At the start of yesterday's trading session, markets gave us a classic example of why we don't hold positions past 3:10 PM CT - when settlement starts - until they reopen at 5 PM CT. The short answer...
Markets are in flux. North Korea's shot across Japan's bow last night has given the "risk-off trade" - short equities, long Gold ($GCZ7) and Treasury Bonds ($ZBU7) - a boost. Gold has gained more...
Trading Lessons from Peter's Success:Two to three contracts is plenty of size: Peter kept his contract size to two or three at a time, despite the fact that our scaling plan in the 150K Funded Trader...
Gold ($GCZ7) is near its recent highs, pushing above $1,300 to prices not seen on the December contract since April and June. It will have to push to $1,307 to make fresh yearly highs.
On the equity...
Want to make $1,000 a day? That's what TopstepTrader Founder and CVO Michael Patak thought was possible after graduating college. That goal ended up being more of a hinderance than a help to...
Being patient and taking the right trade is one of the hardest things that we do as traders. How do you ensure you're taking the right trade? How do you take a step back and verify that you're not...
Today, the Fed Chair will give her much-anticipated speech. So things could get a little volatile in the morning, particularly in interest rate products. Here, Senior Performance Coach John Hoagland...
On Friday, Fed Chair Janet Yellen will take to the microphone - and traders are starting to get interested in what she may say. In September, the FOMC is expected to begin withdrawing stimulus. The...
Trading Lessons from Robert's Success:Watch your average winning trade vs average losing trade: On the TopstepTrader Dashboard, we provide a lot of valuable information, including the average size of...
Equity markets moved sharply higher yesterday, with the S&P 500 ($ESU7) adding more than 20 points, while Gold ($GCZ7) and Crude Oil ($CLV7) were largely unchanged for the day. Wednesday morning is...
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