IMPORTANT: BREAKOUT IS NOT AVAILABLE IN CERTAIN COUNTRIES AND REGIONS.
YOU MAY NOT PURCHASE, ACCESS OR USE BREAKOUT IF:
You are a resident or citizen of the United Arab Emirates (UAE)
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Age Requirement:
YOU MAY NOT PURCHASE, ACCESS OR USE BREAKOUT IF:
You are under 18 years of age
You are below the legal age of majority in your jurisdiction, if that age is higher than 18.
You must be at least 18 years old (or the age of majority in your jurisdiction, whichever is higher) to purchase and use BREAKOUT.
By purchasing or using BREAKOUT, you represent and warrant that you meet the applicable age requirement in your jurisdiction and that you have full legal capacity to enter into a binding agreement.
The BREAKOUT CONTROL Challenge is a performance-only simulation and behavioral evaluation with a fixed $10,000 research incentive.
It runs on a demo (simulated) account.
It does not include a funded account, scaling, profit split, or payout cycles.
It is designed purely to test your consistency, discipline, and risk control and to generate a high-quality behavioral dataset.
This is not real-money trading and not a financial product.
All numbers are simulated and used only inside the evaluation environment.
What is the reward?
If you successfully complete all 3 phases of the BREAKOUT CONTROL Challenge, and pass all audits, you may receive a one-time fixed research incentive of $10,000, paid in cash:
One-time,
Fixed amount,
No funded phase,
No profit split,
No ongoing payouts.
This is not a payout from trading profits and not a funded account – it is a fixed research incentive for completing the entire simulation and delivering a full SDCD Dataset (behavioral dataset).
Currently, in the CONTROL (10K) configuration, only full completion of all 3 phases can result in the $10,000 reward. Partial completion does not receive any payment.
Trading account size (simulated)
Trading account size: $1,000,000 demo balance (simulated, not real money).
No time limit to complete the challenge – you can progress at your own pace, as long as you follow all rules.
All profit targets and risk limits are calculated using this $1,000,000 demo balance.
Challenge Structure
The challenge consists of 3 phases with the following parameters:
Phase parameters
Rule | Phase 1 | Phase 2 | Phase 3 |
Profit Target | 4% | 3% | 2% |
Max Loss (Shield) | 3% | 2% | 1% |
Daily Drawdown | 2% | 1% | 0.5% |
Single Trade Loss | 2% | 1% | 0.5% |
Minimum Trading Days | 3 | 5 | 10 |
Best Trade Rule | max 15% | max 15% | max 15% |
Max Consecutive Losing Days | 3 | 3 | 3 |
✔ Positions must be closed to complete a phase
✔ Each "Minimum Trading Day" counts only when closed profit ≥1% of initial balance
✔ No time limit - complete at your own pace
Max Consecutive Losing Days: 3
Your account is breached if you have 3 consecutive trading days ending in a loss.
How it works:
Day closes in profit or breakeven → counter resets to 0
Day closes in loss → counter increases by 1
Counter reaches 3 → BREACH
Example:
Day | Daily P/L | Counter | Status |
Mon | -$200 | 1 | OK |
Tue | -$150 | 2 | OK |
Wed | -$100 | 3 | BREACH |
Important Notes:
Only closed P/L counts (not floating/unrealized)
Day resets at 00:00 server time (UTC)
A day with no trades ($0 P/L) does not increase or reset the counter
Breakeven ($0 P/L from closed trades) resets the counter
How the Best Trade Rule Works
To pass the phase, no single trade can represent more than 15% of your total profit in the current phase. If one trade exceeds this limit, your phase completion may be delayed until your profit distribution becomes more balanced.
Attempting to bypass the rule (for example by splitting one large trade into smaller closes or via hedging) is not allowed and may be treated as one trade for evaluation.
How does the Nonstop Dynamic Risk Shield™ work?
BREAKOUT introduces a brand-new concept: Nonstop Dynamic Risk Shield™ which never lock, designed by Upcomers the first implementation of this mechanism in any trading challenge worldwide.
How it works
Traditional Dynamic Risk Shield™ usually:
follows the High-Water Mark (HWM) based on equity,
stops Dynamic Risk Shield™ ("locks") after reaching initial balance or a profit threshold.
In BREAKOUT MODE:
The Nonstop Dynamic Risk Shield™ continually follows your real-time High-Water Mark (HWM) – based on equity.
It never locks, never freezes, never resets back to the starting balance.
Dynamic Risk Shield™ (standard) vs Nonstop Dynamic Risk Shield™ (BREAKOUT)
Dynamic Risk Shield™ (standard) is the classic protective limit based on the High Water Mark (HWM) (calculated from equity). Typically:
it follows the HWM,
but after certain conditions are met (for example reaching the initial balance again, or a defined profit threshold), it can stop moving forward (it can "lock") and no longer trail.
Nonstop Dynamic Risk Shield™ (BREAKOUT) follows the same principle (it tracks the HWM based on equity), but with one key difference:
it never locks,
it never freezes,
it never resets back to the starting balance,
it continuously follows your real time HWM.
Nonstop Dynamic Risk Shield™ applies only to BREAKOUT. All other programs use the standard Dynamic Risk Shield™.
Key Characteristics:
Feature | Standard Dynamic Risk Shield™ | Nonstop Dynamic Risk Shield™ (BREAKOUT) |
Follows HWM (equity)? | Yes | Yes |
Stops Dynamic Risk Shield™ at initial balance? | Yes | Never |
Locks after profit threshold? | Yes | Never |
Always follows equity upward? | No | Yes |
Simple explanation:
Nonstop Dynamic Risk Shield™ limit always moves up when your equity reaches a new high.
It never freezes, never locks and never resets to the starting balance.
If your equity falls below the active Nonstop Dynamic Risk Shield™ limit → breach.
This creates consistent, real-time risk control with zero buffer and no protection zones after profit.
What happens when I reach the profit target?
To complete a phase:
Your closed profit (not just floating equity) must reach or exceed the profit target for that phase.
All positions must be closed when you hit the target.
You must also have completed the minimum number of trading days for that phase.
You must not have breached any risk rules (Nonstop Dynamic Risk Shield™, daily drawdown, single trade loss).
If your floating equity reaches the target but trades remain open → the target is not considered completed.
Once closed profit equals or exceeds the target and all other conditions are met, you advance to the next phase.
When Is the Account Breached?
Your simulated account is considered breached if:
You exceed your daily drawdown limit, or
Your equity breaches the Nonstop Dynamic Risk Shield™ limit, or
Your single trade loss limit (based on equity) is reached.
If a breach occurs:
the current challenge run is failed,
you lose further progress in that run,
the $10,000 reward for that run cannot be paid,
you can start a new run by purchasing a new challenge.
Is there any funded phase?
No.
Unlike other products, CONTROL BREAKOUT is purely a performance simulation with a fixed research incentive:
no funded account,
no profit split,
no scaling,
no ongoing payouts.
You are never trading real funds from Upcomers; everything is simulated.
Final Objective
Your objective in the CONTROL BREAKOUT Challenge is to:
Trade through all 3 phases on the $1,000,000 demo balance,
Hit all profit targets,
Respect all risk rules (Nonstop Dynamic Risk Shield™ which never locks, daily drawdown, single trade loss),
Complete the required minimum trading days in each phase,
Pass all audits and integrity checks,
and then receive a one-time $10,000 cash research incentive, paid directly.
Most common questions
Q: Am I trading on a $10,000 or a $1,000,000 account?
A: You trade on a $1,000,000 simulated account – always. All profit targets, risk limits, daily drawdown, and Nonstop Dynamic Risk Shield™ calculations are based on this $1,000,000 demo balance.
However, the reward is not based on the account size and it is not a profit split.
The reward for completing the entire challenge is a fixed one-time research incentive of $10,000, paid only if all conditions are met:
You complete all 3 phases,
You hit all profit targets,
You follow every risk rule (Nonstop Dynamic Risk Shield™, daily DD, single-trade loss),
You complete the minimum required trading days in each phase,
You pass all audits and integrity checks.
So in simple terms:
You simulate trading on a $1,000,000 account,
But the outcome is NOT tied to performance-based payouts,
You receive a fixed $10,000 research incentive only after full completion.
There is no funded phase, no scaling, no ongoing payouts – just one fixed research incentive for delivering the full SDCD behavioral dataset.