Topstep Josh

@dotjosh

Topstep leadership, former CEO at The Futures Desk

4.0K followers262 posts readOn X since 2008NQ, Base hits circle27 creators here follow them

In short Partnered with Topstep. Trades with The Futures Desk. Streams on YouTube.

Overview

Read from 262 posts, 254 of them between Apr 18, 2026 and Nov 6, 2026, about 9 a week. Among them: 2 losing trades or red days, 4 results (0 with an image) and 0 trade calls with an entry, stop or target.

Top topics: Base hits, Risk management, Footprint charts, Psychology
Partnered with: Topstep
Trades with: The Futures Desk
Streams on: YouTube

What they disclose

Labels paid promotions

0 of 1 promotional post marked #ad or as an affiliate link

Discloses spend against payouts

No posts found that state their spend

Posts losing trades too

2 posts show a loss or red day

Posts trade calls before the result

0 posts with an entry, stop or target

Shows images with result claims

0 with an image, 4 without

Partnered with prop firms

Topstep

Posts per week

Last 26 weeks, reposts left out

May 18Aug 17This week

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2026-06-01	13
2026-06-08	12
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2026-06-29	7
2026-07-06	11
2026-07-13	12
2026-07-20	8
2026-07-27	5
2026-08-03	9
2026-08-10	11
2026-08-17	20
2026-08-24	10
2026-08-31	11
2026-09-07	9
2026-09-14	8
2026-09-21	1
2026-09-28	8
2026-10-05	6
2026-10-12	4
2026-10-19	7
2026-10-26	1
2026-11-02	8
2026-11-09	0

How they trade

Their posts most often mention base hits (7), risk management (5) and footprint charts (3).

Methods

Posts that name each, of the 262 read

Order flow

5 posts

Indicators and pivots

3 posts

Topics

Posts that mention each, three or more

Base hits 7 Risk management 5 Footprint charts 3 Psychology 3

Streams their trading live3 of the 262 posts read.

…real-world skill-building one. Many traders seem to avoid going live because milking props feels safer. Meanwhile, traders who actually want to grow real money in live markets are getting caught inFeb 13, 2026View on X Check out the 4 new indicators live now in TopstepX to help find trends. ✅ T3 - Ultra-smooth Tillson moving average to reduce noise while keeping lag low. ✅ VIDYA - Adaptive moving average thatJun 8, 2026View on X

Prop firms

Partnered with Topstep; trades with The Futures Desk.

Rules and payouts they post about

Posts that mention each, three or more

Daily loss limits 13 Consistency rules 5 Payout caps 5 Daily payouts 4 Static drawdown 3

TopstepPartnered with (X badge)35 posts

Jun 2Annnnnd we've DOUBLEd! Who's going to be the first to post that FIRST payout of 5 x 12K? @Topstep @MichaelPatak

Show posts that name Topstep · 35

Sep 2Let’s do this! The next challenge is here and it’s a one-time, $39 all-in. Still simple: 💰 Make $1.5K. 💪 Do it again. 💸 Take $1.5K. A static $500…Jul 15For everyone wondering if the TopstepTV team ever eats… yes. This one’s for you.Jul 8Nice, keep it up like that when you go live and we’ll prob see you on the Topstep Octagon 🤙 BTW awesome to finally meet irl Jul 1How would you feel about no DLL but 1 mini? (scaled up in live)Jul 1We’re going to be rolling out a bunch of short-lived experiments at @Topstep. Some you’ll like. Some you won’t. That’s just how these experiments…Sep 29Conditions are ripe for another @Topstep Labs 🥼 drop. Lot of static in the air.Jul 21Did someone say they wanted more of that 250K Labs drop? 🥼 Keep an eye on Topstep TV this morning….Jul 14🙋 I'll be doing a Topstep AMA Thursday! Get those questions in.

The latest 8 of 35. Search all of them on X

The Futures DeskTrades with1 post

Apr 6We’re about to take everything we learned at TFD and light this thing up at scale. @Topstep went all in on risk tools early and most firms wouldn’t.…

Partnered means they post the firm's code, affiliate link or sponsorship, or carry its badge on X. Trades with means they post about their own account there.

What they sell

No paid products found in their bio or posts.

Results they posted

4 results in the posts read: payouts, passed evaluations and live accounts, in their words. 0 came with an image.

Apr 24, 2026Oct 1, 2026

Image attachedNo image

Oct 1, 2026Says "Get called up to live → you’re instantly in the Topstep Octagon. Have a Top 100 kind of month and you can get".No image Oct 1, 2026Says they made $3K.No image Jun 2, 2026Says they received or requested a payout from Topstep.No image Apr 24, 2026Says they received or requested a payout.No image

Learn from them

1 thread or post where they explain how they trade.

A post on daily loss limits.

Be honest. Would you rather… Over-leverage to get a payout in a month after blowing the account 5–10 times, -or- Trade with proper size and a max daily loss, not blow your account, and still get a…

11 saves91 likesMar 22, 2026Read it on X

Daily loss limits

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