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@MichaelPatak

Founder & CEO of @Topstep / Created the online prop firm industry in 2010 / 1.5B+ in total Payouts / Over 1m traders to date / Trader since 1997

topstep.com

35K followers772 posts readOn X since 2012NQ, Base hits circle35 creators here follow them

In short Partnered with Topstep. Streams on YouTube.

Overview

Read from 772 posts, 586 of them between Apr 17, 2026 and Nov 9, 2026, about 20 a week. Among them: 2 losing trades or red days, 6 results (0 with an image) and 0 trade calls with an entry, stop or target.

Top topics: Psychology, Risk management, Base hits
Partnered with: Topstep
Streams on: YouTube

What they disclose

Labels paid promotions

0 of 9 promotional posts 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, 6 without

Partnered with prop firms

Topstep

Posts per week

Last 26 weeks, reposts left out

May 18Aug 17This week

Posts per week
2026-05-18	14
2026-05-25	15
2026-06-01	36
2026-06-08	19
2026-06-15	17
2026-06-22	8
2026-06-29	17
2026-07-06	19
2026-07-13	42
2026-07-20	14
2026-07-27	25
2026-08-03	9
2026-08-10	17
2026-08-17	19
2026-08-24	30
2026-08-31	22
2026-09-07	18
2026-09-14	13
2026-09-21	10
2026-09-28	24
2026-10-05	15
2026-10-12	8
2026-10-19	20
2026-10-26	16
2026-11-02	28
2026-11-09	3

How they trade

Their posts most often mention psychology (25), risk management (20) and base hits (9).

Markets

Posts that name each, of the 772 read

Stocks

4 posts

Methods

Posts that name each, of the 772 read

Indicators and pivots

12 posts

Topics

Posts that mention each, three or more

Psychology 25 Risk management 20 Base hits 9

Streams their trading live8 of the 772 posts read.

Yooooo gm. Another day another opportunity … also going live around 9:30am CT on @TopstepTV If there’s something you want me to hit while I’m on, send it now: Here’s a link toFeb 26, 2026View on X …from the computer screen than @TopstepTV tune in now it’s live streaming in real ass Time always every day. Just keep it playing in the background. You’ll find out what IOct 14, 2025View on X

Prop firms

Partnered with Topstep.

Rules and payouts they post about

Posts that mention each, three or more

Daily payouts 28 Live funded accounts 21 Daily loss limits 20 Consistency rules 3 Static drawdown 3

TopstepPartnered with (X badge)169 posts

Oct 21LIVE trading at Topstep/ Start with between $10,000 - $30,000 real dollars when called up that you can take payouts from AND Unlock more capital as u…

Show posts that name Topstep · 169

Oct 21LIVE trading at Topstep/ Start with between $10,000 - $30,000 real dollars when called up that you can take payouts from AND Unlock more capital as u…Oct 7You mean a Topstep Rolex?... Topstep colors and all .. 43mm two tone sea dweller. Man wouldn’t that be fun to earn/win ??!?!!Oct 27For Prop Live real money traders and @TopstepBroker clients.. stats and performance in platform updated real time.Oct 20trading your own money just got new bennies at @TopstepBroker Oct 6Top payout top firm top traders Topstep …Nov 3Payout Club coming soon.. get that Topstep Rolex!!.. silver and gold.. xfa to Live trading taking those payouts and stacking them with a good size…Oct 1ALL live traders. Be it your capital at @TopstepBroker or our capital at Topstep Prop. If you’re trading live with Topstep wherever you are, we’re…Nov 5This is our live program. It's called Scale in, Scale up... Unlike other firms, we do not start you off at $0 balance and you do not forfeit all your…

The latest 8 of 169. Search all of them on X

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

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

Aug 13, 2026Nov 8, 2026

Image attachedNo image

Nov 8, 2026Says they have $300 in total payouts or profits.No image Nov 6, 2026Says they have $40,000 in total payouts or profits.No image Oct 20, 2026Says they received or requested a payout.No image Oct 1, 2026Says "or our capital at Topstep Prop. If you’re trading live with Topstep wherever you are, we’re gonna".No image Sep 1, 2026Says "When called up to live - We don’t start our live traders at $0 starting balance. We pump seed 🌱capital into".No image Aug 13, 2026Says they made $0.No image

Learn from them

1 thread or post where they explain how they trade.

A 3-post thread on risk management, static drawdown and daily payouts.

Idea- When we call u up to live… instead of trading our capital what if we pay you out that seed cap straight 2 your Topstep personal brokerage account… trade however you want … take daily payouts…

84 saves1.1K likesOct 1, 2026Read it on X

Risk management Static drawdown Daily payouts

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