
@HitTrades Banks $4,019.40 Apex Payout After Nasdaq LTF Short
On July 16, 2026, X user @HitTrades shared an Apex Trader Funding payout proof totaling $4,019.40, approved in July 2026. The post referenced a lower time frame short within a higher time frame CRT structure on Nasdaq.
Posted on X on July 16, 2026, the update from @HitTrades reads: "ltf short within htf crt, getting closer to that apex payout." The hashtag attached to the post is #nasdaq, signaling that the setup being referenced sits within the Nasdaq index futures complex. The trader frames the entry as a lower time frame short nested inside a higher time frame candle range theory structure, a top down read that many funded traders lean on when working toward a withdrawal milestone.
The payout itself totals $4,019.40 and carries a July 2026 approval stamp. No account size was disclosed alongside the post, and the trader did not itemize the strategy beyond the LTF short inside an HTF CRT framing. What the proof does confirm is a completed transfer from Apex Trader Funding to @HitTrades, with the certificate image circulated publicly on X as social validation of the withdrawal event.

“ltf short within htf crt, getting closer to that apex payout.”— @HitTrades on X, July 16, 2026
The tone of the post also captures a familiar rhythm for funded traders: patience, ticking down toward the next scheduled payout window while continuing to trade the plan. Apex Trader Funding operates within that rhythm through its published payout policy. Traders can request payouts as often as every 8 days on a PA account, a cadence that gives active participants room to compound withdrawals across a month rather than waiting on a single monthly cycle.
For those tracking payout structure specifics, the first five payouts on each Apex PA account are capped at $2,500 per account, and only after clearing that ladder does the ceiling lift. Once a trader moves past the initial five, the cap rises to $5,000 per payout per account, which is the tier where a $4,019.40 approval like the one shown here comfortably fits. The public post from @HitTrades therefore reads as a snapshot of an account already operating in a mature payout window rather than a fresh first withdrawal.