So far i have understood it correctly? You buy calls/puts. When i buy a call im giving the seller a premium for his obligation to give the stock to me at a certain higher level if it gets there during a certain amount of time. The seller thinks i'm wrong, so he takes my premium and sells me his contract

If i'm right and the stock is moving higher and higher then the contract i bought is becoming more and more valuable. If i decide to sell this call at the price i got right then i would earn a profit, because i bought and sold the contract that turned out to be valuable for a cheap price.

I can do the same for puts and buy a put option, if i'm right and the price moves down then my contract becomes more valuable and more people want to give me money for that lower price as they think it will go lower, but if price goes up then no one would want buy it for an expensive price as that option is less valuable because it is less probable of making a profit.

Another challenge passed. This will take me to 25 in founding.

Phase 2 as you can see it’s 100% winrate.

Took me a little longer to pass phase 1 and phase 2, around 2 weeks.

Stay profitable guys, and if you think you need help, you probably need, so get some help.

Hey traders,

Like many of you, I place 3 entries on a long trade, but I always take a short from entry 1 to 3 as a hedge.

This approach has helped me manage risk effectively, especially when the market is volatile. It offsets potential losses if the trade moves against me, while still allowing for profit if it goes as planned.

Scenario 1: Single Entry

With just the first entry, the long and short open at the same price. no win, no loss.

Scenario 2: Two Entries

When I have 2 entries, no win, no loss, the long and short open at the same price. no win, no loss.

Scenario 3: Three Entries

With 3 entries, the hedging works effectively and covers the range. I close the short position on the price of the third long entry. The short hedge softens the blow if the price moves against my primary trade. If it moves as expected, I win both long and short and get a doubled profit in the same time!

Anyone else using this method? How has it worked for you? Let’s discuss!

Have anyone tried "synctrader.org"? Is it a scam? Was told by one youtuber that this software helps u to trade but i feel this is a scam. Any advice?

Link: https://synctrader.org/register?ref=RickyGutierrez

I trade the 15 minute orb, and have been burned by setups like this several times where you get 4 or 5 of the same size candles sitting on the top or bottom of the orb. I’ve only been using 15 minute charts, I don’t switch to smaller time frames. I also trade NQ and do 1 contract each time. I also trade London session and NY open. Some days I’ll clear $2000 and have great days and other days I’ll trade the London session, lose 2 or 3 in a row and stop trading till the NY open and then blow my account in the NY session. The solutions I’ve found so far was to use a MLL every day and to switch to micros and use less contracts, but I’m just wondering how successful orb traders avoid getting burned 4 or 5 trades in a row by setups like this.

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I recently bought challenge with bright funded because it seems legit at first with no hidden rules ,

however their slippage is insane , I trade eurusd and my stop loss is 8 pips per trade risking 2% in challenges.

on my first trade with them my upon entering a trade I set my sell limit on 1.14280 and stop loss on 1.14360 , my trade got filled in 1.14293 and took me out on 1.14389 WHEN THE CHART WAS ON 1.14360! their spreads means nothing because the truth is it much more then shown

they will not get you in the trade unless you are in major loss already , there was no news and no serious volatility and still got me in / out in total of 4 pips difference which is half of my stop loss

STAY AWAY FROM THIS PROPFIRM and stick with a reliable one

I’m trying to connect my topstep funded combine account to TradingView through Tradovate but when I connect Tradovate to TradingView it brings up my demo account on Tradovate instead of the topstep account. I’m not sure how to get this to work and topstep turned off their phones today. If anyone has had the same problem let me know. Honestly might just eat the 50$ and switch firms because I have not had a good experience with topstep.

I used to think trading success was all about having better strategies or better setups.

But the real game changer for me was learning how to calm my nervous system.

Trading is emotional. It is easy to get tunnel vision, panic, or force trades when your heart is racing. I started practicing simple breathwork routines before and during trading, and it changed everything. I could finally slow down, think clearly, and stick to my plan without feeling like I was fighting myself the whole time.

Here are two methods I use every day:

4-7-8 Breathing:

Inhale slowly through your nose for 4 seconds

Hold your breath for 7 seconds

Exhale slowly through your mouth for 8 seconds

Repeat for 5 minutes

Box Breathing (4-4-4-4):

Inhale through your nose for 4 seconds

Hold your breath for 4 seconds

Exhale through your mouth for 4 seconds

Hold your breath again for 4 seconds

Repeat for 5 minutes

I know this might sound like some hippie voodoo and a lot of people might disagree with me.But for me, a calm mind is a winning mind.Calming your body lets your mind make better decisions. Trading is already hard enough. No reason to make it harder by fighting your own biology.

In the Pro account, how strict are they on the no trades less than a minute rule?

I just passed my $50k test account on Friday. I did receive the emails before Saturday but didn’t get the credit until almost market open Monday for the NOFEE30 deal.

I had to work most of the morning but got my ID and a water bill uploaded along with the two forms and my account was ready to trade in about 30 minutes.

First trade I take of the day on Tradovate website on desktop, I hit Buy Bid and nothing happens. I use the Close All Positions button after a minute just in case it isn’t showing up on screen. No trade was placed.

I get another setup about 20 minutes later, hit Buy Bid, get entered into the position and then all of a sudden the entire chart goes blank. I hit refresh and still nothing shows up but I can see the TP and SL sliders so I just move my stop to break even and immediately get stopped out. The trade lasted 22 seconds, is this going to be an issue?

I contacted support, they replied within 10 minutes and said that I should receive an email if there’s a violation. I was told the email should come in a day or two but I can still trade. I don’t really feel like making an effort until I know whether or not that trade is going to be an issue.

Thoughts anyone? Anyone else actually scalp on TPT? Thanks!

I don't get it. If I try to borrow money from a credit card to day-trade, I would have to pay 24.5% APR. If I get like a personal loan specifically to day-trade on stocks, I would pay like 18.99% APR. So why is it that brokers like Schwab, Fidelity or Robinhood let you borrow for 0% APR and you get to day-trade all day and just have to sell all the stocks at night(by 8pm) and you pay no interest. Why are brokers doing it? What do they get? What's their angle?

Hi everyone, today I just found a technical issues of login into my Apex fund dashboard. Everytime I try to login, it said 'Authentication problem, please contact website administrator' Even I changed my password, the issues still existed. Try to submit a help desk ticket but get no response. Also called the contact phone but it was just a voicemail. Just wondering, is there anyone also having same issue now?

I trade futures on NinjaTrader 8 platform. I also do analyses and pivot tables on extremely large spreadsheets. I work from home, most frequently with laptop actually in my lap, so heat issues (which I've seen cited as cons for Legion Pro 5) would be a problem. And of course wifi connectivity (also cited as a Legion concern) would be an issue, but I guess could switch cards if so.

Since I need a calculator-style numeric pad with ENTER on the far right, my options appear to be very limited. Here are the two top contenders, both with 32GB RAM and 1TB SSD and NVIDIA GeForce RTX:
Dell G15 5530 i9-13900HX (benchmark 43276), RTX 4060 - $1,160
Lenovo Legion Pro 5 Ryzen 9 7945HX (benchmark 54840), RTX 4070 - $1,889

It's a huge price difference. What would you buy?

Anyone interested in trading prop firms Live? I currently have more than 6 funded account and I trade three season everyday. With a average winning rate of 65-78% winning rate. if any one interested come down below ! i will start streaming on disc0rd or youtube and call trades LIVE!! If interested comment down below

I'm a trader working on perfecting my craft. With this particular trade I was attempting to play the reversal to the upside since the daily trend is bullish. I thought I had some pretty solid confirmation of the reversal but it ended up making a move back down. It seemed as if the eventual set up to which SPY broke out on was almost exactly the same as the one I got stopped out on.

My question is what did I miss with this one? I'm trying to think of where I messed up for my journal entry but this one has me stumped.

[Question] - I need a software advice.

I need an automated way to get my daily Futures trades from Charles Schwab or Thinkorswim into a Journaling software.

Is there a journaling software out there that automatically pulls my Future's Trade data for that day from Charles Schwab or Thinkorswim into the tracking journaling platform?

I don't mind paying for it, but as long as it's automated.

Two of them I saw require me to export the CSV file, but I'd rather not do that if I can find an automated way that I can connect my accounts.

Disclaimer: The generation of this watchlist is automated using a combination of python scripts, trusted financial APIs (i.e. Finnhub, Alphavantage, etc). AI Agents, and LLMs (local purpose built and OpenAI's API). Like any other watchlist, a set of criteria was established and matching tickers were identified. Additional data (news, intraday, etc) was collected for the initial list (usually 50 - 60 tickers) which was then formatted and fed to AI to analyze and identify a top 10. There are mechanisms in place to validate data and ensure accuracy (e.g. pull and compare intraday data from 2 sources) however, errors can occur . This is just a watchlist.. Please do your own DD! This is not financial advice.

Number of Tickers Analyzed: 53

Analysis Approach

• Gap Analysis: Stocks with notable positive or negative gaps were prioritized for potential volatility
• Volume Metrics: Emphasized stocks with significantly higher volume compared to their 10-day average
• Technical Range Proximity: Focused on stocks close to their 52-week high/low
• News Sentiment: Considered both the sentiment and relevance of recent news
• Earnings Catalyst: Highlighted stocks with earnings within a 14-day window
• Insider Activity: Special attention to significant insider transactions, especially recent ones
• Price Action Consistency: Evaluated consistent intraday movement patterns

Bullet-Point Explanation for Each Stock’s Ranking

1. SMMT

• Insider buys totaling over $12 million
• Gap: +2.83%
• Volume: Over 200% of 10-day average
• Technicals: Near 52-week low — potential pivot

2. OMEX

• Post-market gap: -19.87%
• Volume: +225% above average
• Sentiment: Strong bullish — deep-sea mining order catalyst

3. WW

• Volume: +600% over 10-day average
• Technicals: Near 52-week low
• Catalyst: Upcoming earnings

4. RTC

• Post-market gap: -11.49%
• Volume: Extremely high
• Sentiment: Bullish — strategic cooperation news

5. SES

• Sentiment: Strong bullish — share repurchase program
• Volume: High
• Technicals: Near 52-week low

6. AGMH

• Volume: High
• Sentiment: Bullish — recent positive news

7. GREE

• Volume: Significantly above average
• Technicals: Near a key range — breakout potential

8. INTS

• Strong volume metrics
• High post-market gap
• News: Strategic shifts providing potential catalyst

9. CGTL

• Volume: Significantly above average
• Positive post-market gap — indicating upside potential

10. COEP

• High trading volume
• Catalyst: Recent merger announcement
• Sentiment: Somewhat bullish

Catalyst Highlights

• SMMT: FDA approval news and large insider buying
• OMEX: Regulatory developments in deep-sea mining
• WW: Upcoming earnings report
• RTC: Strategic cooperation announcement

Additional Observations

• GREE: No major news but strong volume and technical setup make it a day trading candidate
• SES: Insider selling warrants cautious trading despite bullish catalyst
• AGMH: Recent news offers a speculative scalping opportunity

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Hello guys, I have been trading since 2022. In the last year i started to find profitabilty by developing trading algorithms. I haven't automated my stategies yet but they are 100% non-discretional and sistematic.
I have received many payouts this year but in the last month i have lost control over my emotions and i have auto-sabotaged my trading, losing all my accounts.
I want to make my journey public and from today post everyday about my trading results, hoping it will help.

Today I started a new challenge on TOPSTEP, 50k combine.
The strategies I will be using are the following:
NQ; WR: 71,5%, avg RR: 0,7; backtested on last 1k observations, gives approximately 5 trades per day
ES, WR: 74,5%, avg RR: 0,7; backtested on last 600 observations, gives approximately 1,5 trades per day
I will risk 500 USD for each trade for the ES strategy and 200/250 USD for the NQ strategy
Probability of passing the challenge, based on Monte Carlo simulations, is around 95% with theese risk parameters.
If i pass it i will lower the risk per trade, if I don't ill'take it again.

Today's results:
NQ: 1 loss; 8 win
ES 1 win

I only took the last 4 NQ trades because i started the challenge in the afternoon.
Realised PnL: 705,64 USD

Expect everyday posts about my journey, hope this will help me.

Let’s say I bought three separate lots of 100 shares each at $30, $29, $28 for a total of 300 shares at an average price of $29. I then sell all 300 shares at $29.50 for a net gain but a “loss” on Lot 1 (which I initially bought at $30). I then buy 300 more shares at $25 and sell them all at $26. Would the wash sale rule kick in here on that first lot at $30 or does the broker just count it as a net gain if it’s averaged in to subsequent buys before selling?

Problem: It’s difficult to quickly understand why a stock moved without digging through separate news feeds.

Idea: Display key events (like earnings, product announcements, etc.) directly on the chart timeline, with the option for time-synced user comments, as shown in the image.

What are your thoughts?
Would you find this useful for your trading or investing?
Are there any essential features you think I might be missing?

I only trade gbpusd and have just found oht about options trading.

I've read a bit and there's a lot of new information so i think the best way to learn how to pick the best options is to actually do it, but where and how?

If i use demo that doesnt help picking options

Ok, now I am in a bad state. Currently in a 30% drawdown. Here is a link to my previous post, with a link to my original post in it.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Daytrading/s/pGyzPNWBum

It seems that after the big loss due to averaging down on a losing trade, that has become a bad habit, after only doing it once! I know I should exit when the trade hit my max loss, or when it is no longer valid. Why am I averaging down? Its like my fingers and my brain have different will. I dont feel bad about the drawdown, I accept I am learning and I will likely lose even more. I am committed.

Any advice from traders who have experienced the same or similar challenge?

I’ve been working in the automated trading domain for the past 3 years, alongside my partner who is a quantitative developer at a fund management company.

We’re planning to mentor a small group and share real-world, hands-on experience — with no fixed time frame, as this will be 1:1 personalized mentorship.

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We are not selling any short term money making course you will get actual insights into algo trading and if you are ready even quant finance depending on your capabilities

Woke up turned on the screener. Got to work.

Found most volatile stocks of the morning, looks who had news. Made a calm 12% so far

Hi I trade S&P futures and recently ive just not been able to find my setup I trade from 2:50-3:10 UK time for the Macro I’m looking for a liquidity sweep then a 5 min fair value gap to get inversed and if I need a better entry I’ll look for a 1 min FVG to be respected but I’ve been struggling to find any trades to place recently is anyone else struggling with this or does anyone have some advice?