The Astral Challenge is a progressive 3-phase evaluation designed for traders who prioritize consistency, balanced profit targets, and strict risk discipline.
The strategy is straightforward: identical risk parameters across all phases, moderate targets, and clear path to funding — without time limits.
Astral — Table View
Challenge & Funded Rules Overview
Parameter | Phase 1 | Phase 2 | Phase 3 | Funded Phase |
Profit Target | 8% | 5% | 5% | No target – funded trading |
Minimum Trading Days | 3 days | 3 days | 3 days | Not required |
Daily Drawdown | 5% | 5% | 5% | 5% |
Maximum Loss (Static) | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% |
Max Single Trade Loss | Not applied | Not applied | Not applied | 3% of initial funded balance |
News Trading | Allowed | Allowed | Allowed | Allowed |
Weekend Holding | Allowed | Allowed | Allowed | Allowed |
Leverage | Up to 1:50 | Up to 1:50 | Up to 1:50 | Up to 1:50 |
Time Limit | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited |
Profit Split | Not applied | Not applied | Not applied | Up to 95% |
Astral funding sizes:
$5 000
$10 000
$25 000
$50 000
$100 000
$200 000
$300 000
$400 000
$500 000
$600 000
$700 000
$800 000
$900 000
$1 000 000
Astral detailed breakdown
Phase 1 - Goals
Profit Target: 8%
Reach an 8% profit on your account balance. All positions must be closed.
Minimum Trading Days: 3
A minimum of 3 trading days with profit are required to complete this phase.
Requirements
Daily Drawdown: 5%
Maximum daily loss within a 24-hour period.
Maximum Loss: 8%
Maximum running equity loss allowed.
Phase 2 - Goals
Profit Target: 5%
Reach a 5% profit on your account balance. All positions must be closed.
Minimum Trading Days: 3
A minimum of 3 trading days with profit are required to complete this phase.
Requirements
Daily Drawdown: 5%
Maximum daily loss within a 24-hour period.
Maximum Loss: 8%
Maximum running equity loss allowed.
Phase 3 - Goals
Profit Target: 5%
Reach a 5% profit on your account balance. All positions must be closed.
Minimum Trading Days: 3
A minimum of 3 trading days with profit are required to complete this phase.
Requirements
Daily Drawdown: 5%
Maximum daily loss within a 24-hour period.
Maximum Loss: 8%
Maximum running equity loss allowed.
How a Trading Day Counts
A trading day is counted only if all of the following conditions are met:
Net profits (and losses) from closed trades during the day must be greater than 1% of the initial account balance
(e.g. $1,000 on a $100,000 account).
Only closed trades are taken into account.
Open trades not closed during the day do not count toward the net profit.
The daily profit is calculated as the total net PnL from all closed trades executed within that day.
Time Zone
All days are calculated using the UTC timezone.
Each trading day starts and ends at 00:00 UTC.
Trades opened before midnight and closed after midnight (UTC) count for the next day.
Rules in the Funded Phase – Astral Accounts
Once traders pass the Astral 3-Phase Challenge and reach the funded phase, the same daily drawdown (5%) and maximum loss (8%) rules from the Challenge continue to apply without any change.
In addition, the following rules are enforced to ensure disciplined and sustainable trading:
30% Best Day Rule
To be eligible for a payout, no single trading day can represent more than 30% of your total profits.
This rule does not breach your account if exceeded, but it will delay your payout until your profit distribution becomes more balanced.
Trying to bypass the Best Day Rule by intentionally splitting a large winning position, either by hedging or closing parts of it separately, is not allowed. In such cases, the entire profit from that trade may be counted as if it was closed on a single day.
3% Rule
To manage risk effectively in the funded phase, traders must not lose more than 3% of their account balance in a single trade.
Single Trade Limit: 3% of your initial funded account balance.
Splitting trades into multiple positions does not bypass this rule - they are counted as one trade.
Violating this rule is a hard breach and will lead to account termination.
Examples — Maximum allowed loss per single trade (3% Rule):
• $5,000 funded account → max loss per trade: $150
• $10,000 funded account → max loss per trade: $300
• $25,000 funded account → max loss per trade: $750
• $50,000 funded account → max loss per trade: $1,500
• $100,000 funded account → max loss per trade: $3,000
• $200,000 funded account → max loss per trade: $6,000
• $300,000 funded account → max loss per trade: $9,000
• $400,000 funded account → max loss per trade: $12,000
• $500,000 funded account → max loss per trade: $15,000
• $600,000 funded account → max loss per trade: $18,000
• $700,000 funded account → max loss per trade: $21,000
• $800,000 funded account → max loss per trade: $24,000
• $900,000 funded account → max loss per trade: $27,000
• $1,000,000 funded account → max loss per trade: $30,000
Additional Bonus – 15% Profit Split from the Challenge Phase
To qualify for the 15% Profit Share bonus, you must achieve at least 20% cumulative growth in your Upcomers funded account. Once you hit that milestone, you will receive 15% of the profit you earned during the Challenge Phase, in addition to your standard payout.
Drawdown Rules
Daily Drawdown (5%) and Maximum Loss (8%) limits are enforced in the funded phase exactly as they were during the Astral Challenge.
Both limits must be respected at all times.
Breaching these limits results in an immediate loss of the funded account.
Important note - Profit Target vs Minimum Trading Days
Even if you reach the profit target earlier, you must continue trading until all required Minimum Trading Days are completed.
✔ Profit Target achieved
✔ All Minimum Trading Days completed
Only when both conditions are met, the phase is considered complete.
Activation of the Funded Account - How it Works
After successfully completing all three phases, your account does not become funded immediately.
The following steps must be completed in this exact order:
Step | Typical Duration |
Challenge completion (all phases) | Depends on trader |
KYC identity verification | 2–4 minutes |
Signing the Trader Agreement | Instant — online |
Risk compliance review (strategy check) | 24–48 hours |
Once all four steps are completed, your funded account will be activated.
KYC and Trader Agreement are required only once — even if you receive multiple funded accounts in the future.