Introduction
Karan is back, and this time with his biggest withdrawal yet! The 31-year-old financial controller from the United States just withdrew $73,000 from OneUp Trader in just 11 trading days, bringing his total withdrawals to an impressive $176,841 across multiple funded accounts.
This isn’t Karan’s first success story. We’ve featured him before when he withdrew $17,500, then again when he pulled out $28,000. But this latest withdrawal shows us something different: a trader who has clearly mastered his craft and knows how to capitalize when market conditions align perfectly with his strategy.
“I was really relieved,” Karan said after receiving the $73,000 payout. “It instilled more confidence and made OneUp my primary prop trading partner—someone I want to work with in the future.”
The $50,000 Trading Day: Precision Meets Opportunity
Karan’s standout moment came during a single trading session that delivered a massive $50,000 profit. On this day, everything lined up perfectly; it was a volatile day fueled by macro news. Trump announced tariff policy changes that initially sent the NASDAQ tumbling to 19,103 before a dramatic reversal.
Karan took advantage of this and was on the right side at the right time, and he held on, too. This was a max contract trade of 15 contracts, where he scaled into the position and slowly took profits over time, but ultimately, the majority of the contracts were held over the duration, and he reaped the benefits for it.
“The market dropped, then it turned around and ran up on news that Trump announced, and then it finished strong because of some super bullish earnings that came out around 1:05,” Karan explained. “It was like a $50,000 day.”
Evolution of Karan’s Trading Strategy
Karan’s approach has evolved significantly. He told us that he’s learned some hard lessons about risk management over the years.
“Early on in my trading journey through OneUp, I would put on three contracts or five contracts with the $5,000 drawdown using the $150,000 account,” he recalls. “You sort of realize that’s unsustainable. It’ll take one, two, or three bad trades to blow your account.”
The solution? Size down and build up gradually. “One contract or two contracts, and you just have to keep going at it for one, two, maybe three weeks. Let the account build up before you start to swing for the fences a little bit more.”
It’s something all traders can learn from because they often want results immediately. This leads to poor decision-making skills and emotional control. Karan was able to recognize his weakness and work to improve it by being logical about the process instead of just hoping for things to change.
OneUp Trader’s Reliability—No Payout Delays
“After that $50,000 day, I was a little worried that they may say something,” he says. “When you’re talking about a lot of money, I’ve had other prop trading firms give me trouble.”
But OneUp Trader’s response was exactly what every trader hopes for: “Sure enough, I sent the email and the money was in my account the next day.” Karan told us.
OneUp Trader prides itself on reducing limitations for traders and removing hurdles, not creating them. This is why Karan and many others have been able to make excellent withdrawals from their funded trading accounts, while other prop firms, though on the surface may appear easier and cheaper, create hurdles instead of removing them.
Lessons Learned Since 2023
Karan, like many others, has seen his fair share of setbacks, and it hasn’t been all smooth sailing. He’s blown evaluations and funded accounts before and during his withdrawals because he recognizes that trading will always bring ups and downs. He doesn’t try to fight that, but instead, he works with it by leveraging what OneUp Trader has to offer.
Trading thus becomes easier to do on the side alongside a regular job, as Karan has demonstrated here. It is unnecessary to ‘put all your eggs in one basket’ and go all out to make a career in trading. Sometimes, having a regular job and trading on the side in your own time and with your own rules makes all the difference.
Karan also said in his interview:
“You’re not a real trader if you’ve never gone through that moment where you want to give up,” he reflects. “Trading is very difficult because it doesn’t work until it just clicks one day.”
His advice for getting through the tough times? “When you have that moment where you want to give up, take a couple of days off and think about the things you did wrong. Chances are, you’re not sticking to your rules, you’re not being disciplined. FOMO is catching you or you’re revenge trading.”
What Changed: Taking Profits and Letting Winners Run
The biggest change in Karan’s strategy has been learning when to take profits and when to let trades develop and run.
“Before I used to let trades run forever, and most of the time they come back to break even or you close for a loss,” he explains. “What changed was that I started taking profit, but I also let winners run. I’ll have a contract that runs 50 points or 100 points in NQ.”
Karan learned from his mistake of holding on for too long by combining taking profits with letting good trades run for longer. It is vital that each person learns from their mistakes and finds ways to overcome them and improve what they are doing if they want to progress.
He wanted to learn and become a better trader, and that desire allowed him to see the solutions to the problems.
The OneUp Trader Advantage
Karan has traded with multiple prop firms, and his preference for OneUp Trader comes down to three main things:
- Reliability and Transparency
- Guaranteed, Fast Withdrawals.
- High-quality 24/7 Support Team
“OneUp has been and still is pretty straightforward,” he says, comparing it to other firms with “rigid rules” and complex scaling plans. “Plus, the support is impeccable. You reach out and get connected with somebody in like two minutes.”
Of course, he likes the withdrawal process the most: “All in all, it takes about 18 hours from your initial email to when the money hits your bank account.”
Looking Forward
With over $176,800 in total withdrawals, Karan has proven to be one of the top-performing traders in the OneUp Trader community—and he’s just getting started. It’s great to know that people who put in the effort and use their intelligence to capitalize on the OneUp Trader program have all the support they need and never have to worry about withdrawals.
We are excited to see if Karan can have another big day like this, and you will be the first to know if he does!
