Summary
Summary
I registered on November 17, 2024, and purchased a challenge on the same day. My total payouts to date are approximately 28,400 USD, and I was expecting a payout of about 1,600 USD the following week. However, the payout was not processed. I was not given any explanation as to which rule, if any, I had violated. My 100k funded account and the pending 1,600 USD payout were invalidated, and my access was terminated.
My records up until March 2026 remain accurate to the best of my knowledge, so I have left them as they were. Details regarding the payout rejection and account termination are documented at the bottom of this blog post.
Timeline
November 17, 2024
I registered and purchased a challenge on the same day.
May 2, 2025
I received a “One Side Betting Warning” email. This was only a warning — no restrictions or penalties were applied. I typically analyze charts over the weekend and decide on a direction for the week, so I often hold positions in the same direction throughout the week. I believe this is what triggered it. (I do change direction mid-week depending on price action.)
One-side betting is prohibited by many prop firms, not just Blueberry, but the definition varies and is often vague. I hope this will become clearer across the industry in the future.
June 25, 2025
I received a “Chasing Losses Notice” email. This rule requires traders to wait at least 5 minutes before opening a trade in the opposite direction after a loss. I generally do not take the opposite position immediately after a loss, but there are occasional cases where my pre-planned strategy anticipates that if a position hits stop-loss, price is likely to move strongly in that direction. I traded according to my strategy but had forgotten about this rule.
As a result, my funded account was removed, and I received a free Phase 1 account as a replacement. Personally, I felt it was a bit harsh to have an account deleted without a prior warning, but the rule was clearly stated beforehand — so I accepted it as my own oversight.
September 3, 2025
I completed my first scaling with Blueberry. It normally appears to be completed within 24 hours, but in my case it took 2 weeks. I have never experienced such a delay with any other firm. I do not know whether this was an exceptional case, but I was honestly disappointed by the experience.
September – November 2025
A coupon code called “BONUS” was issued for Japanese Blueberry accounts. It was extremely generous — if you passed a 100k challenge, you would receive a 200k funded account. (The original communication was in Japanese; the English version was translated with the help of AI.)
Due to the language barrier, the exchange went on for a long time, so I will only share the outcome. The promotion’s description turned out to be incorrect. In reality, the offer was: after passing and making a payout, you would receive a 200k challenge account — not a funded account. Their resolution for me was to grant the 200k challenge account without requiring the payout condition.
I was not fully satisfied — the language barrier contributed to the issue taking far too long to resolve, and the benefit I received was different from what the promotion originally stated. However, they did waive the condition and grant the 200k challenge account, and the matter was ultimately resolved, so I accepted the outcome.
January 7, 2026
Martingale violation. On a 100k account, I traded 0.25 lots of Gold and took a 0.5% loss. Approximately 24 hours later, I traded 0.5 lots of Gold and made a 0.6% profit. As a result, my funded account was reset to Phase 1.
This was far from a gambling approach, but under the rules at the time, it was considered a violation. This rule is reportedly being removed after March 12, 2026. (Please check the official site to confirm.)
Additionally — this is a personal issue — I have been unable to purchase new challenges since January 2026. I contacted support and was told that there are no restrictions on my account specifically, and that it is a network error, which was reassuring. However, despite trying various methods, I still have not been able to make a purchase. (If anyone has experienced the same issue, I would appreciate any advice.)
March 13, 2026
I received an email stating that my account would be placed under monitoring. Approximately half a day later, I received another email informing me that my account had been terminated.
At that time, I had only one active funded account — a 100k account. I reached out to ask what aspect of my trading or conduct had been considered problematic. After receiving no response for about a week, I followed up on March 20. I included the complete trading history of the only account that had been active at the time, but I did not receive a reply.
Trading history
March 24, 2026
I sent another email requesting an explanation. I then received a response stating that the decision to terminate my account and reject the payout would not be reversed.
I have redacted names for privacy reasons, so it may be difficult to tell from the screenshots, but the name included in their email did not appear to be mine.
In Closing
Despite some issues along the way, I had generally accepted them — many seemed attributable to the language barrier — and I felt the relationship had remained reasonably positive. However, as my payouts grew larger and my trading became more consistently profitable, I found myself losing everything without what I would consider a sufficient explanation.
Unless this matter is re-examined, I would not personally recommend using Blueberry.