⏱ 6 Min Read · Updated June 2026
TL;DR — Read the whole alert, size it to your account (not my contract count), enter on a limit, follow the trims, and honor the stop.

This guide shows you how to follow my trades — read an alert, size it to your account, get in, and get out. It's written around the $1K → $10K Challenge so you can follow along live.

Challenge Progress · $1K → $10K
NOW ~$815 (−$185)GOAL $10,000START $1K$2.5K$5K$7.5K
Down −$185 from the $1,000 start. A long climb to $10K — which is exactly why we're pivoting to active swings.
$1K → $10K Challenge · Update

The strategy pivot.

We've taken 3 trades and we're down a little. I'm pivoting to a more active approach. I started with long-dated options, but on a $1,000 account they're simply too pricey.

The plan: we'll trade out of #〔😈〕demon-options, #〔🎯〕sniper-charts, and my #〔❄️〕johnny-alerts monthly swings — on a shorter time-frame from here.

Sizing for the rest of the challenge: 10–20% of the account, or $100–$200 per monthly swing, depending on the setup. We'll likely keep this amount.

Read This First This teaches you how to follow trades — not how to find and enter your own from scratch. That's a separate guide. There are still real lessons here on risk management and trading in general.
The Follow-Along Flow
1Alert dropsin the channels2Match itstrike + expiry3Size YOUR %not my count4