2nd try I Passed the TST combine now to the FTP

The same way i had to reset 3x in step 2 not waiting for areas, fighting the clear direction trading before my optimal time, trading while not focused on trading.

lawrence-lugar said:
How do you blow your account?
I thought those trading training school academies forced you to trade only like a very tiny % of your account per trade, thereby potentially restricting you from that very incident happening.

You must have had a random string of terrible luck or bad trades simply going against your favor.

I hate to say it or brag or rub it in your face, but I told you so.
Trading is part art, part science. You can't just simply do it relatively randomly and hope the overall outcome is more positive then negative in the end.

You need to approach and view trading and your time frame and instrument and overall, tactical technical approach with wisdom and calmness and killer instinct.

I know my words and wisdom looks like generic hindsight stuff...but they are incredibly profound, if you truly know how to digest and apply them for both the theoretical and real world of trading.

Reflect on your overall trading approach, and skill and tactics and wisdom, -- if you got nothing...then Don't trade or gamble, until you do.
o_O, :confused:
2018 ET.
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caacapital said:
I blew up the account. My first experience was good I only got (1) call about my trading. I think I will try again next month with the 50k. It would be nice to see how many times someone can pass the step 1 and 2 to get a funded account. i spent about 700-800 for a $1500 account. I couldnt recover from the first day where i took profit early instead of sticking to my strategy. The kicker is I held my position for my full stops for the rest of the time.
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Wouldn't it better to open real $800 account?
Real money are much better way to enforce the discipline.
Why to pay to someone just to find out your own strength and limitations.
 
I have a real account my main trading is done with options I'm learning futures. So for me topstep is actually cheaper as I said I spent around 800. I attempted 5 or 6 times 2 full price 3 resets and I got 1500 to trade. In one of my real accounts i lost $1k in 2 days after that loss i realized why am i trying to learn with my money when i have the ability to get tst money cheaper. If for some reason I find myself spending more than I would get in a funded account then it will be time to rethink my strategy but even then I seriously doubt I will spend over 1k on TST combines in a week. This is a much cheaper option for me until I can actually focus 100% on this Im still working a 9-5.

stepan7 said:
Wouldn't it better to open real $800 account?
Real money are much better way to enforce the discipline.
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caacapital said:
i lost $1k in 2 days after
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That's a lot.
I would be you, I would sit on sim till convert $800 >> $20,000. Five times.
All it's require - the internal honesty.
And it's not require any funds payable to TST.
How many trades you did in 2 days?
 
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Pekelo said:
You can run a test account on C2, that is even cheaper. All the stats there and you can reset it when blown for a small amount.
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This is a very good idea, for anyone considering taking a Combine, generally: there's no point in paying TST for "experimentation" - it makes more sense to sign up for a Combine after already proving to yourself, once or twice, that you have a good chance of passing it.

(The OP isn't in this category, though: he's already passed the Combine and FTP previously.)
 
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