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The YTC Price Action methodology by Lance Beggs can work well for TopStep evaluations, but you'll need to adapt it to their specific rules. Lance's approach emphasizes reading price structure and managing risk - both essential for passing evaluation challenges.
The key challenge with TopStep isn't just profitability, it's their strict daily loss limits and trailing drawdown rules. YTC teaches solid risk management principles, but you'll need to be more conservative with position sizing than you might be in a live account. Consider cutting your typical risk per trade by 30-40% during the evaluation.
Also, TopStep requires minimum trading days, so you can't just trade your best setups and wait. You'll need to balance patience (core YTC principle) with their activity requirements. Many traders fail evaluations not from bad trades, but from violating drawdown limits while forcing trades to meet minimums.
My recommendation: Master the YTC concepts first in sim, then practice specifically for TopStep's rules before paying for an evaluation. The methodology is sound, but the execution environment matters.
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