Top Step Trader Funded Account Journey

[nooby_mcnoob]

Nicely done, 3 trades is good.

 

[Overnight]

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Hope I close the week green.

P.S. Please keep us updated on that graph showing the progression of the balance, min balance and drawdown max trail. I have never seen anyone else that posted something like that with a combine-type account. It is quite telling.

 

[Secret Sauce]

P.S. Please keep us updated on that graph showing the progression of the balance, min balance and drawdown max trail. I have never seen anyone else that posted something like that with a combine-type account. It is quite telling.

that's the plan.

 

[Secret Sauce]

Well that hit the fan...

 

[Overnight]

What does "Winning trades 20s or more" mean? 20 seconds?

 

[Secret Sauce]

What does "Winning trades 20s or more" mean? 20 seconds?

Yup. There was a rule that required at least 50% of winning trades to last more than 20 seconds. They rolled it back.

 

[Overnight]

Yup. There was a rule that required at least 50% of winning trades to last more than 20 seconds. They rolled it back.

For God's sake WHY?!? Just another BS rule. Good thing they rolled it back. Sheesh.

 

[Secret Sauce]

For God's sake WHY?!? Just another BS rule. Good thing they rolled it back. Sheesh.

I'm not really sure. My trading style is immune to that rule. LOL. I tend to hold trades for minutes even hours.

 

[NumberZ]

"Trailing max drawdown"?

They ratchet the drawdown UP?

They don't really want you to stick around and learn to trade, do they?

 

[Overnight]

"Trailing max drawdown"?

They ratchet the drawdown UP?

They don't really want you to stick around and learn to trade, do they?

You didn't notice that on yesterday's update?

https://www.elitetrader.com/et/attachments/screenshot_1-jpg.269688/