👀 Your weekly prop trading roundup is here

Hi everyone, it’s Kieran. The markets are open so let’s get straight into it:

📢 Firm Announcements via promojunction.io

• LucidTrading launched the Lucid Promo Vault, giving traders a way to access future promos and track promo code usage over time.

• Top One Futures confirmed its Project X to Tradovate migration opens Jan 26, with accounts migrating without reset and rules and P&L carrying over.

• PipFarm updated payout processing, removing Friday Payday and moving to daily payout processing from Feb 1, requested directly from the dashboard.

• Blue Guardian launched an automated payout feed in Discord, letting traders track payouts in real time.

• Goat Funded Trader added cTrader support, expanding platform options alongside its reward points system.

• AquaFunded confirmed its Trader Plan and Aqua Elite tiers are live, with scaling up to $4M and progression perks including mentoring and priority support.

• Take Profit Trader added optional multi factor authentication, improving account security for traders.

• FXIFY added a new Nigeria payment method via Kora, allowing NGN payments via bank transfer or card for faster access.

• My Crypto Funding migrated its dashboard to a new URL and added WhatsApp support as an additional support channel.

• The5ers continued rolling out new product updates including increased Bootcamp leverage and a new $25K two step account offering.

• Crypto Fund Trader announced a weekend charting outage plus scheduled maintenance for MT5 and MatchTrader, and confirmed custom discount codes are now live for partners.

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🕜 Red Folder News

Here are this week’s red folder news events. The key event to watch out for is the FOMC meeting on Wednesday where the Fed are expected to hold rates steady, as we await Trumps pick for the Fed Chair. Any surprises, expect chaos.

📈 Markets

Market Sentiment stuck at Neutral

Rare back to back down weeks for the S&P500, however futures are flat at time of writing. We’ve tried breakouts and breakdowns, but cannot sustain any follow through in either direction. The equity markets remain flat but coiled.

Gold Seasonality very constructive.

One market that is certainly not flat is Gold. On a 20 year lookback Q1 is the best quarter of the year for Gold longs. Gold futures currently +2% up to start the week. Relentless.

Crypto really struggling

One area of the market that cannot gain any momentum is crypto. Every rally is getting sold into and fundamental issues in US congress are not helping either. If you want to hold crypto for the long term, and believe the Buffet adage “buy when others are fearful” then now might be an attractive time to do so.

OK guys that’s it from me. Hope you have a great week!

Kieran

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