Cole Knight

I had been trading for around 9 months before joining Traderscale.

At that point, I was still relatively early in my trading journey, but I had already developed a structured approach and was working toward becoming more consistent.

While I was trading, I was working as a trainee accountant before eventually leaving to pursue trading full time.

What stood out to me about Traderscale was the rules once you reached the live-funded stage.

Compared with other firms I had seen, the rules were much more favourable and gave me the freedom to trade my strategy without constantly worrying about unnecessary restrictions.

I passed my first Traderscale evaluation.

It took me one attempt to pass the evaluation.

I didn’t fail my first Traderscale evaluation, so I didn’t need to make any major changes during that initial process.

Later in my journey, however, I went through a difficult losing period where I lost most of my funding. That experience forced me to stay disciplined and continue trusting my process.

I have always traded the One Step $100K accounts.

Rather than moving between different account sizes, I’ve focused on building up multiple $100K accounts.

I currently have three $100K accounts across various prop firms.

It normally takes me a few days to pass an evaluation, depending on the opportunities available in the market.

I start by establishing my higher-timeframe bias and then use a mechanical entry model.

My setup involves looking for a sweep of previous session liquidity, followed by a re-sweep after price moves in line with my bias. I then look for a break of structure in the direction of that bias before entering.

Having a mechanical process helps me stay consistent rather than making emotional decisions.

There was a period where I went through a significant losing streak and lost most of my funding.

That was probably one of the hardest stages of my trading journey, but I kept going because I knew that losing periods are part of trading. I continued trusting my strategy and focused on rebuilding.

One of the moments that stands out most was going through that losing period and seeing most of my funding disappear.

It was difficult at the time, but it taught me a lot about resilience, managing losses and staying committed to the long-term process.

It was around 2 months from joining Traderscale to receiving my first payout.

Receiving it was an almost unexplainable feeling of joy and accomplishment. After all the work that had gone into trading and getting funded, seeing that payout arrive made everything feel real.

I’ve reinvested some of the payout back into my trading journey and kept the rest.

For me, it represents both a reward for the work I’ve put in and an opportunity to continue growing.

I was surprised by how quickly the payout was processed.

From the approval date to the money arriving in my account, the process was very fast and straightforward.

I would definitely recommend Traderscale.

The rules are straightforward and give traders a lot of freedom compared with some other firms I’ve used.

More generally, trading can be life-changing when you approach it properly. It can open up a lot of doors and opportunities that you might not otherwise have.

I wish I had known about Traderscale earlier.

I’ve tried a number of other firms where I ended up losing accounts because of very niche or restrictive rules, and I spent quite a bit of money because of that.

Finding a firm with clear rules that actually suit the way I trade has made a big difference.