If you want to watch what happens when you don't control your trading losses, pay attention to what's going on at Pershing Square Capital. Pershing Square — led by billionaire hedge fund manager Bill...
Let’s assume you’ve made a number of good decisions as a trader. You’ve selected markets and loss limits that fit your style. You’ve studied the charts and developed a strategy that gives you an...
From listening to John Bougearel, you quickly discover a couple things. First, he is incredibly in tune with the market and knows his trading style backwards and forwards — and clearly knows his edge.
In 2017, TopstepTrader funded almost 400 futures traders with our capital, providing them risk-free opportunities to profit.
As we fund even more traders this year (we're on pace to fund 3x as many —...
TopstepTrader's founder and chief visionary officer, Michael Patak, joins Senior Performance Coach John Hoagland for a special episode of Trader Behavior. This week, Michael and John focus on a...
TopstepTrader funded 159 traders in February — and we're on pace to eclipse that number in March. It's pretty common for new funded traders to want to get a quick start. But oftentimes fast is slow...
Comparing a trader to a baseball legend may seem odd at first. You might be more likely to look for an athlete known for flash, like Michael Jordan, or aggressiveness, like Mike Tyson. However, the...
Michael Patak is the founder and chief visionary officer of TopstepTrader. He started trading and promptly blew up three $30,000 trading accounts (for a total of $90,000).
Not deterred, Michael...
Volatility was the name of the game last month. Big swings may cause a few sleepless nights and anxious days, but they can also be profitable if you’re prepared. A robust risk management plan is...
In trading, sometimes being stubborn pays off. At least that was the case for Anne-Marie Baiynd, a market technician and trader, who struggled early in her trading career. As she says, early missteps...
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