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TICKSHIFT
Tickshift Weekly Brief - Issue #1
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Issue #1
April 25, 2026
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April 25, 2026
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Welcome to Tickshift's Weekly Market Brief — your prop firm rankings, market news, and trading insights in one quick read.
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▲ Rankings|📅 Calendar|📰 News|📣 TS News|🎥 Streams
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🏆 Prop Firm Rankings
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Firm |
Code |
Key Update |
| 1 |
Lucid(Click for Link) |
ARTHUR |
Ceasefire rally continues. Lucid Pro daily payouts active. $100M+ total payouts milestone. |
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MyFundedFutures(Click For Link) |
ARTHUR |
No major updates this week. |
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Tradeify |
coming soon |
Tradeify 3.0 dashboard update |
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Apex |
coming soon |
EA/HFT now allowed (Apex 4.0). EOD accounts added. Trending vs Topstep on social. |
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Topstep |
coming soon |
Topstep quietly cut XFA payout caps: 50K now $2K max (was $5K), 100K now $3K (was $5K). Community backlash. |
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TakeProfitTrader |
coming soon |
No new updates |
| 7 |
Alpha |
Justin012755 |
April Trading Competition ongoing. 30% off evals with code AC30. |
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FXIFY |
ARTHUR |
April promo: 30% cheaper entry. First payout on demand. $50M+ total payouts. |
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Hola Prime |
ARTHUR |
Won 'Fastest Payout Prop Firm - MEA 2026' at Ultimate Fintech Awards. |
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FundedNext |
REFICOFAR |
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| 11 |
TradeDay |
coming soon |
No major updates this week. |
| 12 |
DayTraders |
ARTHUR |
No new updates |
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Bulenox |
coming soon |
No major updates this week. |
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📅 Week Ahead — Economic Calendar
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Event |
Impact |
| TUE |
8:30 AM EST
March retail sales. Consensus: +0.8% MoM. Previous: +1.7%. Key consumer spending gauge amid Iran ceasefire rally.
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🔴 HIGH |
| WED |
2:00 PM EST
Federal Reserve interest rate decision. Markets pricing in a hold at 4.25-4.50%. Powell press conference to follow. Watch for forward guidance on rate cut timeline amid sticky inflation.
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🔴 HIGH |
| THU |
8:30 AM EST
Advance Q1 GDP estimate alongside PCE inflation data. GDP consensus: +0.4% annualized. Core PCE consensus: +2.6% YoY. Dual release will set the tone for Fed rate expectations.
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🔴 HIGH |
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📰 Key News Events
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Trump extended the US-Iran ceasefire indefinitely on Tuesday, hours before it was set to expire. Peace talks ongoing. Oil dropped from $111 to $92/barrel. S&P 500 up 2.1% on the week.
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Topstep quietly slashed XFA payout caps: 50K account from $5K to $2K, 100K account from $5K to $3K. Traders furious. Comparison videos with Apex trending across social media.
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March retail sales beat expectations at +1.7% MoM, more than double the revised prior month. Consumer spending resilient despite inflation surge from Iran war energy costs.
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S&P 500 posted its third consecutive weekly gain, recovering most of its YTD losses. Nasdaq up 2.4% on the week. VIX fell to 22. Iran ceasefire and strong retail data drove the rally.
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📣 Tickshift News
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Weekly Brief Issue #1 Live
Your weekly prop firm rankings, economic calendar, and market news — all in one place.
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Topstep Payout Cap Cut — What It Means for Traders
Topstep quietly slashed XFA payout caps. Full breakdown in this week's rankings section.
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Iran Ceasefire Extended — Oil Drops, Markets Rally
Trump extended the ceasefire indefinitely. Oil fell to $92, S&P 500 posts third weekly gain.
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🎥 Stream Schedule
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| Streamer |
Platform |
Days |
Time |
| Anixwallo |
Discord |
Daily |
9:00 AM EST |
| Bald Arthur |
Discord |
Daily |
1:00 PM EST |
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🎁 Giveaway By Tickshift
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🎁 Giveaway By Tickshift
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