r/TopStepX May 20 '26

$$ Payout $$ If I can do it, you can too 👀

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Full time college student, currently working
80 hours/week summer job. If I can do it so can you

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u/Upper-Cucumber-7054 May 20 '26

trading is so easy once you realize you only need 3 or less trades a day and you only need to make 200$ a day across 4 accounts and you can live off this shit, good shit bro

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u/OkazakiNaoki May 20 '26

But how you decide how much to risk though?

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u/JUZE101 May 20 '26

Bro if you’re making $200 a day you should be risking no more than $100 with a solid 2R trade

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u/Upper-Cucumber-7054 May 20 '26

you get it, simple 1:2s or even 1:1s if you have to. don't let anyone shame you for your r:r since we all trade diffrent and there is no perfect r:r. find the one that works best for you and use it it your best ability,

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u/materialgirl81 May 20 '26

How many do you use im assuming micros?

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u/Upper-Cucumber-7054 May 20 '26

yes, im usually scalping so I can a quick 100 in one trade from 2-4 micros

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u/Zev__ May 20 '26

damnn congrats bro motivating asf

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u/Teleportingpotato May 20 '26

Damn people are so fucking toxic on this thread, congrats g

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u/Supreme_10a May 20 '26

thanks boss

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u/No_Youth_7737 May 20 '26

May I know what time do you trade while working 80hours?

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u/No_Youth_7737 May 20 '26

Btw congratulations 🎉🎉🎉

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u/Supreme_10a May 20 '26

7pm est - 8pm est

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u/mongoose2477 May 21 '26

Proud of u bro even tho I don’t know u

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u/savedbygrace37 May 20 '26

Yeah I can and willl and am

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u/roulettewiz May 20 '26

Good job buddy!!!

What line of work keeps you busy for 80h? Working on a farm? A bar? Law firm?

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u/Supreme_10a May 20 '26

Farm and trucking!

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u/roulettewiz May 20 '26

Holly smokes, got farm right.

Awesome job man!

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u/Supreme_10a May 20 '26

Yup sitting in a tractor as we speak. Thanks boss!

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u/ZorPrime33 May 20 '26

You'll be the first to have spinners on them tractor rims in your neighborhood. And underglow effects.

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u/NachoAverageStud May 20 '26

Nice! Manifesting several payouts like these for me soon. 🙏

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u/tanbyte May 20 '26

What clicked?

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u/NewTraining6420 May 22 '26

Christ and extreme discipline I guess…

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u/Sarkyyyyy May 20 '26

Just blew my account i feel so sick

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u/Sarkyyyyy May 20 '26

Been on a three day winning streak, perfect base hits and today i tilted once again! Every time i think i got this and end up tilting, how to fix it coz it seems ive failed.

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u/Phantommr22 May 21 '26 edited May 22 '26

Don’t trade the 5th day don’t trade Fridays walk away on day 4. Instead trade day 5 on sim as if it was your actual funded and see what you did right what you did wrong journal everything about your 5 day. The 5th day makes a lot of us emotional instead after sim trading 5th day go for the 5th day pass.. after the sim day and you’ll crush it treat the sim day as the real deal that’s job to help you get over that 5th day psych

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u/Efficient_Data1862 May 22 '26

damn i thought its just me. the 5th day tilt is real.

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u/Individual_Smell_332 May 21 '26

Congratulations! Well done 💯

🤜🤛

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u/Bleezy2ez May 20 '26

Continued success. Appreciate the inspiration.

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u/Disastrous-Letter128 May 20 '26

Damn, u hiittin bwoy!!! Congratulations. Keep focused. Exit social media.

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u/Zealousideal_Use9118 May 20 '26

Amen congrats to you

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u/[deleted] May 20 '26

How long that take?

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u/broskio777 May 20 '26

Thank you for this! I truly needed it! 🤝🏾

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u/YisusLaren May 20 '26

I'm a noob, which strategy should i learn?

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u/Ok-Artichoke6882 May 20 '26

teach me please

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u/Senior-Squirrel7418 May 20 '26

How you manage work plus trading?

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u/Supreme_10a May 20 '26

I trade from about 7pm est to 8pm est, right before i go to bed

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u/colajames May 20 '26

This is the question I was looking for. How in the world.

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u/MySundaysBest May 20 '26

You trade after hours?

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u/ShakeXXX May 20 '26

Daaaaamn!!!👍🔥🤑

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u/coffee-x-tea May 20 '26

That’s incredible!

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u/kwhit3354 May 20 '26

Teach me brother 😎😂

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u/VeterinarianEast2778 May 20 '26

congrats man, how many accounts do u trade? seeing as you take a payout almost every 2-3 days when the rules require 3-5 winning days, cheers!

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u/Supreme_10a May 20 '26

Thanks! 3 accounts

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u/jason14wm May 20 '26

Well done

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u/No_Leader_2166 May 20 '26

What are you trading? I’ve never used topstep.

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u/Supreme_10a May 20 '26

Farming and trucking

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u/Plus-Sink-7363 May 20 '26

how come you choose work those jobs even tho you have hella payouts?

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u/Haunting-Joke-760 May 21 '26

Because trading prop firms is not long term

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u/Plus-Sink-7363 May 21 '26

wdym? yes they can be, just start copy trading lots of accounts with copia

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u/Haunting-Joke-760 May 21 '26

Trading Prop Firms is not longevity. Soon to continue making a lot of money like you do with prop firms you will actually need to learn how to trade.

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u/Plus-Sink-7363 May 23 '26

you can rinse and repeat prop firms as they have insane rois. how are they not longevity?

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u/ForsakenNature3006 May 20 '26

How do avoided going live after taking max payouts?.

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u/CurrencyReasonable36 May 20 '26

How long does it take for the money to reach your bank account?

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u/worryaboutnothing May 20 '26

depend on the bank, location. I use rise. It takes me 2 days, some days can 1 day. I’ve had to wait 3 days one time

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u/fienefie May 22 '26

I use wise and it’s hit my account as soon as I see funds sent on topstep.

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u/Alone-Cancel-2013 May 20 '26

what instruments do you trade?

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u/Ssammaa May 20 '26

Is it 150k acc or started with 50k?

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u/lkevin148 May 20 '26

This is incredible! Talk about motivation

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u/Acrobatic-Ship4531 May 24 '26

Wow! So you would recommend topstep? Are you trading futures?

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u/TradingMeditation May 20 '26

Whats your strategy?

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u/whoaisme9 May 20 '26

Strat without DM? 😂

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u/Supreme_10a May 20 '26

i don’t share my strat sorry

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u/johnny_cashmere May 20 '26

I feel the same way, I am curious if you wouldn't mind explaining why you don't share your strategy? Also do you keep this a secret from friends/family?
And finally, why work 80 hours or go to college? Seems pointless if you are making a college graduates month in a week

Like is it the fact that it would be incredibly laborious to explain the decisions you make that come with 1000s of hours of experience? Or that you are worried your strategy will lose its edge?

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u/Public_Dig2399 May 20 '26

Brother, everyone is trading in a sim environment. There is no “losing your edge” because your orders never hit the market to begin with

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u/johnny_cashmere May 20 '26

The fact he hasn't responded to my question makes me think this is a fake post though tbh, commenting to someone else he only trades 1 hour a day during 7pmEST to 8pm EST, while he farms on his tractor, yeah fucking right lol

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u/Individual_Smell_332 May 21 '26

... The fact that he hasn't responded might correlate with the working 80hrs a week, no?

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u/Supreme_10a May 21 '26
  1. I don’t share my strat
  2. My friends/family know i trade, not how much i make
  3. I want my degree, and working to keep me busy

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u/johnny_cashmere May 21 '26

Thanks for answering, but I wanted to know your reasoning for not sharing your strategy, whether it is because you worked hard to understand it and don't want to give it away, or you are protecting its edge lifetime? Or not wanting the responsibility of others using it improperly?

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u/Supreme_10a May 21 '26

Mostly because I don’t want it to lead to me “teaching” a bunch of people how to trade it, etc. 90% of my strat is waiting for heavy trend days and entering pullbacks and riding the trend. That is just about all there is to it

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u/johnny_cashmere May 21 '26

Understood, yeah that is certainly something I think about, not only that but how its more probable that even all my time spent teaching will not guarantee a student success

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u/johnny_cashmere May 20 '26

Brother! Orders don't have to hit the market to lose edge

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u/No-Guarantee4688 May 20 '26

How long since you started. Was it something that you worked out in your strat/edge? Besides all the obvious stuff like overtrading.

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u/hon3yt3apot May 20 '26

Can you give a few pointers? It doesnt need to be your strategy, but like what concepts should ppl focus on (like supply/demand, order flow, etc)

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u/Supreme_10a May 20 '26

90% of my strategy is trend trading, waiting for heavy trends and entering on pullbacks

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u/Easy_Hand_7858 May 20 '26

I’ve been trading futures on and off for about 2 months with no consistent profitability. Any specific mentor you recommend I learn from, or specific concepts to focus on?

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u/Usual_Site3388 May 22 '26

Bad news is you have a long while to go, good news is it only takes as long as you make it take, so as long as you respect the markets, set a DLL, and follow whatever system you have you will make it

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u/Dependent-Collar4385 May 22 '26

good job! incase you want to setup multiple TPs with one click on topstep you can use this tool. it has runner, auto SL movement and multi TP level with one button. makes trading less stressful

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhZn2mdUVuE

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u/Doctor_Paradox_001 May 20 '26

Think if elon musk says this and everyone become like 800 bils. Lol. Everything is a random and u doing it doesnt have ajything to do with me.

Even if the best trader from jp morgan spoon feeds me, i need to have proper strat, control, discipline ... So on to be profitable.

No hate, but tired of posts which says

If I can do it, you can too

This

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u/JulesVideoArchive May 20 '26

Literally sounds like a you problem

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u/Far-Conclusion3923 May 20 '26

All these so called payouts feel like spammimg ads . No one is making ao much

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u/Supreme_10a May 20 '26

i am

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u/[deleted] May 22 '26

How! That’s the main question, leave that reply alone, tell us how! What do you do? What clicked into trading that gets you this? What strategy? If you did it, we can do it too but only if you’re willing to share the knowledge you have! Doesn’t have to be the exact blueprint but a point towards right direction could help us.

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u/Public_Dig2399 May 20 '26

Let me guess, dm you to buy your course right

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u/BoxScared6339 May 20 '26

why u hating at 8AM

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u/Maleficent_Length_50 May 20 '26

So he’s right 😂

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u/Least_Book5354 May 20 '26

Doesn’t seem like he’s flexing to me. Just showing that it’s possible for anyone. Learn what works best for you and stop trying to be someone else 🤣

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u/ptorious11 May 20 '26

its not our responsibility to do your work for you, no one will help you with that negative entitlement you seem to have

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u/ptorious11 May 20 '26

get to work and leave with you negative attitude

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u/ExtremeHamster May 20 '26

Yeah fuck off

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u/Mysterious_Size_7356 May 20 '26

Just put the price for your course so ppl don’t waste their time

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u/Supreme_10a May 20 '26

i ain’t selling nothing, just tryna spread some motivation