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🏆 Upscale Demo Tournament: Real Rewards, Zero Investment

The legend is back — and this time, it’s bigger than ever.

We’re launching a new demo tournament with free entry, unlimited attempts, and rewards including 5,000 USDT, accounts up to $100K, an exclusive merch box, and even the chance to join the Upscale team.

🚀 How to participate

1. Open a new demo account after this announcement. Already have one? Close it and create a new one so the system can register your entry.

2. Complete the challenge phases and generate as much profit as possible.

3. Lost the account? Start again — attempts are unlimited.

💰 $500K+ prize pool

1. Highest profit in Phase 1: Basic $25K with all markets

2. Highest profit in Phase 2: Basic $50K with all markets

3. Highest profit at the Funded stage:

🥇 1st place — 5,000 USDT + trophy + exclusive merch box + a special opportunity from the Upscale team
🥈 2nd place — Basic $100K account with all markets
🥉 3rd place — Basic $50K account with all markets
• 4th place — Basic $25K account with all markets
• 5th place — Basic $10K account with all markets
• 6th–10th places — Basic $10K account for crypto or RWA
• 11th–20th places — Basic $5K account for crypto or RWA

⚡️ And most importantly: everyone who reaches Funded during the tournament is guaranteed a Basic $1,000 account — one per user.

🗓 Tournament dates: July 13 through September 30, 13:00 UTC.

The live leaderboard and overall progress will be available in the Tournaments tab — that’s where the real competition begins.

🥇 Trade with zero investment and win with Upscale.

💰 Over $2,000,000 paid out to Upscale traders

Dear Upscalers, just 3 months ago we were writing about our first $1M in payouts. Today, we’re writing about the second — and that is all thanks to you!

Behind this number are your attempts, wins, and stories that you share with us every day. And we’re proud to showcase your achievements on our website, in the Hall of Fame, and in YouTube interviews.

🚀 $2,000,000 in payouts is no accident. Upscale remains one of the most trader-friendly prop firms on the market, with no sudden bans or vague wording. We don’t build our product around restrictions. We build it around traders who know how to earn.

📈 Over these 3 months, we launched our first fast tournaments, introduced the AI Assistant, improved account analytics, and fully updated our website — where every payout is verified by a transaction.

🫶 Today, Upscale is a place where traders with any starting capital can trade under some of the best conditions. You choose us, and we choose you.

Thank you for being with us!
The Upscale Team

🥇 $100K Giveaway Results Celebrating the Launch of 24/7 Stocks and Oil Trading

Thank you to everyone who has already tried the new instruments and shared their feedback! We read through your responses and randomly selected 5 winners from all participants:

🥇 $50K Basic – Whereiamlol
🥈 $25K Basic – Killua_z0ldyk
🥉 $10K Basic – salaamsui
🏅 $10K Basic – Moses_Dan (Discord)
🏅 $5K Basic – crystalclar

🫶 To claim your prize, message in Telegram storm_support_bot with your Upscale account ID and let us know which account type you prefer (Crypto or RWA).

Didn't win this time? Don't worry – more giveaways and activities are coming.

We also put together all the key updates in a quick 1-minute overview – if you missed it, check the previous post. And we've saved all your ideas for new markets and instruments – they'll help us decide what comes to Upscale next!

🌀 The Biggest Upscale Updates in 1 Minute

Oil, 24/7 stock trading, a return to the Funded Stage, and more – meet Upscale’s biggest update yet. Now even more convenient, faster, and more stable!

🔎 Read all the details in the article on our website.

👉 Then head over to Upscale and try the new features for yourself.

🍿 Also you can watch the video announcement on YouTube: UpscaleTrade

📹 From $25K to a New $100K Challenge

“What you track, you control.”

Andrey passed the $25,000 challenge, reached the Funded Stage, and made two payouts totaling around $1,900. The result showed him one important thing: if the system works, its potential becomes even more noticeable with more capital.

Now Andrey has a $100,000 account. He lost the previous $25,000 one after giving in to FOMO.

🤖 In the new interview, Andrey explains how he builds his trading around systems, data, and AI: analyzing his trades, tracking discipline, and using his own AI dashboard to identify weak spots in his trading.

🍿 Watch the interview on YouTube: UpscaleTrade

🌱 Return to funded without taking another challenge

Passing the challenge, reaching funded, managing your risk – and then losing all that progress because of one mistake...

It hurts. Especially when you’ve worked hard to trade consistently.

🤲 Now, a strong trading history can help you keep your progress

After an account is closed, Upscale’s algorithm analyzes dozens of trading metrics. If recovery is available, the platform will immediately offer you the option to return to funded without retaking the challenge.

👛 Choose how you want to return
• Basic account: from 100% down to 92% of the initial balance
• Accelerated account: from 100% down to 96% of the initial balance

The closer the restored balance is to the original one, the higher the recovery cost.

✍ Find all the recovery details and calculation examples in the documentation on our website.

🤝 Better yet, let returning to funded stay your backup plan. See you at your next payout!

🚀 How to Get Access to Trading Capital in Just 3 Days?

The Accelerated Challenge lets you complete the evaluation in just one stage and reach the Funded Stage faster. But the shorter the path, the less room there is for mistakes.

🤝 In our new video, we break down how the Upscale Accelerated Challenge works in just a few minutes:

• A step-by-step plan to reach the Funded Stage
• How is the Accelerated Challenge different from the Basic Challenge?
• Why do the drawdown rules completely change your approach to risk?
• What mistakes most often hold traders back along the way?

🍿 Watch the video on YouTube: UpscaleTrade

P.S. Below the video, you'll find our playlist with Upscale Challenge breakdowns – we'll keep adding new episodes regularly. Next up: Turbo.

🤩 The Demo Tournament is in full swing!

More traders are joining every day, the leaderboard keeps changing, and new participants are making it all the way to real trading accounts!

Latest tournament stats:
👥 Total participants: 8,215
⚡️ Challenge Stage 1: 6,608
🔥 Challenge Stage 2: 1,435
👑 Already Funded: 172

Every participant who reaches the Funded Stage on a demo account is guaranteed to receive a $1,000 account. Didn't make it on your first try? You can start again.

🏆 At the top of the leaderboard, the best traders at each stage are competing for accounts worth up to $100,000 and 5,000 USDT.

👉 Open a demo account, join the race, and track your position in the “Tournaments” tab or on the tournament page.

🫡 Answering your questions about the promo

Here’s what you need to know about the 1-profitable-day accounts and private Upscale tournament 👇

1️⃣ What do 1-profitable-day accounts give you?

The main advantage is simple: fewer profitable days means a faster path to your first payout.

Normally, you need 8–13 profitable days before your first payout, depending on the account type. With promo accounts, it’s just 3 max – one per phase.

2️⃣ What counts as a profitable day?

A profitable day counts toward completing your challenge or becoming eligible for a funded payout.

Your balance must increase by 0.5% of the account’s initial balance during that day.

3️⃣ Do the terms stay after the first payout?

Yes. They apply for the entire lifetime of the account.

That means they cover every payout, not just the first one.

4️⃣ Which accounts are included?

All Upscale account types: Basic, Accelerated, and Turbo.

The standard 30% Turbo rule still applies. Completing a profitable day alone isn’t enough – your profit must also meet the distribution requirement for the current payout period.

So, only the profitable-day requirement changes; all other rules stay the same.

5️⃣ What is the Fast Tournament?

A one-day private Upscale tournament for promo participants.

On August 13, from 00:01 to 23:59 UTC, participants will trade $10K tournament accounts across all markets. The highest profits win.

🏆 50 prize places: 3,000 USDT, challenges up to $100K, and a winner’s trophy.

Buy any $10K+ account during the promo and you’ll automatically get a spot.

6️⃣ When do the new terms apply?

We’ll update the profitable-day requirements within 24 hours after the promo ends.

This applies to accounts purchased between August 10, 13:00 UTC and August 11, 13:00 UTC.

No action is needed – the terms will update automatically.

The tournament will also appear on the Tournaments page within 24 hours.

7️⃣ Can I pay by card?

Yes. You can pay by card or use any other available payment method.

😎 Fast-track your payout | 24-hour promo

They’re back: today only, you can get accounts with just 1 profitable day required per phase – including funded.

🚀 How does it work?

• Normally, you need 8 to 13 profitable days before your first payout, depending on the account type. With promo accounts – 3 max.

• These terms stay with your account for its entire lifetime.

• Everything else stays the same: profit targets, drawdown limits, and payout period rules remain unchanged.

🏆 $10K+ account = tournament entry

Buy a $10K+ account during the promo and you’ll automatically secure a spot in the tournament on August 13.

• 1 trading day – 00:01 to 23:59 UTC
• $10K tournament account with access to all markets
• 10% trailing drawdown
• 3,000 USDT + challenges up to $100K across 50 prize places

🗓 You’ve got 24 hours: the promo ends August 11 at 13:00 UTC.

Profitable day requirements will be updated within 24 hours after the promo ends.

🎁 Win one of 3 x $5,000 accounts for the comments

Have you checked out our new interview with Vladimir yet? He’s the trader who made over $15,000 using trading signals!

Head over to YouTube and drop a comment under the video sharing your thoughts on trading signals. Have you had any success with them? Do you agree with Vladimir, or do you prefer to rely purely on your own analysis?

🚨 IMPORTANT: We want to hear your genuine thoughts. AI-generated comments will not be considered. Let's value real experience!

On Thursday, August 13, we’ll select 3 comments, and each author will receive a $5,000 Upscale account.

🍿 Watch the interview on YouTube: UpscaleTrade

📹 He followed other traders’ signals – and withdrew $6,795. But he didn’t take every setup

This is Vova. He’s 23, works in building maintenance, and had already quit trading several times after things didn’t work out.

In January, he came back with just $100, slowly worked his way into prop trading – and blew his first account in 3–4 days.

😫 The very next day, he bought another one.

💰 That account later brought him three payouts: $3,600, $2,745, and $450.

Vova is completely open about it – he passed his prop challenge using signals from more experienced traders, but he never copied every trade blindly:

“Filtering your trades is crucial. You can’t take every setup you see. If I hit a stop-loss, that’s usually my only trade for the day.”

So how did a beginner learn to separate good ideas from noise, avoid turning signals into random entries – and make it all the way to $6,795 in payouts?

🍿 Watch the interview on YouTube: UpscaleTrade

📈 Trade stocks and oil 24/7

While traditional exchanges say “see you Monday,” trading on Upscale keeps going. Stocks from some of the world’s biggest companies and WTI crude are now available 24/7.

And to celebrate the launch, we’re giving away 5 accounts worth $100K in total.

🔥 New assets are live in the terminal

Apple on Sunday? NVIDIA at night? Oil on a holiday? Now you can.
Apple, Amazon, Google, Meta, Microsoft, NVIDIA, SpaceX, Tesla + WTI crude oil

They’re all already available on All Markets, Classic, and Demo accounts.

💼 What should you know before your first trade?

Leverage is 5x on Basic and Accelerated accounts and 2x on Turbo. Spreads vary by trading session, and there’s a short technical break on weekdays.

Open interest limits are calculated separately for each account and instrument, with Long and Short positions counted independently. Current limits are always visible in the terminal.

Check the documentation for the full rules and details on the new markets.

🎁 Launch Giveaway

Prize pool: $100K in accounts

🥇 50K Basic
🥈 25K Basic
🥉 10K Basic
🏅 10K Basic
🏅 5K Basic

How to enter:

1️⃣ Try the new instruments in the terminal
2️⃣ Tell us in the contest chat what you think about trading stocks 24/7
3️⃣ Tell us which markets or instruments you’d like to see next on Upscale: crypto, RWA, stocks, or something completely new

Your feedback will help shape which markets we add next.

On August 14, we’ll randomly select 5 winners.

A trading idea shouldn’t have to wait for the market to open. Now it doesn’t.

💪 Open the terminal and trade 24/7

📚 New documentation with an AI assistant

Getting around Upscale just got even easier.

We’ve completely rebuilt our documentation. Instead of GitBook, we now have our own knowledge base with a fresh design, clearer structure, and global access.

🤖 Ask a question through “Ask AI” — if the answer is in the docs, the AI assistant will find it for you in seconds.

🌏 Choose your language — the documentation is now available in Russian, English, and Spanish.

🤲 Explore the updated design and detailed breakdowns of all the latest features.

🤝 Transparent rules aren’t a bonus. They’re a sign of respect for traders.

👉 Open the documentation and ask AI your first question

🌟 The Demo Tournament continues

It’s been just three weeks since the tournament started, and 133 traders have already reached funded stage and claimed their well-earned rewards!

You can do it too – there are still almost two months left to compete for free, where strategy is what makes the difference.

🔥 Current standings:

🚀 Total participants: 6877
⚡️ In Phase 1: 5581
⭐️ In Phase 2: 1163
👑 Reached Funded: 133

👉 Reminder: everyone who reaches the Funded stage during the tournament gets a guaranteed $1,000 account, and attempts are unlimited.

🏆 The top traders in both challenge phases and on Funded will compete for prizes worth up to $100,000 and 5,000 USDT.

Open a demo account, track your position in the Tournaments tab, and compete for major prizes without spending a cent!

📈 Meet the new indices on Upscale

Six new instruments are now available on All Markets, Classic, and Demo accounts:
🇺🇸 US500 – the largest US companies
🇺🇸 NAS100 – the largest US tech companies
🇺🇸 US30 – US blue-chip companies
🇺🇸 US2000 – US small-cap companies
🇩🇪 GER40 – the largest German companies
🇪🇺 EU50 – the largest companies in the eurozone

And these aren't just new tickers. Prices are based on aggregated futures market data, which means:
• Trade up to 23 hours a day, 5 days a week
• Access the markets outside regular US trading hours
• Get index-style pricing without ETF splits
• Fees and spreads during the main trading session stay the same

💼 What happens to the old ETFs?

They're being replaced by the new index instruments:
SPY → US500
QQQM → NAS100
DIA → US30
IWM → US2000

SPY, QQQM, DIA, and IWM are now in Close Only mode. You can close your existing positions by the end of this week and move over to the new, more convenient instruments.

Upscale keeps growing – and so does the range of markets you can trade. We especially love adding instruments you actually want to see on the platform.

📹 He’s 18 – and he’s already received a $1,240 prop trading payout

Meet Nikita. He’s just finished school, and his first payout from Upscale was six times bigger than the most he’d ever had in his wallet before.

“The most I’d ever had was $200 – and I lost that following other people’s signals.”

😞 For three years, Nikita lost money blindly copying Telegram signals, hoping someone else understood the market better.

Everything changed when he stopped chasing ready-made entries and started taking responsibility for his own decisions.

💪 In just 22 days, he passed the Upscale challenge and withdrew $1,240 in profit.

“You don’t need a huge amount of capital – that’s what prop trading is for. The main thing is not to be afraid.”

In the interview, Nikita breaks down the mistakes that cost him years – so you don’t have to repeat them yourself 👇

🍿 Watch the interview on YouTube: UpscaleTrade

How to join Upscale’s private tournament

Upscale’s private quick tournament starts this weekend. Not everyone can join – access is available only to promo participants 👇

1️⃣ Buy any account from $10K by July 31, 08:00 UTC
2️⃣ Receive a separate tournament account automatically
3️⃣ Trade over the weekend and climb the P&L leaderboard
4️⃣ Claim the other promo bonuses and tournament prizes

🏆 Tournament prize pool:

• 50 prize places
• 3,000 USDT
• Upscale accounts up to $100K
• Winner’s trophy

🔥 And here’s the best part

Once the purchased account reaches the Funded stage, a new account of the same type and size will be credited for free.

Basic and Accelerated accounts will also receive daily drawdown protection.

🔗 Full promo terms are available in this post👇

🔥 Pass the Challenge — Get a Second Account Free

One bad trading day can send you back to square one. Not this time.

For 24 hours only, get daily drawdown protection on Basic and Accelerated accounts and a free new account once you reach the Funded stage.

🎁 How does it work?

1️⃣ Buy one or more accounts during the promotion
2️⃣ Get daily drawdown protection on purchased Basic and Accelerated accounts
3️⃣ Pass your challenges and reach the funded stage
4️⃣ Get a new account of the same type and size for every account that reaches the Funded stage

And that’s not all!

🏆 Buy a $10K+ account = enter an exclusive tournament

Purchase an account worth $10K or more and automatically secure your spot in an exclusive tournament on August 1–2.

• 2 trading days — Saturday and Sunday
• 50 prize-winning spots
• 3,000 USDT + accounts worth up to $100K in prizes

🗓 For 24 hours only: July 30, 08:00 to July 31, 08:00 UTC

👉 Choose your accounts and keep trading without buying another account

Daily drawdown protection and tournament access will be added by the end of Friday

❓ Been looking into prop trading but still don’t know where to start?

Maybe it’s not trading itself that’s stopping you, but the risk of losing your own money and all the confusing terms: challenges, funded accounts, drawdowns…

🔠 We get it, so we made this video for you.

Inside, you’ll find a 5-minute breakdown of how to get access to a large trading account, why you need to pass a challenge, and what the path to your first payout looks like.

Watch it if you’ve wanted to try prop trading for a while but first want to understand what you’re getting into 👇

🍿 Watch on YouTube: UpscaleTrade

P.S. You’ll also find a playlist with breakdowns of other challenges below the video – we’ll keep updating it with new episodes.