Periods of high volatility can make or break a professional trader. They don’t come around very often, so understanding how to adjust your strategy to withstand the violent swings can go a long way...
In our last episode, TopstepTrader’s own, Matt Murnighan, discussed how he got started as a prop trader in the 2000s. This week, Matt is back to discuss what the daily grind of prop trading is really...
After weeks of tiptoeing around the gravity of the coronavirus outbreak, the markets have finally decided to start taking it seriously.
Panic selling 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...
Financial markets are an endless two-way auction, where the price is discovered through the negotiation of buyers and sellers. The stock and futures markets, like any market, exist to facilitate...
Three weeks ago, I suggested that Asian currencies would likely allow opportunities to sell rallies, especially among the commodity pairs, which include the Australian dollar (AUD) and New Zealand...
When it comes to trading futures and forex, it doesn't matter what product or time frame you're using, preparation is 99% of the game. If you don't take trading...
Trading today is a different beast than it was in the 80s and 90s. Whereas it used to be all about who you knew, today there are many points of entry to the industry. Today we’re talking to Matt...
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 debuted Topstep's first Weekly Trader Challenge. The idea was to provide a venue for our social community to share their most valuable trading advice. In prompt one we asked: what is...
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