The 2-Step Challenge

How the challenge works

1. 1

   Become an AXT member

   Membership unlocks the AXT community and the challenge resources.

2. 2

   Get your FundedNext evaluation

   Purchase the Stellar 2-Step through AXT's partner link. Your member plus evaluation purchase unlocks the challenge group.

3. 3

   Trade your own evaluation

   You manage your own FundedNext evaluation and remain responsible for complying with its rules. Use the Telegram group for ideas, analysis and accountability.

4. 4

   Work through both phases

   Phase 1 → Phase 2 → FundedNext account, subject to meeting FundedNext's requirements and completing its verification process.

Led by someone doing it

Allan Butali, founder of AXT, was recognised as a FundedNext Elite Trader on 2 October 2026, after passing Phase 1 of a Stellar Lite 2-Step challenge.

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FundedNext Certificate of Appreciation · Stellar Lite 2-Step Challenge, Phase 1 · Issued 02/10/2026. Verify with the QR code on the certificate.

The rules, in numbers

For the Stellar 2-Step evaluation.

8%

Phase 1 profit target

5%

Phase 2 profit target

5%

Daily loss limit

10%

Maximum loss limit

5 days

Minimum trading days, per phase

There is no stated time limit for completing the challenge.

The objective isn't to trade more. It's to execute with discipline.

What you get from AXT

• Trade ideas

  Structured market ideas shared through the private Telegram group.

• Market analysis

  Context around the setups being discussed.

• Accountability

  Stay connected with other AXT members throughout the challenge.

• Risk-management focus

  Built around following the evaluation's rules rather than simply chasing targets.