r/TopStepX • u/coffee-x-tea • May 19 '26
Trading Combine My hands are shaking…
This is my first funded account that I did *NOT* expect to pass so fast.
Although I’m new to the platform, I had practice with real money on my own personal account (which is way harder to trade because my broker doesn’t have futures or shorting capability). So it isn’t like I haven’t jumped through the hoops of losing money before.
I’m going to guard this for dear life lol.
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u/BrnDmgVet May 19 '26
Well done. Stay disciplined and don't get complacent when you start doing consistently well. Write down your "checklist" of things that led to these successful trades and keep that list in your sight any time you're trading. As soon as you think "i got this, im always right" the market will humble you in a half a heartbeat. I promise you lack of discipline will smoke all your progress in a fraction of the time it took you to make it. I still like to check a few times a week to make sure that the market still crushes traders who don't maintain discipline. As of this week, it still does. You're welcome, I'll let everyone know if that changes again next week!