The Trading Journal Built for TopStep Traders
Track live EOD trailing drawdown on every TopStep Combine and Funded Account. Pass the eval, hit consistent payouts, and know your exact headroom before every trade.
Supports every TopStep size: $50K · $100K · $150K. Combine and Funded Account both tracked with the right rules.
TopStep's rules are friendly. Mistakes still bust accounts.
TopStep uses end-of-day trailing drawdown — generally easier than Apex Intraday Trail because mid-session equity highs don't move the floor. But the daily loss limit applies to UNREALIZED P&L too, so an open position's mark-to-market drawdown can close your account before you even exit.
Once funded, the rules get more complex: minimum trading days per payout cycle, scaling plan limits that cap your size based on account gain, payout-eligible-balance thresholds. Most traders manage all of this in their head and miss something.
You shouldn't need to memorize TopStep's rule book to trade safely.
Every TopStep rule, applied automatically.
Log your trades, and TradersForge handles the math.
Live EOD trailing drawdown
The drawdown engine recalculates the floor at session close based on your highest end-of-day balance. Progress bar shows exactly how much headroom you have before busting.
Combine + Funded both tracked
One template per phase — Combine while you're evaluating, Funded once you pass. Rule sets switch correctly on transition. No data lost.
Multi-firm dashboard
Run TopStep alongside Apex, MFFU, or Tradeify? See all firms' accounts side-by-side with per-account headroom, daily loss budget, and profit target.
Forge AI reviews every trade
Claude-powered AI reviews catch size creep, revenge trades, and behavioral patterns. Most TopStep busts are behavioral, not strategic — the journal catches them faster than you do.
CSV import + manual entry
Drop a CSV export from your platform and the importer maps it to your TopStep account. Manual entry works too — rule tracking and the drawdown engine do not depend on how the trades get in.
Payout cycle tracking
Once funded, see your minimum-trading-days progress, payout-eligible balance, and scaling tier. No spreadsheet math to track when your next payout unlocks.
FAQ
- How does TopStep's trailing drawdown work?
- TopStep uses end-of-day trailing drawdown. The trailing floor recalculates only at session close based on the highest end-of-day balance reached. Mid-session equity highs don't move the floor — generally easier to manage than Apex Intraday Trail.
- Does TopStep's daily loss limit apply to unrealized P&L?
- Yes — TopStep enforces the daily loss limit on mark-to-market unrealized P&L, not just realized. An open position's drawdown crossing the limit closes the account for the day. Plan position sizing so max expected drawdown stays inside the daily loss budget.
- What changes when I move from TopStep Combine to Funded?
- Drawdown rules stay similar but additional payout-cycle rules kick in — minimum trading days per cycle, payout caps, scaling plan limits. In TradersForge, flip the account from Combine to Funded status and the relevant tracking enables. Historical trade data stays intact.
- Does TradersForge support TopStep's scaling plan?
- Yes — funded TopStep accounts have a scaling plan that caps position size based on account gain. TradersForge tracks your current scaling tier alongside your normal stats so you can see the cap before each trade.
- Can TradersForge sync my TopStep account automatically?
- Not yet. TopStep trades on TopstepX (the platform formerly sold as ProjectX). It does have a documented API, sold to traders as a $29/month add-on, but it is built for running your own automation from your own machine — TopStep's terms confine trading activity to your personal device rather than a VPS or remote server, which does not fit a hosted journal pulling your history for you. We have asked TopStep about a read-only path intended for third-party journals. Until then you can import a CSV export or enter trades manually, and every rule and drawdown feature on this page works either way.
- Do I need a particular platform?
- No. The drawdown engine, rule tracking and payout-cycle math run off your trade history, not your broker connection. If your platform exports a CSV we can almost certainly import it — send us a sample and we will check. A native TopstepX integration is on the roadmap if and when they open one up.
- How much does it cost?
- Pro $10/mo (unlimited trades, prop firm tracking, CSV import, live sync for NinjaTrader/Tradovate/Tastytrade accounts, SnapTrade for 25+ brokers, AI trade reviews, journaling, full analytics), Elite $20/mo (AI mentor cascade, unlimited broker connections, API access). 14-day free trial on any paid tier.
Keep reading
- TopStep reviewAccount sizes, the daily loss limit, and how the trailing drawdown really works.
- Journaling a TopStep accountWhat to record through the Combine and after you get funded.
- Prop-firm journaling, generallyThe habits that survive a rule change or a firm switch.
- Comparing against Tradeify?A different drawdown model worth understanding before you commit.
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