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VWAP Trading Guide: Formula, Strategies & Crypto | Upscale

VWAP Trading Guide: Formula, Strategies & Crypto | Upscale

Volume-Weighted Average Price: formula with example, standard vs anchored VWAP, trading strategies, crypto applications, and common mistakes to avoid.

April 13Technical Analysis
Maru Joshua: $3,296 in Two Payouts From $25K | Upscale

Maru Joshua: $3,296 in Two Payouts From $25K | Upscale

A Filipino trader blew three accounts in a row, passed a $25K challenge in 9 days, and received two payouts totaling $3,296. The fourth-attempt story.

April 10Success Stories
$5,600 From a $100K Prop Account: How Exerato Passed a Challenge in 2 Weeks | Upscale

$5,600 From a $100K Prop Account: How Exerato Passed a Challenge in 2 Weeks | Upscale

21-year-old trader Exerato lost $150,000+ on memecoins and cross-margin futures, then built a systematic approach. Passed a $100K challenge on Upscale in 2 weeks and received a $5,600 payout.

March 13Success Stories
From Fashion Modeling to Prop Trading: How Nikita Withdrew $274 From Upscale in 6 Weeks | Upscale

From Fashion Modeling to Prop Trading: How Nikita Withdrew $274 From Upscale in 6 Weeks | Upscale

24-year-old Nikita (Kubsssssssss), a former model in China and Hong Kong, passed a $5,000 Upscale challenge in six weeks. Two payouts — $8 and $266. Strategy: Fibonacci, volume, 0.5–1% risk.

March 6Success Stories
Best Loser Wins: Tom Hougaard's Philosophy for Traders

Best Loser Wins: Tom Hougaard's Philosophy for Traders

Only 7% of prop traders ever get a payout — and the main reason isn't strategy. Tom Hougaard's "best loser wins" framework: how loss aversion destroys accounts and 5 practical tools to fix it.

February 27Trading Psychology
$41,000 From Prop Trading at 19: Wade's Story | Upscale

$41,000 From Prop Trading at 19: Wade's Story | Upscale

How a 19-year-old withdrew $41,000 from Upscale in under a year. RSI + Fibonacci strategy, 1:6 risk-reward, and tips for passing prop firm challenges.

February 18Success Stories
5 Types of trading tilt and why you fix the wrong one

5 Types of trading tilt and why you fix the wrong one

Discover which of the 5 types of trading tilt is destroying your execution. A diagnostic system with proven tools for each type — based on Jared Tendler's framework, adapted for prop trading.

February 12Trading Psychology
20-Year-Old Student Earns $400 Prop Trading Payout Starting With $200 | Upscale

20-Year-Old Student Earns $400 Prop Trading Payout Starting With $200 | Upscale

Albert started trading at 18 with $200, failed his first prop challenge, then earned a $400 payout using Smart Money. Learn his one-trade-per-day rule and why he treats trading like a business.

February 10Success Stories
From 4 Failed Challenges to a $1,356 Payout: Roman's Prop Trading Story | Upscale

From 4 Failed Challenges to a $1,356 Payout: Roman's Prop Trading Story | Upscale

Roman blew 4 prop challenges in a row, then passed his 5th and got a $1,356 payout. Breakout scalping with 1:6 risk-reward, the advice "just do the opposite," and how Upscale taught discipline.

February 6Success Stories

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