’s own John Doherty joins Jack and Dan for a panel discussion on support and resistance. John explains the...
Every Friday afternoon, Topstep Performance Coach John Hoagland fires up his charts and identifies the trends and "areas of importance" futures traders should look out for in the coming week. Read on...
Euphoria can sometimes cloud the mind and keep you from seeing the bigger picture. The blissfully bullish sentiment that preceded May’s blockbuster jobs report was still being YOLO’d through message...
Last week, we examined how account size is one of the essential criteria for selecting which markets to trade. This week, I will continue the theme of identifying appropriate markets, this time...
Before we get started, we'd like to give a quick shout out to the 2,000 Topstep traders that made it through Step 2 of the Trading Combine to earn Funded Accounts in 2020! We’re not even halfway...
We tend to use the words “emotions” and “feelings” interchangeably. But according to psychologist Dr. Andrew Menaker, there’s a big distinction between the two and it can get in the way of your...
From time to time, we thought it might be interesting to share the real-time reactions of the professional traders working at Topstep. What follows is the transcript of our #band_of_traders Slack...
Every Friday afternoon, Topstep Performance Coach John Hoagland fires up his charts and identifies the trends and "areas of importance" futures traders should look out for in the coming week. Read on...
For Clara C in Houston, Texas, futures trading is a family affair. Her son is also a Topstep Funded Trader, and her husband is currently in Step 2 of the Trading Combine! Since earning her Funded...
When traders become involved with futures and forex, there is often a draw to a wide range of markets. For instance, many traders go into futures looking to trade equity index derivatives like the...
The summer trading months are upon us, and Crude Oil trading is again open for business!
Here’s a little backstory for those of you who just started following Topstep; back in late April when the May...
Are you curious about retail trading? There’s never been a better time to get started. Our guest this week is TopstepTrader founder and Chief Vision Officer, Michael Patak. Michael is here to discuss...
Every Friday afternoon, Topstep Performance Coach John Hoagland fires up his charts and identifies the trends and "areas of importance" futures traders should look out for in the coming week. Read on...
The definitions of support and resistance are straightforward enough; support is an area where sellers are met by more aggressive buyers, and resistance is an area where buyers are met by more...
Last week, I highlighted six trading rules that are among the least spoken about. Those disciplines have less to do with trading methodology and more about trading psychology. Today, I will break...
Topstep Funded Trader Marie P. was well on her way to passing the Medical Licensing Exam and opening a practice in Puerto Rico when the COVID-19 pandemic stepped in and put her plans on hold.
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Wouldn’t it be nice to get alerts when there are charting indicators? Most retail traders can’t afford the fancy tools enjoyed by traders at big firms. That’s why our guests today, Jeremy Tang and...
Every Friday afternoon, Topstep Performance Coach John Hoagland fires up his charts and identifies the trends and "areas of importance" futures traders should look out for in the coming week. Read on...
22-year old Brendan V. began his journey to becoming a Topstep Funded Trader four years ago by way of trading cryptocurrency futures. After a friend referred him to Topstep, he took a few laps...
Every environment or culture has a series of unspoken rules. While the written rules are usually given as official guidelines as to the “do's and don'ts” of corporate interaction, often the unspoken...
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John Wiley & Sons has a fairly comprehensive digital library of trading publications, including the histories and breakdowns of a lot of rules and regulations. In a research article on commodity...
The purpose of this series is to educate newer traders on the basic principles and techniques of technical analysis. To a lot of you, this is old news, but for the rest of you, we are here to help...
Every Friday afternoon, Topstep Performance Coach John Hoagland fires up his charts and identifies the trends and "areas of importance" futures traders should look out for in the coming week. Read on...
We’ve been in a bear market for a few months now, but incredibly, the market has shown some signs of rallying. This is not necessarily a good thing when we factor in that unemployment could get up to...
It is now mid-May, the 10th out of 20 global business days. COVID-19 has, in the short-term, seemed to have topped out and is globally trending lower. There have been plenty of concerns noted by...
We all make mistakes. It’s OK, it happens. Solid blunders are a part of life and they help us learn and grow. And it’s true, most problems have a solution. If it’s not staring you right in the face,...
Small businesses are the backbone of the U.S. economy and account for 64% of new jobs created annually. Unemployment is rising rapidly and new business applications are at an all time low, but for...
Funded Trader Sarah S. from New Jersey is coming off a pretty big week in the equity index futures markets, so we reached out to see how she would feel about going on record to share her experience...
Thanks to COVID-19, we’re seeing the same kind of volatility that we saw back in 2008. Anka Metcalf is a veteran day trader and founder of Trade Out Loud. She discusses the correlations to 2008 and...
Every Friday afternoon, Topstep Performance Coach John Hoagland fires up his charts and identifies the trends and "areas of importance" futures traders should look out for in the coming week. Read on...
One of my favorite movie quotes comes from an obscure comedy film from 1996 called “Down Periscope,” featuring Kelsey Grammer and Rob Schneider, among others. In limited space, I cannot summarize the...
The purpose of this series is to educate newer traders on the basic principles and techniques of technical analysis. To a lot of you, this is old news, but for the rest of you, we are here to help...
Topstep traders are doing an incredible job navigating these markets. We even had a trader pull more $14K out of the FX markets last week! Volatility is starting to drop, and the ability to adapt to...
Born and raised in New York City, Shohan is no stranger to life in the fast lane. After spending 5 years in the Marine Corps, he stumbled on the FX markets while spending some time in Orange County,...
The purpose of this series is to educate newer traders on the basic principles and techniques of technical analysis. To a lot of you, this is old news, but for the rest of you, we are here to help...
Every Friday afternoon, Topstep Performance Coach John Hoagland fires up his charts and identifies the trends and "areas of importance" futures traders should look out for in the coming week. Read on...
Hello! Thank you for having the excellent taste required to check out the Topstep Cocktail Booklet. As far as we know, it's the only ebook that combines the fundamentals of trading and mixology in...
The purpose of this series is to educate newer traders on the basic principles and techniques of technical analysis. To a lot of you, this is old news, but for the rest of you, we are here to help...
With the trading environment changing by the minute, now is the time to think macro but trade micro. The smaller trades will get you bigger returns. This is the advice of our guest today, Aaron Gose,...
If you’re primarily a swing trader in the futures and currency markets, or use these markets for correlation, you may have found yourself confused over the last several weeks. If so, you are not...
The purpose of this series is to educate newer traders on the basic principles and techniques of technical analysis. To a lot of you, this is old news, but for the rest of you, we are here to help...
Topstep traders took full advantage of the historic volatility the last few months. Year to date we’ve funded more than 1400 traders, which is more than we did in all of 2019! It’s not slowing down...
Hedgers and speculators rely on two standards of light sweet crude oil to determine futures prices. In the US, we set pricing models based on production of West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil,...
Every Friday afternoon, Topstep Performance Coach John Hoagland fires up his charts and identifies the trends and "areas of importance" futures traders should look out for in the coming week.
Read on...
Last week, we took a close look at currency/commodity correlations by making specific reference to the Japanese Yen and U.S. Treasury Notes, using one market’s technical health as an indication for...
Can you really get paid to take delivery on a crude oil contract? Yeah, you actually can, but what are you going to do with it? A single crude oil futures contract is the equivalent of 1,000 barrels,...
Every trader’s story is unique. Not every trader comes up the traditional route through banks or other firms. One such person is Jerremy Newsome of Real Life Trading. Jerremy has one of the best...
Every Friday afternoon, Topstep Performance Coach John Hoagland fires up his charts and identifies the trends and "areas of importance" futures traders should look out for in the coming week.
Read on...
We’re seeing green! Riding the coattails of the largest volatility spike in years, our traders withdrew more than $75,000 from their Funded Accounts this week! Last...
The current chaos is an opportunity for a paradigm shift. For traders, that includes working on mindset and training your brain to develop more healthy behaviors. Rich Friesen teaches about trading...
Trading currency and futures markets are not supposed to be easy; otherwise, everyone would be doing it. No matter how time tested our particular trading systems are, our risk management qualities...
With the amount of doubt and uncertainty still weighing heavy on the world, how is it that the stock market has been able to stage such a strong and impressive comeback? More importantly, is this...
The purpose of this series is to educate newer traders on the basic principles and techniques of technical analysis. To a lot of you, this is old news, but for the rest of you, we are here to help...
We know that people want to be involved in the markets right now because we’re funding more accounts than ever. In March alone we provided trading capital to more...
It's Ken R.'s world folks. We're all just living in it. The E-mini S&P 500 contract is your 2020 Topstep Market Mania Champion. Meanwhile, Ken won the tournament pick'em (and our eternal respect)...
The purpose of this series is to educate newer traders on the basic principles and techniques of technical analysis. To a lot of you, this is old news, but for the rest of you, we are here to help...
Every Friday afternoon, Topstep Performance Coach John Hoagland fires up his charts and identifies the trends and "areas of importance" futures traders should look out for in the coming week.
Read on...
Swing trading is a specialized type of trade that lets you profit off price changes over an extended period of time. In the midst of extreme market fluctuation, this is a great tool to add to your...
Back in late January when the COVID19 crisis was just beginning to sprout legs, we looked at commodity performance during the 2003 SARS outbreak and concluded that this developing pandemic presented...
The last four products competing in Topstep Market Mania 2020 faced-off yesterday with two spots in the Championship match on the line. It was a bareknuckle brawl, but in the end, a pair of Equity...
The purpose of this series is to educate newer traders on the basic principles and techniques of technical analysis. To a lot of you, this is old news, but for the rest of you, we are here to help...
For some traders, volatility means uncertainty, while for others, it means opportunity. Neither side is wrong, in fact, they can both be right. The main difference is, when it comes time to act, some...
Round 2 of Market Mania certainly did not disappoint. Equity indices continued on their warpath, Metals and Currencies faltered, and we witnessed a stunning upset as the journeyman Treasury Bond...
The purpose of this series is to educate newer traders on the basic principles and techniques of technical analysis. To a lot of you, this is old news, but for the rest of you, we are here to help...
Is it just me, or did March feel like it was 3 months long? We sure had a lot thrown at us in those 31 days, and the full scope of the true damage will remain uncertain for quite a while yet. It...
Following last week’s record uptick of 3.3 million jobless claims, which was nearly five times the previous record, this week, the weekly jobless claims for the final full week of March came in at...
Every Friday afternoon, Topstep Performance Coach John Hoagland fires up his charts and identifies the trends and "areas of importance" futures traders should look out for in the coming week.
Read on...
Round 1 of Topstep Market Mania 2020 is in the books, and boy was the head-to-head futures action hot! The day-long, settles-to-settles slugfest between 16 of your favorite products revealed a few...
With the markets fluctuating so much during the uncertainty of the past few weeks, we’re in territory that many newer traders haven’t seen. Peter Davies is the CEO of Jigsaw Trading and he’s here to...
The purpose of this series is to educate newer traders on the basic principles and techniques of technical analysis. To a lot of you, this is old news, but for the rest of you, we are here to help...
Even though we’re surrounded by uncertainty, you can't deny that there’s a lot of opportunity in the markets right now. These are the times that both day traders and investors live for. This...
The purpose of this series is to educate newer traders on the basic principles and techniques of technical analysis. To a lot of you, this is old news, but for the rest of you, we are here to help...
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Every Friday afternoon, Topstep Performance Coach John Hoagland fires up his charts and identifies the trends and "areas of importance" futures traders should look out for in the coming week.
Read on...
The purpose of this series is to educate you on the basic techniques and principles of technical analysis. To a lot of you, this is old news, but for the rest of you, we are here to help you build a...
This morning the weekly jobless claims were released as usual at 8:30 am EST in the United States. This figure is a calculation of all who in the prior week filed initial jobless claims with their...
The purpose of this series is to educate you on the basic techniques and principles of technical analysis. To a lot of you, this is old news, but for the rest of you, we are here to help you build a...
In a bear market, not everyone is going to win. But the key thing is that the market will always bounce back. This week on Limit Up! we’re talking to veteran trader John Zumpano. John was there for...
Welcome to the first edition of Topstep Trading 101. The purpose of this series is to educate you on the basic techniques and principles of technical analysis. To a lot of you, this is old news, but...
One of the things that happens to traders when they watch screens all day is that we are at times prone to losing long term perspective by watching short term price fluctuations. Depending on one’s...
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Every Friday afternoon, Topstep Performance Coach John Hoagland fires up his charts and identifies the trends and "areas of importance" futures traders should look out for in the coming week.
Read on...
This has been a tough time for traders. In fact, it has been a tough time for everyone. No corner of life escaped the effects of this outbreak, including sports. And unfortunately, this means many of...
Mindset is key when it comes to training. So how do you protect your mental capital? This week on Limit Up! Jack is talking to George Papazov of TRADEPRO Academy. George shares his strategies for...
To say there is a lot of confusion out there right now would probably be the understatement of the month. After the Dow Jones recorded its worst daily performance since 1987 on Monday, equity index...
These are historic moves we’re witnessing. Get your stories straight, because we’re going to be talking about this for many years to come. The stock market is...
Every Friday afternoon, Topstep Performance Coach John Hoagland fires up his charts and identifies the trends and "areas of importance" futures traders should look out for in the coming week.
Read on...
As headline risk escalates, it’s hard to talk about anything other than the Coronavirus, and it’s impossible to ignore the subject altogether. Following yesterday’s statement from the World Health...
Humans are optimistic by nature, and when it comes to trading, a little too optimistic. This week on Limit Up! Jack and Dan are speaking with Anne-Marie Baiynd about the psychology of being a good...
Anne-Marie Baiynd has an academic background in Mathematical and Behavioral Statistics, and has been a professional trader for more than 15 years. A few weeks ago she agreed to share her experience...
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