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Posted by TopstepTrader on May 15, 2018

The Making of a Risk-Minded Trader

Being hyper focused on risk is not something that comes easy to a trader — even an experienced one. It's a skill that every trader, if they hope to be successful over the long term, has to develop....

Posted by TopstepTrader on May 14, 2018

How to Make Profits Scalping Volatile Nasdaq Futures

Nasdaq futures ($NQ) are one of the more volatile trading instruments. In fact, many traders might think that keeping a sub-10 point stop in them would be a challenge not worth taking. Yet, as we...

Posted by TopstepTrader on May 12, 2018

Your Weekend Curriculum: Profits are About Process

What are you doing in the next 48 hours to trade better next week? 

This week, we compiled three resources that you have to check out. If you do, we promise you'll be in a better place when markets...

Posted by TopstepTrader on May 01, 2018

How to Dig Yourself Out of a Trading Hole: Jon F. in Arkansas

Imagine this: you earn a Funded Account®, and in your first five trading days, you lose $3,127.66. You have a losing percentage of 80% and you are now just $1,372.34 to your Trailing Maximum Drawdown.

Posted by TopstepTrader on May 01, 2018

The Secret to Trading Success

Do you want to know the secret to being a successful trader? Learn how to lose.

Humans, even the ones who take on risky ventures like trading, don’t like to lose. We're wired against it, and we avoid...

Posted by TopstepTrader on April 30, 2018

Shorting a Market at New Contract Highs

Paul Tudor Jones has made his living picking trend reversals. He considers them low-risk opportunities. You may get cut five or 10 times, but with diligence, you can also catch huge moves. 

One of...

Posted by TopstepTrader on April 27, 2018

One Way Futures Traders Can Get Killed

Futures traders have a lot of information to process in order to make good trades. How are correlated markets performing? What is the long-term trend? What is the trend for the day? But one thing...

Posted by TopstepTrader on April 20, 2018

This is the Best Way to Place a Stop

If you are trading without a stop, you are playing with fire. Not because the market can move 100 ticks in a second — though it could. But because then, you haven't clearly defined your risk. And...

Posted by TopstepTrader on April 16, 2018

$5K in One Crude Oil Trade

With volatile markets, traders are able to take advantage of some big moves, without having to take on more risk. In this latest episode of The Trade, Performance Coach Dan Hodgman talks about a...

Posted by TopstepTrader on April 12, 2018

These are the Two Things You Should Pay Attention To While Trading: Volume & Price

Developing a trading strategy is about finding that right mix of factors. You want to pay attention to the things that might indicate prices are about to change, while ignoring all the noise that...

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