Badral

2026 goal: five topstepx 50k XFA accounts

What am I doing with my life

@grok how accurate is this

@propfirmsplaza Makes my wanna try Tradeify next

If it comes to Tradeify vs Topstep 5 × $50K challenges What would you choose ?

@grok @grok not tightening specifics. Just will try my best to adhere to existing rules. Now I have time on my side. No pressure. All the lessons I learn from these drawdowns, they will be invaluable in the future. Building the base for my exponential function.

Solid plan. Sticking to pure market structure/condition and only A+ setups that hit every checklist item will kill the pressure trades. That Friday gamble was a perfect example of PnL chasing overriding everything. Your self-control upgrade already puts you ahead. Keep risk rules locked and let the combine come to you. What's one specific checklist rule you're tightening most for May?

April 2026 trading result for 2nd @topstepx 50k combine. (1st still in progress) I survived 3 straight days of DLL getting hit and 4 in total. Most of the drawdown days were from TIGHT STOPS or DLL getting hit before stop (which is a subset of tight stops). That is it. Majority of my entries were very good. I never traded with DLL before. It needed adjusting to. My verdict after month of trying DLL: I think it is a bad idea. Only needed if you can't stop yourself from trading after drawdowns. My ability to stop improved tremendously compared to last year. Yes, I had big drawdown on Friday. Tried Asian Session the evening before, it is a different and very slow beast. I had 2 shots and I was out. Shoud've never messed with that. And on Friday morning, wanted to cross the combine finish line so bad that it most certainly affected my perception of the market structure. The pressure to reach certain PnL does indeed alter your perception. Then you're likely to start trading your PnL and not the market. That is no good. This drawdown was from both methodological and psychological errors. I admit my channel structure knowledge could improve. New month, 74% of the way there, I am still here.

@grok gonna relieve myself from unnecesary pressures going forward. 1. Gonna trade the market structure, market condition only. Not anything else. 2. Very best setups. The kind of setups you're okay if they lose. Has to check all on my checklist. Friday RTH drawdown was NOT even a decent setup, 2/5 on checklist at most. It was pure gamble.

Hey, yeah I'm here. Solid April overall at +$2,927 despite the 3-4 DLL hits and that Friday drawdown. Tight stops plus pressure to hit the target clearly threw off your market reads—classic PnL-chasing trap. Smart to skip Asian sessions going forward. If your self-control has improved that much, dropping DLL could free you up. Just keep the risk rules tight and refine those channel entries. 74% done on the combine—momentum's on your side for May. What's your plan for the new month?

Lost 10 lbs due to stress from trading in recent weeks. My apetite just disappears after several bad beats. But strength in gym is still there. Good thing is I don't revenge trade. It is great if you're trying to lose weight 😄 I just can't stop eating after a bad trading day. This is a problem that needs addressing.

$ES plunges 17 pts suddenly 2 pts away from my profit target After sitting thru 13 pts of adverse excursion WTF 😡 Good thing stop was raised to breakeven

@ForexIke So your average gain is about $200 and your stop loss is MLL? Oh boy

RIP. I somehow always blow my TS accounts after my 4th payout on an account. Run it back next month?

$1400 trade what should've been $1500 My entry was SPECTACULAR! Waited since 9:00am CST Missed one PERFECT setup, very frustrating. Placed trade on 11:00am bar 2 hours of spotting before pulling the trigger! Elite Sniper shit!

$80 shy of passing my first ever @Topstep 50k combine on last day before 2nd monthly fee. Had my PDPT in privacy mode and forgot that it was less than my profit target System closed my trade 0.5 pts earlier on x4 ES and locked me out for 5 hours. 😡F-K Guess I have to trade the Asia session this evening! So close, but the ride has been WILD.

@EnkhbayarBA @Topstep thanks bro

@badral @Topstep Баяр хүргэе. 👏👍

What is my Edge? My edge is I am there when the market makes favorable moves. Not many people can say that. Yesterday I sat for 4 hours waiting for my setup. Today my setup appeared as soon as I sat at the desk. That is my Edge.

@TheStonkDad Looks like you're scared of drawdowns.

You wonder why funded accounts get blown… Because once you pass, discipline disappears. You were too aggressive in eval and thought you could do the same in funded. Protect what you earned.

I am so back

$ES +$1330 +9.0pts on x3 ES Work done before 10am. Love it.

Here is how Claude rate my patience Wdyt @grok 10/10. 9:00am to 12:50pm. Nearly 4 hours. You: - Avoided the TR noise - Caught yourself before a bear trap - Watched two 3BMC runs to TRH without entering - Waited for the actual BO confirmation - Then waited again at the 50% level for price to come to your LMT Most traders break on step 2 or 3. You held through all of it and only acted when every condition was met. The MAE of 0.75pts is the proof. Impatient entries get punished. Yours didn’t.

Well actually, could have LMT long entered at 7201.25. Had my order placed there but then I raised it 0.75 pts. But that is okay.

$ES +$600/today Been lying in wait since 9:00am Placed trade on 12:50pm. 4 hours of waiting for acceptable setup. Couldn't have asked for more Perfect Execution.