I lost so fucking much before I won trading.
Not even money, but mental power.
So much pain and suffering that was NEEDED hindsight to be able to do what I am now.
Don't ever get the idea that trading is easy. It's not.
If you are struggling, stick to it, please. it will
I go by Lanto.
Today, I recorded my biggest trading day in my career.
+$103,725 💸
Here to make history.
I have one of the best communities in the world. This would have not been possible without them.
Thank you for following my journey. ♥️
Walking out the week up +$141,000 💸
Majority being made Wednesday, +$103,000
My biggest trading week of my career. Blessed to be able what I do.
Anything is possible.
A good month for me used to just be not losing money, to now making a salary in a week.
Everyone is in
If you didn't know, trading is suppose to be boring.
If it's something you are emotionally attached to... red flag.
Come in the day, wait for strategy / set up to form, if there, execute, if not, don't.
That's it.
That is peak trading.
Most traders make the same mistakes over and over again.
That's where most fail.
For me, I was the same, but then you hit rock bottom.
You experience that feeling... over and over again when you lose consistently.
Eventually, you get to a point where you are willing to do
Don't give up.
You can do it. Ignore all the noise, and grind. You have to do whatever it takes.
Overtime, you will get what you worked for.
Logging off, have a good weekend folks.
If you don't know me, I go by Lanto.
I made +$225,000💸in the past 7 trading days on Topstep.
I will be
#1
on the firms leaderboard tomorrow.
Done live with my community. We are officially the best 💙
$NQ $ES
Another day on the Topstep funded accounts.
+$6,000 x 5 accounts
+$30,000💸trading day!
Another day where I went 1-0 w/ my community.
We the best in the world. 💙
$NQ $ES
Trading is 100% mental, 0% anything else.
Imo, being able to master yourself's mental psych is more important than mastering the charts.
Do whatever it takes.
The potential is what keeps me up at night. What wakes me up in the morning w/ a spark.
Sure i am doing good now, but I haven't even tapped what I can become.
Hopefully you guys get to this point one day.
Learn the art of trading, and abuse it.
Have a good night folks.
Trading is VERY hard.
Don't ever get it twisted.
In this field, it takes years to get to a certain point of success.
The only thing that stops a person from being profitable is themselves.
Keep pushing 👊
Days like today is what makes all those long nights worth it.
All the struggles, all the growing pains, all the trouble, paid for.
My lowest point in trading was -$20,000 all time. At the time it was everything.
Today I made +$100,000.
I essentially made 5x my all time
$35,000 payout on Topstep from the 1st of this month.
$69,420 payout from Topstep tomorrow.
$40,000 payout from Apex on 15-20th window.
$30,000-40,000 payout from Topstep later this month.
Projection: +$175,000-$185,000 this month
Minimum: +$104,000
First they call you delusional.
Then they congratulate you and ask how.
Never listen to the haters, double down on yourself and get to work.
Anything in life is possible.
As we approach the end of 2023, I really reflected back on my growth.
YTD:
+$81,345.06 on options.
+$60,834.98 on prop firms.
+$104,566.49 on futures live.
Wrapping up the year w/ a Miami🌴 trip.
I've lost a lot, and i've won too.
If i can fucking do it, you can too.
Trading is no joke.
It is one of the hardest industries in the world.
Nothing is guaranteed, you rely on probability to make money.
Long nights, consecutive red days, blown accounts. That is what you have to deal with.
If you are not prepared, you are not meant to be here.
The hardest part about trading on Apex is the beginning.
That is the most difficult.
For me, it was 1 mini, 1 TP per trade.
Don't get fancy and shoot for high R/R. Take high probability trades w/ decent risk and get it done.
Once you are over the intraday drawdown buffer,
My first ever account I had $6k.
Lost that in a month.
Deposited another $4k, lost that in 2 weeks.
I was once at rock bottom. I was there.
Kept my head high, found my personal strategy, and grinded everyday.
It’s all mental 🧠
Now it’s all starting to pay off. ❤️
I know it might not come off as it, but, I am truly here not to show off, but to show you guys what is possible.
I was once a failing trader, who did not know what to do to become a winning one.
Shit, even now, there are periods where I still suck. IT HAPPENS. That's trading.
Sitting with a little over +$168,000 in profits on these accounts.
Have made +$207,000 in 18 trading days.
Next payout request: June 4th
All that money made will be uncapped after 3 months, doesn't matter until then.
Will keep you guys posted if I get approval or denial.
Done ✅
+$7,100-200 x 5 accounts.
Now I just gotta wait for the email confirming the payout.
Will take up to 48 hours, so no trading these until then.
Blessed, another fat payout to the bank. 💪
Once i make my mil this year trading, ima fuck off for 3 weeks and just be somewhere tropical.
Fiending a tropical vacation right now. 😭
For now, still on the grind. 🫡
Baby steps.
In the end, everything will be just fine.
You can achieve anything you want to.
Build up day by day, baby steps, 1% better a day.
Anything is possible.
The best 3 prop firms in the industry right now: (imo)
1) Topstep
2) My Funded Futures
3) Apex Trader Funding
When it comes down to it, for me its:
- Account rules
- Payout approval rate
- Scalability
Apex is the most scalable firm, but the worst out of the three in rules and
Self sabotage is the biggest thing that separates a profitable trader vs an unprofitable trader.
- Impatience
- FOMO
- Greed
- Strategy hopping left and right, and etc...
All these things can cause you to go tilt, which in essence stunts your growth and length it will take to
Another day on the Topstep funded accounts.
+$6,000 x 5 accounts
+$30,000💸trading day!
Another day where I went 1-0 w/ my community.
We the best in the world. 💙
$NQ $ES
Here it is.
The trade that made me +$135,000 💸
Shorted w/ target at Asia lows, but once we traded through the low the way we did, simply trailed.
Ended up holding for a while, never ended up getting trailed until we took out 1D external LQ (17,374) $NQ
+772p trade off 3
Red on Topstep today.
Green on Apex.
Gonna lock in and just secure +75,000-$80,000 payout on Monday night.
Another $100,000 week even w/ the past 2 days on Topstep being red.
Ran up firms hard this week!
$100,000+ month from trading.
Total gross between both banks is $137,419.37
Trading + real estate.
Blessed.
Use this as motivation.
Even w/ the terrible past week I've had, i've still been able to come out very profitable.
Cannot wait to make this my standard 💪
My take:
Trading w/ other traders isn't a good thing.
Causes to many opinions, and confusion. Trading should be a simplified task.
I'd much rather trade on my own than be in a house w/ traders, trading together.
I started trading in 2020.
Its 2024, and
- Emotions are still a thing
- Patience is still hard
- Discipline is still hard
- Not trading for P&L is still hard.
No matter how long you are in this game, it never goes away fully. It becomes easier to control, but at the end of
Here it is.
The trade that made me +$135,000 💸
Shorted w/ target at Asia lows, but once we traded through the low the way we did, simply trailed.
Ended up holding for a while, never ended up getting trailed until we took out 1D external LQ (17,374) $NQ
+772p trade off 3
Full transparency as normal.
Went on tilt on 17/20 Apex accounts today.
First time I logged on to trade where I knew i was going to lose.
It wasn't even my trading, it was emotions. I let out for the first time in a VERY long time.
Did a good job minimizing my trading due
Once you develop your edge in trading, it’s game over.
All it is from there is scaling.
It’s insane how much money you can make in this space.
Margins are unmatched, trading is awesome.
$40,000 in a payout.
$75,000 last month.
Likely a $100,000 month in June.
Yet, i still live with my parents and sleep in the same room from when i had nothing.
Staying grounded is the best thing you can do for yourself at all times.
On a postive note, +$40,000 hit the bank today.
Thats +$80,000 in the bank in the last 20 trading days.
Approved shortly after payout, and hit bank 4-5 days after.
They have been a lot faster this payout window for most i know. If not for you, stay put, they will get you
April Recap:
+$36,000 from Apex.
+$12,000 from Topstep.
+$11,000 from live account.
$49,000 from trading this month. All shown on here.
$63,000 in total from all incomes.
Blessed, goal is to keep scaling.
That $100,000 mark will come naturally some time this year. ❤️
Truly blessed to be able to do what I do.
Most people will never have the opportunity I have, forever grateful.
Count your blessings in the ups and downs.
Thank you to everyone who supports me 💙
Time to make all these gains recently, realized 💪
No trades on any funded accounts.
However, got another +10 evals done.
Fully focused on stacking for now, Apex + Topstep.
Goal is to really hammer these accounts up once I am fully confident again.
$NQ $ES
Brand new week, new opportunities.
Here are some of my objectives / goals this week:
Topstep:
- Secure another +$35,000 payout on Friday w/ 3XFA's.
- Grind other 2 XFA's this week. Size on A+ set ups.
Apex:
- No trading on accounts up until request on the 15th.
- Trade
If i see my name at
#1
tomorrow on live, might have a moment.
I've never truly been able to sit back and realize what I've been doing.
It's always been go go go. Tomorrow, it might hit me :)
Welp.
Payout number three result: "Account investigation".
Traded the exact same way as the first 2 payouts, 0 red days, 0 rules broken.
Worst of all, 0 explanations on why. Just frustrating i had to wait the full 2 weeks for this.
Anyways, requesting another $40,000
Made $100,000 this month.
July setting up to be a $120,000+ month at minimum.
The three payouts hitting bank in July:
June 15-20th: +$40,000
July 1-5th: +$40,000
July 15-20th: +$40,000
God willing I get approved quicker. But I have faith in Apex.
Summer 2024 💫
Prop firms are great for all of traders.
Beginners - Teaches you discipline in trading from rules. Also allows you not to lose as much in the learning process.
Medium - Allows you to keep refining your strategy at a low cost + a chance to become more profitable.
Would be lying if I said i didn't feel down right now.
Not because of the denial, but because of the reasoning.
Felt I traded very well, 0 red days, 0 rules broken from my eyes, and I have not been told what I did wrong.
Hopefully I can get this resolved and continue w/ my
An average Joe considers trading gambling.
"99% of traders fail"
That is true, but let me tell you this.
What industry is a guarantee? NOTHING.
Trading is a game of probability. Relying on historical data, statistics, and experience.
Once you have built that up, it
Another day on the Topstep funded accounts.
+$6,000 x 5 accounts
+$30,000💸trading day!
Another day where I went 1-0 w/ my community.
We the best in the world. 💙
$NQ $ES
Walking out the week up +$141,000 💸
Majority being made Wednesday, +$103,000
My biggest trading week of my career. Blessed to be able what I do.
Anything is possible.
A good month for me used to just be not losing money, to now making a salary in a week.
Everyone is in
In all my time trading, I think the biggest thing for me was simplifying my objectives.
Instead of focusing on where you wanna be in a year from now, focus on today.
Instead of focusing on the next 10 trading days, focus on today only.
Instead of trying to get a payout
Day 45 of $1,000 to $10,000 Challenge!
WE DID IT! 🏁
Account balance at $10,003.04 💯
All done in 45 trading days.
No full porting ✅
No bag holding. ✅
Traded $SPY and $QQQ only.
We really teach & show you how to do this
shit the right way. 💙
In the past 3 trading days, I have been less disciplined and more trade happy on Topstep.
it's resulted in a decent loss.
The first 7 trading days on the XFA's i traded to execute the art of the chart.
The last 3, i traded for P&L, wanting that
#1
spot on the leaderboard.
What a trading day.
+$141,000 💸 trading day!
+500p on $NQ last night
+200p on $NQ through NY live w/ my community.
Came in the market w/ an idea, got what we wanted, and done.
Onto tomorrow!
Proud of y'all who stuck to it this week.
Being patient and waiting for your set up.
No matter if you are up big this week or not, what matters is you are progressing by being disciplined.
Working on technical + psychological skillset.
Keep stacking them days, experience
Everything in life is all mental.
I can't stress this enough, you will not do anything in life let alone trading without the right mindset.
You have to wire your brain to function a certain way to be able to get the life you want.
Whatever it is you are trying to achieve,
Any business let alone trading takes time to build up.
The first part of being successful in an industry is acquiring the skillset. (Takes years)
Then, from there you scale up.
You see me doing what I am now, but just 2 years ago, making $30,000 off trading in a month was a