Cleo is a UK trader who earns her living through social media, managing companies\u2019 accounts and helping people build their personal brands. She started learning to trade in August 2025 and found network marketing courses and signal groups overwhelming, so she settled on a swing trading style based on reading support and resistance for herself.<\/p>
She told Traderscale that she lost her first $400K funded account by going too far into drawdown while she was still learning her strategy. The turning point was simplifying her approach and trusting her own read of the chart rather than copying other people.<\/p>
It took Cleo two accounts with Traderscale before her trading improved and she received her first payout.<\/p>","timeline_title":"Every account, in order.","timeline_subtitle":"The breaches are part of the story. They're what make the payouts mean something.","timeline":[{"account_label":"$50K Pro 2.0 Phase 1 account","date_label":"November 2026","status":"active","amount":"","etherscan_url":"","payouts":null},{"account_label":"$100K Pro 2.0 Phase 1 account","date_label":"November 2026","status":"active","amount":"","etherscan_url":"","payouts":null},{"account_label":"$400K Funded account","date_label":"September 2026","status":"active","amount":"","etherscan_url":"","payouts":[{"payout_date":"16 Oct 2026","payout_amount":"+$17,843.76","verify_url":"https:\/\/etherscan.io\/tx\/0xc349da2f5eb0e7c800d2778a22de23b2eeb44c18e099b8dd766db23d1d1d30e6","chain":"ethereum"}]},{"account_label":"$400K Funded account","date_label":"August 2026","status":"breached","amount":"","etherscan_url":"","payouts":null}],"page_has_this_section_2":"Yes","quote_text":"\u201cTrading is 90% mindset, 10% strategy. Remain neutral with wins and losses.\u201d","quote_author":"Cleo Allen","page_has_this_section":"Yes","section_title":"Cleo\u2019s $400,000 One Step Funded with a $17,843.76 payout","screenshot_image":194956,"screenshot_caption":"","certificate_images":[{"certificate_image":194971,"certificate_link":"https:\/\/etherscan.io\/tx\/0xc349da2f5eb0e7c800d2778a22de23b2eeb44c18e099b8dd766db23d1d1d30e6"}],"page_has_this_section_3":"Yes","q&a_title":"Speedy accounts: $17,000+ in payouts","q&a_item":[{"question_text":"How long had you been trading before joining Traderscale, and how would you describe your experience level at the time?","answer_text":"
I first started learning about trading in August 2025. I joined network marketing companies but I found there was too much information, it was overwhelming. Too many strategies. I also joined signal groups. I found them hard to follow because the signals are too quick and I was losing money. Then I found out I could get a funded account, but I had to do swing trading to comply with the rules. This style works better for me, as I am looking at the chart myself, at the history of the month before, and deciding based on the data when is a good time to enter.<\/p>"},{"question_text":"What were you doing for work or income before this?","answer_text":"
My income comes from social media. Managing companies\u2019 social media and helping other people build their personal brands.<\/p>"},{"question_text":"What made you decide to try a funded trading program, and why Traderscale specifically?","answer_text":"
The rules help me to be more intentional and stick to the strategy. I heard Traderscale are good with payouts. Apparently a lot of other firms don\u2019t pay out. I am not sure about that because I have only used Traderscale, but obviously now I have had a payout I can confirm that Traderscale are a good company to use.<\/p>"},{"question_text":"How many challenges or evaluation accounts did you purchase before passing?","answer_text":"
This is my second funded account. The first one I blew because I went too far into drawdown. I was still learning my strategy. On the second one, I saw a lot of improvement in my win ratio and I can read the chart better.<\/p>"},{"question_text":"How many attempts did it take to pass each phase?","answer_text":"
I passed the accounts the first time I tried.<\/p>"},{"question_text":"If you failed any attempts, what went wrong, and what did you change afterward?","answer_text":"
When I lost the first funded account, it was because I was jumping into trades without being certain it was a good time to enter. Now I am being more selective.<\/p>"},{"question_text":"What account size did you start with, and did you scale up over time?","answer_text":"
No, I started with a $400K account because I wanted to receive a bigger payout. Bigger risk, but bigger reward.<\/p>"},{"question_text":"How many funded accounts are you currently trading?","answer_text":"
I have one funded account.<\/p>"},{"question_text":"Roughly how long did each phase take you to complete?","answer_text":"
1 week.<\/p>"},{"question_text":"What does your trading strategy or approach look like? (Markets, style, timeframes.)","answer_text":"
I look at the history of where the support and resistance is and decide when is a good time to enter.<\/p>"},{"question_text":"What almost made you quit, and what kept you going?","answer_text":"
I know things take a while to master. The only way you will truly fail is if you quit. I am not a quitter. You have to be prepared to keep going, learning and trying, even when things are not going your way. You will lose a lot of times before you win.<\/p>"},{"question_text":"What\u2019s one specific moment from this journey that stuck with you, good or hard?","answer_text":"
Really feeling overwhelmed from information overload. I decided to simplify my strategy and just follow my own intuition and mind rather than copying other people.<\/p>"},{"question_text":"How long was it from signing up to your first payout?","answer_text":"
It has been a couple of months since I started using Traderscale.<\/p>"},{"question_text":"How much was your payout, and how did it feel to receive it?","answer_text":"
$17,800. Really happy to receive this, it is so great to receive a large amount like this in one go. After all the losses I have taken over the last year, finally I am getting somewhere.<\/p>"},{"question_text":"What did you do with it, or what does it mean for your life?","answer_text":"
It will cover my rent for the year.<\/p>"},{"question_text":"Was there anything about the payout process that surprised you?","answer_text":"
It was very straightforward.<\/p>"},{"question_text":"What would you say to someone who\u2019s on the fence about trying this?","answer_text":"
Having a funded account is better than trading with your own money. You have more leverage and stricter rules, so you are more likely to stick to your strategy and be disciplined. It would take me years to have $400K in leverage to trade with. This option makes it possible to earn more.<\/p>"},{"question_text":"Looking back, what\u2019s the one thing you wish you\u2019d known when you started?","answer_text":"
Trading is 90% mindset, 10% strategy. Remain neutral with wins and losses. Money is energy. If you are getting too excited or sad by it, you are letting it control your emotions. You have to remain neutral with your emotions when it comes to trading.<\/p>"}],"page_has_this_section_4":"Yes","video_section_title":"Watch Cleo\u2019s Interview","video_items":[{"video_thumbnail":194986,"payout_amount":"","video_link":"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=m0Q6teKvuDc"}]},"yoast_head":"\n