https://tradedeskhq.io/Futures prop firm rules and firm-published promo codes, copied from official pages with source and check date, plus sourced macro news. Not financial advice.Fri, 23 Oct 2026 17:06:11 -0400https://tradedeskhq.io/news/just-in-mfg-pmi-56-0-vs-55-5-est-umich-48-0-vs-46-3-manufacturing-pmi--898628/https://tradedeskhq.io/news/just-in-mfg-pmi-56-0-vs-55-5-est-umich-48-0-vs-46-3-manufacturing-pmi--898628/Fri, 23 Oct 2026 10:19:39 -0400JUST IN: 🇺🇸 Mfg PMI 56.0 vs 55.5 est, UMich 48.0 vs 46.3. 🔴 Manufacturing PMI: 56.0, stronger than 55.5 est (prior 55.9) 🟢 Services PMI: 57.9, weaker than 58.0 est (prior 58.8) 🔴 UMich sentiment: 48.0, stronger than 46.3 est (prior 48.1) 🧭 Trader read: firmer factory and consumer surveys often lift Fed hike bets and widen NQ futures ranges. Per S&P Global, UMich.https://tradedeskhq.io/news/overnight-oct-23-2026-spot-bitcoin-etfs-see-635-6m-outflow-biggest-sin-175605/https://tradedeskhq.io/news/overnight-oct-23-2026-spot-bitcoin-etfs-see-635-6m-outflow-biggest-sin-175605/Fri, 23 Oct 2026 02:37:00 -0400🇺🇸 Spot bitcoin ETFs: -$635.6M Thursday, the biggest outflow since June 25. Wednesday: +$524.8M. $BTC: $81.8K, +0.5% since the US close NQ futures: +80 pts overnight, 221-pt range $WDC: -6.5% after hours SK Hynix: +4.4% in Seoul Per Farside, CoinGecko, CNBC, Naver.https://tradedeskhq.io/news/us-close-oct-22-2026-nq-futures-settle-865-pts-2-9-as-chips-slide-on-l-216988/https://tradedeskhq.io/news/us-close-oct-22-2026-nq-futures-settle-865-pts-2-9-as-chips-slide-on-l-216988/Thu, 22 Oct 2026 16:31:00 -0400🇺🇸 NQ futures: +332 pts Wednesday, -865 pts Thursday. Settle -2.9%, -$1,730 per MNQ ES futures: -1.2% $QQQ: -2.9% to $704.47 $BTC: ~$81.3K (~-4% 24h) Chip index -6.7%, Lam Research -11.8% on results Meta -7.0%: new non-voting shares to fund AI Per CNBC, Reuters.https://tradedeskhq.io/news/daily-loss-limit-vs-max-loss-limit-one-ends-your-day-the-other-ends-yo-324325/https://tradedeskhq.io/news/daily-loss-limit-vs-max-loss-limit-one-ends-your-day-the-other-ends-yo-324325/Thu, 22 Oct 2026 14:26:50 -04001/ Topstep says over 63% of traders have lost an account in a single day. Its fix is a second limit. On a 50K: Daily loss limit $1,000: hit it and your day ends. Max loss limit $2,000: hit it and your account ends. How both work 🧵 2/ Topstep's Daily Loss Limit is optional in the Combine and Express Funded Account: $1,000 on 50K, $2,000 on 100K, $3,000 on 150K. Net P&L hits it: positions flattened, orders canceled, back at 6 PM ET. Not a rule violation. Still eligible for funding. 3/ The Maximum Loss Limit is the one that ends it: $2,000 on a Topstep 50K, checked in real time, open losses included. Hit it in the Combine: no funding until you Reset. Hit it in the Express Funded Account: permanently closed. No adjustments, no exceptions. 4/ Same numbers on a 50K eval at Top One Futures (Elite Daily V2) and Blue Guardian (Standard): $1,000 daily limit, $2,000 max loss. Hit the daily one: paused until the next trading day. The math: 2 full daily-limit days in a row from the start use the whole $2,000.https://tradedeskhq.io/news/topstep-live-accounts-under-3-000-capped-at-1-contract-during-tier-1-n-133364/https://tradedeskhq.io/news/topstep-live-accounts-under-3-000-capped-at-1-contract-during-tier-1-n-133364/Thu, 22 Oct 2026 12:45:18 -0400Topstep Live traders with a balance under $3,000 are now capped at 1 contract during Tier 1 news: CPI, FOMC, NFP, PPI. Added Oct 21 to its news-risk page. Reason: "catastrophic loss" risk in fast markets. Next on the list: FOMC, Oct 28, 2:00 PM ET. Per Topstep.https://tradedeskhq.io/news/meta-tesla-ibm-beat-estimates-but-trade-lower-at-the-us-open-lam-guide-119108/https://tradedeskhq.io/news/meta-tesla-ibm-beat-estimates-but-trade-lower-at-the-us-open-lam-guide-119108/Thu, 22 Oct 2026 09:58:14 -0400Meta beat sales estimates by $1.2B. $META is down 6.5%. Also beat, still red, 9:54 ET: Tesla -0.6%: EPS $0.48 vs $0.43 est IBM -2.2%: EPS $2.95 vs $2.86 est Lam $LRCX -8.5%: guide missed high hopes. NQ futures -492 pts, ~$984 per MNQ. Per company reports, CNBC.https://tradedeskhq.io/news/my-watch-thinks-i-m-sprinting-743256/https://tradedeskhq.io/news/my-watch-thinks-i-m-sprinting-743256/Thu, 22 Oct 2026 09:26:00 -0400My watch thinks I'm sprinting.https://tradedeskhq.io/news/just-in-jobless-claims-194k-vs-200k-est-initial-claims-194k-lower-than-595917/https://tradedeskhq.io/news/just-in-jobless-claims-194k-vs-200k-est-initial-claims-194k-lower-than-595917/Thu, 22 Oct 2026 08:40:17 -0400JUST IN: 🇺🇸 Jobless claims 194K vs 200K est. 🔴 Initial claims: 194K, lower than 200K est (prior 200K) Fewer people filed for jobless benefits than forecast, adding pressure for a Fed hike. 🧭 Trader read: low claims often lift hike bets and widen NQ futures ranges. Per DOL.https://tradedeskhq.io/news/us-economic-calendar-thu-oct-22-jobless-claims-leading-index-eia-natur-169179/https://tradedeskhq.io/news/us-economic-calendar-thu-oct-22-jobless-claims-leading-index-eia-natur-169179/Thu, 22 Oct 2026 06:27:46 -0400🇺🇸 US calendar, Thu Oct 22: jobless claims, after 5 weeks at 198K-199K. 8:30 ET: Claims, 200K est (prior 199K) 10:00 ET: Leading index, -0.1% est 1:00 PM ET: $26B 5-year TIPS auction Next Fed decision: Oct 28. Per DOL, Conference Board, Treasury, Fed, Forex Factory.https://tradedeskhq.io/news/nq-futures-489-pts-1-6-overnight-978-per-mnq-meta-raised-its-2026-cape-997799/https://tradedeskhq.io/news/nq-futures-489-pts-1-6-overnight-978-per-mnq-meta-raised-its-2026-cape-997799/Thu, 22 Oct 2026 03:11:00 -0400🇺🇸 NQ futures: -489 pts (-1.6%) overnight, ~$978 per MNQ. Meta raised its 2026 capex floor to $135B. Tesla cut its plan to ~$20B. After hours: Meta +2.2%, Tesla -3.3% Seoul: SK Hynix -5.5% $BTC: -2.3% since US close, to $82.5K Per Meta, Tesla, CNBC, Yahoo, CoinGecko.https://tradedeskhq.io/news/us-close-oct-21-2026-nq-futures-settle-332-pts-1-1-as-spacex-and-super-327310/https://tradedeskhq.io/news/us-close-oct-21-2026-nq-futures-settle-332-pts-1-1-as-spacex-and-super-327310/Wed, 21 Oct 2026 16:41:00 -0400🇺🇸 NQ futures settled +332 pts (+1.1%), ~$664 per MNQ, as SpaceX and Super Micro results lifted AI stocks. ES futures: +0.6% $QQQ: +1.1% to $725.20 $BTC: ~$84.5K (~+2% 24h) SpaceX +7.8%, Super Micro +9.5% Netflix -5.3% on weak Q4 outlook Per CNBC, Reuters.https://tradedeskhq.io/news/trailing-drawdown-intraday-vs-end-of-day-how-a-breakeven-trade-can-cos-379417/https://tradedeskhq.io/news/trailing-drawdown-intraday-vs-end-of-day-how-a-breakeven-trade-can-cos-379417/Wed, 21 Oct 2026 14:21:49 -04001/ A breakeven trade can still cost you half your drawdown room. 50K account, $2,000 trailing drawdown. A trade runs to +$1,000 open profit, then you close it flat. End-of-day trailing: floor stays $48,000. Intraday trailing: floor is now $49,000. How each works 🧵 2/ End-of-day (Topstep's Maximum Loss Limit): The floor rises only with your balance at the close and never moves down. 50K Combine: start $50,000, floor $48,000. Day 1 +$500: floor trails up to $48,500. Day 2 -$500: balance back to $50,000, floor stays $48,500. 3/ Intraday (MyFundedFutures Rapid plan, funded stage): The floor follows your peak equity, open profit included. If equity then falls, even mid-trade, it stays put. MFF's generic example: equity high $51,000, floor $49,000. Rapid funded itself starts at $0. 4/ Same on both: open losses count. Topstep's example: floor $48,000, an open trade drops equity to $47,750. Liquidated, even though the exit left $48,050. Neither floor moves down. It locks at $50,000 on a Topstep 50K Combine, at $100 on an MFF Rapid funded account.https://tradedeskhq.io/news/cme-group-q3-2026-equity-index-futures-volume-up-23-record-q3-revenue-573940/https://tradedeskhq.io/news/cme-group-q3-2026-equity-index-futures-volume-up-23-record-q3-revenue-573940/Wed, 21 Oct 2026 09:47:30 -0400Equity index futures & options at CME Group traded 7.71M contracts a day in Q3, up 23% from a year ago. Still below Q2's 8.63M. CME Group, $CME, Q3: All products: 29.4M a day, +16%, a Q3 record Revenue: $1.74B, +13%, a Q3 record Adj. EPS: $3.02, +13% Per CME Group.https://tradedeskhq.io/news/legends-trading-ends-45-off-apprentice-activation-fees-943968/https://tradedeskhq.io/news/legends-trading-ends-45-off-apprentice-activation-fees-943968/Wed, 21 Oct 2026 08:56:33 -0400Legends Trading ended its 45% off activation fees, so a 50K Apprentice passed in month 1 now costs more than its one-time 50K Elite. Activation fees: 50K: $54 to $99 100K: $70 to $129 150K: $81 to $149 50K list: $59 + $99 = $158 vs $151 Elite. Per Legends Trading, Oct 21.https://tradedeskhq.io/news/us-economic-calendar-wed-oct-21-median-weekly-earnings-eia-crude-stock-072345/https://tradedeskhq.io/news/us-economic-calendar-wed-oct-21-median-weekly-earnings-eia-crude-stock-072345/Wed, 21 Oct 2026 06:18:00 -0400🇺🇸 US calendar, Wed Oct 21: no 8:30 ET data, Fed in blackout. 10:00 ET: Q3 median weekly pay (Q2 $1,251) 10:30 ET: EIA crude stocks, -0.1M est (prior -8.6M) 1:00 PM ET: 20-year bond auction, $13B Next Fed decision: Oct 28. Per BLS, EIA, Treasury, Fed, Forex Factory.https://tradedeskhq.io/news/day-traders-drops-its-cap-on-evaluation-accounts-751994/https://tradedeskhq.io/news/day-traders-drops-its-cap-on-evaluation-accounts-751994/Tue, 20 Oct 2026 09:46:22 -0400Day Traders dropped its cap on evaluation accounts. Was: up to 15 at a time. Now: unlimited, Trail and Static mixed. Funded cap unchanged: 15 in total, max 5 S2F. EOD evaluations stay at 5. One older box on its rules page still says 15. Per the DayTraders Help Center, Oct 20.https://tradedeskhq.io/news/us-housing-starts-fell-to-1-221k-in-september-2026-while-building-perm-671793/https://tradedeskhq.io/news/us-housing-starts-fell-to-1-221k-in-september-2026-while-building-perm-671793/Tue, 20 Oct 2026 08:39:44 -0400JUST IN: 🇺🇸 Starts 1,221K vs 1,300K est, permits 1,400K vs 1,390K. 🟢 Housing starts: 1,221K, weaker than 1,300K est (prior 1,288K) 🔴 Building permits: 1,400K, stronger than 1,390K est (prior 1,403K) Builders started fewer homes than forecast, but permits edged above, a mixed read for the Fed. 🧭 Trader read: fewer starts with steady permits often shift views on how fast growth is cooling → rate markets tend to reprice hike expectations → ZN and NQ futures tend to see wider ranges. Per Census.https://tradedeskhq.io/news/us-economic-calendar-tue-oct-20-housing-starts-building-permits-and-pe-057682/https://tradedeskhq.io/news/us-economic-calendar-tue-oct-20-housing-starts-building-permits-and-pe-057682/Tue, 20 Oct 2026 06:18:13 -0400🇺🇸 US calendar, Tue Oct 20: housing data. 8:30 ET: Housing starts, 1.30M est (prior 1.28M) 8:30 ET: Permits, 1.39M est (prior 1.40M) 10:00 ET: Pending home sales, -0.6% est (prior +0.3%) 10:00 ET: State jobs data Next Fed decision: Oct 28. Per Census, NAR, BLS, Forex Factory.https://tradedeskhq.io/news/take-profit-trader-pro-to-close-early-on-magnificent-7-and-spacex-earn-842066/https://tradedeskhq.io/news/take-profit-trader-pro-to-close-early-on-magnificent-7-and-spacex-earn-842066/Mon, 19 Oct 2026 16:25:00 -0400Take Profit Trader PRO+ will close early on big earnings days: 4:01 PM ET, reopen 6:00 PM ET. Oct 20 SpaceX, Oct 21 Tesla/Meta, Oct 28 Microsoft/Alphabet, Oct 29 Amazon, Nov 2 Apple, Nov 17 Nvidia. PRO and Test: 4:55 PM ET as usual. Per Take Profit Trader, Oct 19.https://tradedeskhq.io/news/topstep-50k-combine-going-over-the-55-consistency-limit-raises-your-ta-311809/https://tradedeskhq.io/news/topstep-50k-combine-going-over-the-55-consistency-limit-raises-your-ta-311809/Mon, 19 Oct 2026 14:18:01 -0400Going over Topstep's 55% consistency limit doesn't fail your 50K Combine. It raises your target. A $1,800 best day turns the $3,000 target into $3,273. Losing days don't reset your best day: $1,800 stays $1,800 even if a loss drops total profit to $1,000. Payouts on Topstep's XFA Consistency path: your largest day must be 40% or less of total net profit, with 3+ trading days.https://tradedeskhq.io/news/chip-stocks-bounce-after-8-day-2t-losing-streak-sox-2-4-nq-403-pts-442225/https://tradedeskhq.io/news/chip-stocks-bounce-after-8-day-2t-losing-streak-sox-2-4-nq-403-pts-442225/Mon, 19 Oct 2026 13:11:00 -0400Chip stocks are bouncing after an 8-day, ~$2 trillion losing streak, their longest since October 2008. PHLX Semiconductor Index: Last 8 sessions: -15.7% Today, 12:58 PM ET: +2.4% NQ futures, same time: +403 pts, $806 per MNQ contract. Per Reuters, Nasdaq, CME.https://tradedeskhq.io/news/tradeify-300k-select-v2-43-6-per-1-000-of-max-loss-569768/https://tradedeskhq.io/news/tradeify-300k-select-v2-43-6-per-1-000-of-max-loss-569768/Mon, 19 Oct 2026 10:16:54 -0400Tradeify's 300K Select V2 costs $43.6 per $1,000 of max loss ($349 / $8,000). Its 50K Select: $82.5 ($165 / $2,000). The old 300K V1: $74.8 ($449 / $6,000). Catch: $4,000 eval daily loss limit, no resets, funded starts at 3 minis. Per Tradeify help center.https://tradedeskhq.io/news/blue-guardian-raises-futures-50k-reserve-evaluation-price-to-125-331791/https://tradedeskhq.io/news/blue-guardian-raises-futures-50k-reserve-evaluation-price-to-125-331791/Mon, 19 Oct 2026 09:44:21 -0400Blue Guardian raised its futures 50K Reserve evaluation price. Default price: was $112, now $125 With no DLL: was $168, now $184 With 50% rule: was $128, now $138 Other sizes and models: unchanged. Per the Blue Guardian futures page, updated Oct 19.https://tradedeskhq.io/news/same-50k-eval-at-12-of-14-prop-firms-3-000-target-2-000-max-loss-053175/https://tradedeskhq.io/news/same-50k-eval-at-12-of-14-prop-firms-3-000-target-2-000-max-loss-053175/Mon, 19 Oct 2026 08:41:00 -040012 of 14 prop firms we checked: same 50K eval, $3,000 target, $2,000 max loss. Apex EOD, Topstep, LucidPro, TPT, Alpha, Top One, TradeDay, Day Traders, BluSky, FTMO, MFF, Blue Guardian. Only FundedNext Flex ($2,500 / $1,500) and Bulenox ($3,000 / $2,500) differ.https://tradedeskhq.io/news/china-sept-retail-1-1-vs-0-5-est-q3-gdp-4-5-bitcoin-82-719-after-ai-se-374568/https://tradedeskhq.io/news/china-sept-retail-1-1-vs-0-5-est-q3-gdp-4-5-bitcoin-82-719-after-ai-se-374568/Mon, 19 Oct 2026 02:41:34 -0400JUST IN: 🇨🇳 China Sept retail +1.1% y/y vs +0.5% est (prior +0.4%); Q3 GDP +4.5% y/y (Q2 was +4.3%). $BTC ~$82,719 (+1.3% 24h) after last week's AI-led equity selloff. Per NBS / CoinGecko.https://tradedeskhq.io/news/us-week-ahead-oct-19-23-no-high-impact-data-jobless-claims-thu-flash-p-694603/https://tradedeskhq.io/news/us-week-ahead-oct-19-23-no-high-impact-data-jobless-claims-thu-flash-p-694603/Sun, 18 Oct 2026 13:29:00 -0400🇺🇸 US week ahead, Oct 19-23: no high-impact data. Mon-Wed: no major releases Thu 8:30 ET: Jobless claims, 200K est (prior 199K) Fri 9:45 ET: Flash PMIs, mfg 55.5 est (prior 57.0), services 58.0 (prior 58.7) Fri 10:00 ET: UMich sentiment final, 46.3 est Next Fed decision: Oct 27-28. Per Forex Factory, Fed.https://tradedeskhq.io/news/bitcoin-barely-moved-all-weekend-0-4-since-friday-s-stock-close-anthro-264805/https://tradedeskhq.io/news/bitcoin-barely-moved-all-weekend-0-4-since-friday-s-stock-close-anthro-264805/Sun, 18 Oct 2026 05:25:54 -0400"Black Monday" talk ran all weekend. Bitcoin, open 24/7, barely moved. $BTC since stocks closed Friday: +0.4% Weekend range: $80.7K-$82.0K 🤖 Into Monday: Anthropic reportedly offered Blackstone 10% interest on AI chip debt. Same-rated bonds: ~7%. Per Coinbase, FT.https://tradedeskhq.io/news/crypto-fell-less-than-tech-this-week-bitcoin-1-4-nasdaq-100-5-5-corewe-492455/https://tradedeskhq.io/news/crypto-fell-less-than-tech-this-week-bitcoin-1-4-nasdaq-100-5-5-corewe-492455/Sat, 17 Oct 2026 05:27:41 -0400Bitcoin fell 1.4% this week. The Nasdaq 100 fell 5.5%. $BTC $81.6K, dipped under $80K $ETH -2.4% CoreWeave -25% on AI debt fears Oddest AI news: an OpenAI model spent test coins from a wallet it wasn't given. Its notes: "Fine." Per CoinGecko, Yahoo, Reuters, OpenAI.https://tradedeskhq.io/news/indonesia-s-jci-fell-11-6-friday-to-5-185-11-its-worst-day-since-jan-1-139003/https://tradedeskhq.io/news/indonesia-s-jci-fell-11-6-friday-to-5-185-11-its-worst-day-since-jan-1-139003/Sat, 17 Oct 2026 02:23:21 -0400🇮🇩 Indonesia's JCI fell 11.6% Friday to 5,185.11, its worst day since Jan 1998, after MSCI proposed a downgrade to Standalone market. Trading halted 30 min. Top 3 banks closed at the 15% daily floor. Nikkei +1.4%, Hang Seng +0.5%: a local shock. Per IDX, Yahoo Finance.https://tradedeskhq.io/news/reported-lucid-adds-on-demand-payouts-for-dll-on-accounts-from-sun-oct-849389/https://tradedeskhq.io/news/reported-lucid-adds-on-demand-payouts-for-dll-on-accounts-from-sun-oct-849389/Sat, 17 Oct 2026 02:03:00 -0400Reported: Lucid adds on-demand payouts for DLL On accounts. • Request the moment all dashboard objectives are done • LucidDaily, DLL On: multiple requests per account in one session • DLL Off: no change Set for Sun 5 PM ET. Not in help center yet.https://tradedeskhq.io/news/nasdaq-100-stocks-lost-921b-friday-oct-16-sox-8th-straight-down-day-nq-694827/https://tradedeskhq.io/news/nasdaq-100-stocks-lost-921b-friday-oct-16-sox-8th-straight-down-day-nq-694827/Sat, 17 Oct 2026 02:00:00 -0400Nasdaq-100 stocks lost ~$921B in market value Friday. Chips & storage were 47% of it. The SOX chip index fell an 8th straight day (-15.7% since Oct 6), its first 8-day losing streak since Oct 2008. NQ futures: -752 pts, ~$1,504 per MNQ contract. Per Yahoo Finance, Nasdaq.https://tradedeskhq.io/news/nq-futures-fell-1-750-points-in-the-week-to-oct-16-3-500-per-mnq-560161/https://tradedeskhq.io/news/nq-futures-fell-1-750-points-in-the-week-to-oct-16-3-500-per-mnq-560161/Fri, 16 Oct 2026 16:59:00 -0400NQ futures fell ~1,750 pts this week. That's ~$3,500 per MNQ contract. Week: Nasdaq 100 -5.5% Russell 2000 -3.0% S&P 500 -1.9% Dow +0.7% WTI oil +10.4% VIX +35% to ~20 Mood on X: "worst tech selloff of 2026." Per Yahoo Finance, CNBC.https://tradedeskhq.io/news/us-open-dow-green-nq-soft-alcoa-earnings-coreweave-slips-230359/https://tradedeskhq.io/news/us-open-dow-green-nq-soft-alcoa-earnings-coreweave-slips-230359/Fri, 16 Oct 2026 09:52:00 -0400🇺🇸 US open: Dow green, NQ soft — AI debt hangover day 2. NQ futures -0.8% (-254 pts, ~$510/MNQ) ES futures flat Dow futures +0.4% Alcoa $AA +6.9% after Q3 adj EPS $1.82 CoreWeave $CRWV -7.3% Per Yahoo, Alcoa, CNBC.https://tradedeskhq.io/news/50k-evals-per-firm-help-pages-all-five-2-000-max-loss-daily-limit-size-783299/https://tradedeskhq.io/news/50k-evals-per-firm-help-pages-all-five-2-000-max-loss-daily-limit-size-783299/Fri, 16 Oct 2026 09:05:00 -040050K evals, per firm help pages. All five: $2,000 max loss. Daily limit · size · consistency Topstep: $1,000 optional · 5 minis · best day ≤55% Apex EOD: $1,000 · 6 minis · none Tradeify: none · 4 minis · 40% MFF Rapid: none · n/a · 50% LucidPro: $1,200 if on · 4 minis · nonehttps://tradedeskhq.io/news/ether-3-5-bitcoin-1-5-us-spot-etf-flows-15-oct-847238/https://tradedeskhq.io/news/ether-3-5-bitcoin-1-5-us-spot-etf-flows-15-oct-847238/Fri, 16 Oct 2026 02:25:00 -0400$ETH is up 3.5% in 24h to $2,440. $BTC is up 1.5% to $81,974. US spot ETF flows, 15 Oct: Bitcoin ETFs: +$5M (IBIT +$17M) Ether ETFs: -$60M, outflows in 10 of 11 October sessions Per CoinGecko, Farside.https://tradedeskhq.io/news/topstep-50k-combine-how-many-nq-losers-until-the-max-loss-limit-338418/https://tradedeskhq.io/news/topstep-50k-combine-how-many-nq-losers-until-the-max-loss-limit-338418/Thu, 15 Oct 2026 16:27:00 -0400Topstep 50K Combine, max size: Max Loss Limit $2,000, trailing · 5 minis or 50 micros NQ is $20 a point, so 5 minis = $100 a point Whole limit = 20 NQ points 10-pt stop × 5 minis = $1,000: loser 2 touches it 25-pt stop × 5 MNQ = $250: loser 8 Fresh account. Per Topstep, CME.https://tradedeskhq.io/news/us-open-hot-ppi-but-10y-yield-fell-as-ai-stocks-sold-off-217332/https://tradedeskhq.io/news/us-open-hot-ppi-but-10y-yield-fell-as-ai-stocks-sold-off-217332/Thu, 15 Oct 2026 09:57:00 -0400🇺🇸 Hot PPI, yet the 10Y fell 15bp to 5.04%. Reuters: the AI selloff is pushing investors back into bonds. Futures at the open: NQ -1.2% (-377 pts, ~$750/MNQ) ES -0.4% Dow +0.1% CoreWeave $CRWV -9.2%, Dell -10.5%, TSMC -5.1% despite record profit. Per CNBC, Reuters.https://tradedeskhq.io/news/sept-ppi-1-3-vs-0-6-est-retail-sales-0-8-vs-0-3-15-oct-086403/https://tradedeskhq.io/news/sept-ppi-1-3-vs-0-6-est-retail-sales-0-8-vs-0-3-15-oct-086403/Thu, 15 Oct 2026 08:50:00 -0400JUST IN: 🇺🇸 Sept PPI +1.3% vs 0.6% est, retail +0.8% vs 0.3%. 🔴 Core PPI m/m: +0.7%, hotter than +0.3% est (prior +0.2%) 🔴 Retail ex-autos m/m: +0.9%, faster than +0.6% est (prior +1.4%) Wholesale prices and spending rose well above forecast, adding pressure for a Fed hike. 🧭 Trader read: hot producer prices often lift forecasts for core PCE, the Fed's preferred gauge → rate markets tend to reprice hike expectations → ZN and NQ futures tend to see wider ranges. Per BLS, Census.https://tradedeskhq.io/news/first-ppi-retail-sales-check-since-hotter-sept-cpi-15-oct-884773/https://tradedeskhq.io/news/first-ppi-retail-sales-check-since-hotter-sept-cpi-15-oct-884773/Thu, 15 Oct 2026 06:21:00 -0400🇺🇸 First PPI + Retail Sales check since hotter Sept CPI (3.7% y/y). Thu 15 Oct, 8:30am ET: • Sept PPI (Aug +0.4% m/m, +5.4% y/y; est +0.6%) • Retail Sales (Aug +1.2%, est +0.3%; ex-auto +1.4%) • Empire State (prior 7.6) Next FOMC: Oct 27-28. Per BLS, Census, Fed.https://tradedeskhq.io/news/ether-down-6-0-in-24h-bitcoin-3-3-us-spot-etf-outflows-15-oct-913804/https://tradedeskhq.io/news/ether-down-6-0-in-24h-bitcoin-3-3-us-spot-etf-outflows-15-oct-913804/Thu, 15 Oct 2026 02:29:00 -0400Ether, $ETH, is down 6.0% in 24h to $2,355. Bitcoin, $BTC, is down 3.3% to $80,735. US spot ETF flows, 14 Oct: Bitcoin ETFs: -$261M Ether ETFs: -$130M, outflows in 7 of the last 8 sessions VanEck withdrew its Lido staked Ether ETF filing. Per CoinGecko, Farside, SEC.https://tradedeskhq.io/news/ai-and-chip-stocks-led-wall-st-lower-14-oct-close-765171/https://tradedeskhq.io/news/ai-and-chip-stocks-led-wall-st-lower-14-oct-close-765171/Wed, 14 Oct 2026 16:33:00 -0400🇺🇸 AI and chip stocks led Wall St lower, 14 Oct close: NQ futures: -2.0% ES futures: -1.1% $QQQ: -2.0% to $728.95 $BTC: $81,802 (-1.6% 24h) Drivers: Hotter Sept CPI: core 2.6% vs 2.5% est Dell -11% on Barclays downgrade, chip ETF SOXX -4.5% Per CNBC, Yahoo Finance.https://tradedeskhq.io/news/just-in-sept-cpi-3-7-y-y-vs-3-6-est-core-2-6-vs-2-5-headline-m-m-0-6-e-600439/https://tradedeskhq.io/news/just-in-sept-cpi-3-7-y-y-vs-3-6-est-core-2-6-vs-2-5-headline-m-m-0-6-e-600439/Wed, 14 Oct 2026 09:02:00 -0400JUST IN: 🇺🇸 Sept CPI 3.7% y/y vs 3.6% est, core 2.6% vs 2.5%. Headline m/m: +0.6% (est +0.6%, prior +0.4%) Core m/m: +0.3% (est +0.2%, prior +0.3%) Prices rose a bit faster than expected, adding pressure for another Fed hike on Oct 28. NQ futures -0.5%, 2Y +16bp. Per BLS.https://tradedeskhq.io/news/first-cpi-since-the-fed-s-sept-hike-to-3-75-4-drops-at-8-30am-et-wed-1-822449/https://tradedeskhq.io/news/first-cpi-since-the-fed-s-sept-hike-to-3-75-4-drops-at-8-30am-et-wed-1-822449/Wed, 14 Oct 2026 06:18:00 -0400🇺🇸 First CPI since the Fed's Sept hike to 3.75%-4% drops at 8:30am ET. Wed 14 Oct: • 8:30am: Sept CPI (Aug 3.4% y/y, core 2.4%) • 1:15pm+: Fed's Barkin (ChamberRVA) • 2:00pm: Beige Book Cleveland Fed nowcast: 3.6% y/y, core 2.4%. Next FOMC: Oct 27-28. Per BLS, Fed.https://tradedeskhq.io/news/asml-raises-2026-outlook-as-ai-chip-demand-surges-628748/https://tradedeskhq.io/news/asml-raises-2026-outlook-as-ai-chip-demand-surges-628748/Wed, 14 Oct 2026 05:07:00 -0400JUST IN: 🇳🇱 ASML, $ASML, raises its 2026 outlook as AI chip demand surges. Q3 sales: €11.7B (record) Gross margin: 57.5% Net income: €5.0B Q4 guide: €14.2B–€15.2B 2026 sales now €44B–€45B vs €43B–€45B prior. Says 2027–28 supply won't fully meet demand, per ASML