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One of the biggest lessons in trading, and one we need to be reminded of no matter how many years of experience we have. Win slow. Suck less & trade for tomorrow Simple in theory, difficult in practice. A great reminder from @mattowentrades on @bookmap_pro Trader Spotlight segment. Worth a watch for traders at every stage of the journey.

I'm loving this kind of email ! I just request my 2nd payout from that one, same account number as you can see. Plus, another Base Hit +$206 ! Lockout button hit~ [I'm feeling grateful 🙏]

Work in progress preview of what you'll get with the API starter kit. Market data, charting, order placement foundations will all be there to be built upon. I am aiming to have this out by end of week, might be next week. More to come. This is not an official starter kit, and while I will be happy to answer questions from a personal standpoint, this should be considered a third-party tool (like non-official trade copiers), and you are using this at your own risk. Yes, you can use this to create custom indicators, strategies (will not be included with the starter kit), charting solutions. It's as simple as asking Claude or GPT to "Build an EMA cross strategy", "Build a backtesting solution" or "Build my own charting in Python". Experiment, test safely, and do not expect to immediately find a winning strategy. This stuff is not easy. You will need to figure some stuff out on your own, always test on your Practice account before setting anything live, and as a reminder - "Commodity trading involves substantial risk of loss. All investments involve risk, and not all risks are suitable for every investor. The value of investments may fluctuate and as a result, clients may lose more than their original investment."

i’m giving one of you a fucking ROLEX like + repost + follow me one random winner picked 48 hours from this tweet. no purchase necessary

This is one of the many reasons you shouldn't listen to these shills telling you PeRpS aRe ThE SaMe As Nq Br0 If the firm (thats based out of Panama) is controlling price and thats not considered a conflict of interest I don't know what is.

Stop calling a firm “trader-first” if they only shine in the sales funnel. We saw this play out recently with Vest and now I hope it's clear as day they're affiliate-first not trader first. What being trader-first looks like: ✅️ Clear rules / structure ✅️ Live program built to keep you in the game ✅️ Payout policies that aren’t a maze. ✅️ Comprensive risk management tools traders can utilize That’s the bar. Every platform should be racing to clear it, not racing to copy the firm that pays affiliates the most. What’s the one thing you’d add to that list?

This is actually so sick lmao. Tony Hawk, Bam Margera, and a skate ramp outside the NYSE on Wall Street is a crossover I never expected to see in 2026. Funny how the timing lines up with an idea I've been working on 👀 TOPSKATE Episode 1 this week… maybe 🤔

Does anyone else trade better on their practice account than their actual account? 😂 I normally stay away from gap fills and Sunday open setups, but I liked how this one was shaping up and decided to take a stab at it on the practice account. Ended up being a great trade. Regardless, a rep is a rep. The goal is to build consistency, and every opportunity to execute is another chance to sharpen the process. 📈

This is exactly why I’ve grown to love TopstepX. The @Topstep API opens up so many areas from ✅️ Custom charting ✅️ Automated strategies ✅️ Backtesting ✅️ Risk management tools ✅️ Video Games (No seriously I even saw someone make a game utilizing it 💀) Can’t wait to see what the community builds with this :)

Been building out my @Topstep workflow, and here's another addition: a custom Level Plotter built using the TopstepX platform. • Customizable line widths • Display levels as zones • Support for multiple tickers Making my favorite trading platform even better 🫶 Better yet it doesn't even need the API :)

This is incredibly predatory. @Topstep, let alone any reputable prop firm, wouldn’t tolerate affiliates engaging in this kind of behavior. When your marketing ecosystem incentivizes affiliates to line their pockets at the expense of trader education and transparency, that’s a serious problem. Firms need to be held accountable for the behavior they reward and the people they choose to represent them. Yesterday, he claimed to be on account #45. Today, he accidentally posted a screenshot showing account #819 before quickly deleting it. If that doesn’t raise red flags, what does? Traders deserve better. SMH.

WHAT THE FUCK! The amount of “affiliates” push @VestExchange is insane. Most are net negative on it and begging their supporters to use their code so they can make up the money they’ve lost 🤯🤣 Should I give it a try and document it all? With account numbers and screenshots? 🤔

Everyone's fighting today, so let me say what nobody wants to hear. Spending $90K to make $120K is not a $120K win. It's $30K profit on $90K of risk. But all you see is the payout screenshot. That's the problem. Showing only the payout sells FOMO. It makes newer traders think the goal is to buy accounts until one hits. That's not trading. That's a slot machine with a chart on it. I tell my community this all the time. And account numbers don't tell you the spend either. 400 accounts at $10 each is $4,000. 400 accounts at $1000 each is $400,000. Same account number, completely different story. The only thing that matters is what someone spent versus what they got paid. It's all about ROI. And you're not playing the same ball game. Someone risking $90K to make $120K might have far more capital behind them than you. I know people who've made $1 million in a day and lost $1 million in a day. Risk tolerance is different for every single person. Copying someone's size without their bankroll is how accounts and savings disappear. Transparency or not —you don’t have the same risk tolerance, experience, or goals. Then there's the account editing. Fair point, but aim it at the trader, not the prop firm. There are valid reasons to rename accounts, like grouping them by size or drawdown to keep track of everything. It's their dashboard. The firm gives flexibility. What someone does with that flexibility is on them. Same with payout wallets. People can show other people's wallets. I know, shocker?! Approved affiliate money sits in those wallets too. A screenshot proves nothing about whether someone can actually trade. Now the other side. Calling out transparency is fair, but it has to go both ways. Not everyone in this space trades, and that's fine. Comparisons, reviews and education all bring value. There are many who provide nothing aside from shilling a code. But if you're judging someone's trading results, it helps to have been in the seat yourself. It's easy to read a screenshot. It's a lot harder to sit through the drawdowns behind it. And affiliates themselves aren't the problem. Firms need them. Google ads and celebrity posts cost a fortune and don't reach traders. That's money that would never make it back to the trading community, and less money left in the firm to pay traders out. Traders reach traders. That's why affiliate programs exist. Some of you forget the money is a cycle. Even the big gamblers burning through accounts are putting money back into the firms, and that money helps fund the payouts for consistent traders. You can bash affiliates all day, but without them 99% of you wouldn't even know what a prop firm is. The line isn't trader vs affiliate. It's value vs noise. New traders, I get the FOMO. That's exactly why you need to understand all of this. I've been in this space since 2019 and I've seen it all. Faked IRS and broker statements. Edited "live" login videos that got exposed because someone went through them frame by frame. AI-generated login videos. The sooner you accept that someone else's numbers will never replicate yours, the better off you'll be. In fact, mute them, you’ll thank me later. So stop with the bs and stop glazing people over screenshots. Be careful who you trust and who you surround yourself with. Find someone who actually teaches and learn it properly. Otherwise you'll be out the door in a few months.

Bro really said “Bet on your self” just so u spend 3500 and use his code so he can make 20% commission 😭

Probably how vest brings on new affiliates Imagine being able to rename accounts to remove or change the account number just to shill a predatory un regulated Panama based perps firm to your following that hasn't even been around for a month Disgusting tbh 🫣

This! @Topstep doesnt need the standard affiliate packages because their reputation speaks for itself Unlike Vest who's only relevant because they pay your favorite influencers / shills to promote their garbage to you

Only popular because the curtain hasn't fallen yet ✅️ Unregulated assets ✅️ Based out of Panama ✅️ Constant inconsistencies ✅️ Blatantly manipulating price ✅️ Relies on affiliate shills I could go on but tdlr a rug in the making