Trading Costs & Prop Shop Payouts
The true cost of trading futures is more than just your P&L. Learn what determines your bottom line whether you're trading from home or at a prop shop.
The true cost of trading futures is more than just your P&L. Learn what determines your bottom line whether you're trading from home or at a prop shop.
Setting grounded expectations will help you make steady improvements (and keep your sanity) while trading.
Topstep Senior Performance Coach John Hoagland joins the podcast to discuss revenge trading and how to stop fighting the market.
Venture into the world of the Trading occult with Dan and Jack as they discuss a few of the most common superstitions in the industry.
Dan went live on YouTube this week to take trader questions with Topstep CEO Michael Patak. If you missed it, get it here.
Tightening up your entry criteria can pay big dividends in your account. Learn a few tips to help you avoid over-trading and under-performing.
Is trading stressful? Definitely. Many traders are under-rested and overleveraged. Dan and Jack are here with a few solutions.
Topstep legend Eddie Horn joins the podcast to talk about the benefits of having a personal trading coach—which, by the way, Topstep now offers for free!
Closing out a trade often comes with conflicting emotions. Learn how to use that to your advantage.
Futures traders are usually pretty good about setting a daily drawdown limit. But how should you treat your unrealized gains?
Equities are off to an explosive start in January. Does this mark a new shift in sentiment? Or is this just another bull trap?
The trading day is finished. Now it's time for perhaps the most important part of your process—a healthy dose of self-reflection.
Today, we explore the "trade" aspect of Topstep's Prep-Trade-Reflect system with special guest John Doherty.
In the next 3 episodes, Dan and Jack explore the Prep-Trade-Reflect system endorsed by the coaching team at Topstep.
We're back after a magical holiday break. Now it's time to examine the big trends that will shape markets in 2023.
John Doherty joins the podcast today to discuss which levels really matter when the market starts rocking and rolling.
November ends with a glimmer of hope as the Fed hints at slowing rate hikes.
The NASDAQ was up 800+ points! Let's break down some of the good news from CPI.
Dan and Jack discuss the unprecedented wealth destruction happening in the NASDAQ courtesy of some of its biggest names. Plus it's time to digest the latest Fed minutes.
Sometimes the best offense is a good defense. When your trading is on a cold streak, these are the adjustments you need to make.
Jack and Dan recover from CPI whiplash long enough to talk about how trading psychology and strategy change slightly in the fourth quarter. It's crunch time on Limit Up!
The recent illiquidity spurs Dan and Jack to reflect on what makes a product something worth trading.
What the Fed giveth, the Fed taketh away. Dan and Jack also play a few rounds of CNBC.com Roulette.
You learn from good trades. But you learn way more from the terrible ones. Dan and Jack discuss their most spectacular trading failures.
Original Topstepper Eddie Horn joins the show to discuss the most common questions asked by traders.
John Hoagland stops by to discuss the ups and downs of trading, and why managing losses might be the hardest part of the game.
Dan and Jack discuss their personal experiences at professional prop shops. Specifically, they dive into how these companies manage their risk.
It's time to get weird! Or at least as weird as one can be when talking about macroeconomics.
Is trading all about fast cars, glamour, and screaming matches between colleagues? Of course not. Dan and Jack dig into a few of their favorite trading myths.
Crude Oil has been on a tear since late 2020. But lately, that rocket has come back to Earth.