Tip of the Week: Know Your Role as a Trader
What is the job of a trader exactly? If you can't articulate what you're supposed to be doing, then you should probably just stay out of the markets altogether. In this week's Tip of the Week,...
What is the job of a trader exactly? If you can't articulate what you're supposed to be doing, then you should probably just stay out of the markets altogether. In this week's Tip of the Week,...
Consistently lose money as a trader? Game over.
After all, the goal in trading is to generate profits. Like any business, it’s impossible to thrive when your account doesn’t yield positive results...
Don't be one of those annoying traders who treats the number of contracts they have on at any given point as a reflection of their self-worth. You don't always need to be swinging for the fences. In...
Most traders learn pretty quick that the release of numbers like unemployment or GDP can cause huge swings in the futures markets, but remember, it’s not just the government that can make or break...
The Euro fell to fresh one-year lows against the Dollar as key support levels gave way Wednesday. Weak business confidence data from Germany added fuel to the latest drop in the Eurozone currency and...
Charles B. from Couer D'Alene, Idaho has traded in a futures Funded Account® for three years. Charles came to Topstep because it offered an easy entry point into the futures trading business —...
When it comes to physical fitness, some of us make it to the gym every week and strive to eat healthy meals. For others, however, learning how to reach one’s goals requires a lot of time, training...
Time for earnings. Several large banks release results on Friday, and the floodgates on first-quarter reports open wide the following week. With the S&P 500 up sharply year to date, the rally will be...
No two traders operate in the same way. There is no book of rules for trading the right and wrong way in financial markets. However, the odds of trading success improve when you avoid common pitfalls...
The dollar rally faces a test as the first week of April brings a flood of economic data. Take a look at some (certainly not all) of the key statistics due out Monday through Friday:
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