Trading11 min
Topstep Trading Combine Rules: How to Track Consistency and Avoid Violations
Topstep’s $50K Combine has a $2,000 trailing loss limit and a 55% consistency target. See the real risk budget, formulas and journal fields.
Sep 12, 2026Read
Trading Journal Guides
Trade with discipline, not hope — how to keep a trading journal, and the win-rate, risk-reward and expectancy math that decides if a system is profitable.
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Trading10 min
Best Trading Journal Apps in 2026: TraderSync vs Tradervue vs Edgewonk vs a Free Alternative
TraderSync, Tradervue, Edgewonk and CalculatorAI compared on price, imports, analytics and psychology tools—plus who each journal fits best.
Sep 12, 2026Read
Trading10 min
FTMO Challenge Rules Explained: What a $100K Account Really Lets You Lose
FTMO’s 1-Step and 2-Step rules look simple until floating losses and midnight resets collide. Here is the real risk budget on a $100K challenge.
Sep 11, 2026Read
Trading10 min
Trading Drawdowns: Is Your Edge Gone, or Is This Just Variance?
A genuinely profitable strategy still spends 68 trades under water and loses money in a third of its 40-trade windows. Simulated numbers for a normal drawdown.
Sep 4, 2026Read
Trading9 min
How to Use TradingView Without Overtrading: A Chart-to-Journal Workflow
Turn TradingView charts, alerts and Bar Replay into a repeatable pre-trade routine—with risk math and a journal that preserves every decision.
Sep 3, 2026Read
Trading9 min
Position Sizing: How Much Should You Risk Per Trade?
Most blown accounts are a sizing problem, not a strategy problem. The 1% rule, the position size formula, and worked examples for stocks, forex and crypto.
Aug 27, 2026Read
Trading8 min
How to Keep a Trading Journal (What to Track + Free Template)
A trading journal is the fastest way to stop repeating losing trades. Learn exactly what to log, the metrics that matter, and how to review it.
Jul 25, 2026Read
Trading8 min
Win Rate, Risk-Reward and Expectancy: The Only Trading Math That Matters
You can win 40% of trades and still be profitable. Learn how win rate, risk-reward and expectancy combine — and how to compute yours.
Jul 25, 2026Read