Topstep Combine Day 3: $2845.00 (Combine Passed!)

For the umpteenth time, I’ve passed a Topstep combine. I can’t go back into the system and take the regular screenshots because they close your combine account once you pass.

But, here’s the price action from today:

I didn’t trade the open (had a client call), but made it back in time to take the pullback to the EMAs.

It was a good setup, but I went in with max size a couple of times before it actually broke out - I need to manage risk better.

Here’s the summary of the 3 days in the combine:

The glaring weakness here is deep drawdown every day before “rescuing” it with an even bigger recovery.

Moving into the XFA, I’m going to set a much tighter daily loss limit - something like -$400 - and trade smaller size. My goal with the XFA is to not blow up. I want to get my first payouts from Topstep, so I’ll need to be much more careful on the downside.

See you tomorrow for Day 1 of the XFA!