Welcome to the Options Income Academy Alert Service.

Your first step is to watch the Welcome / Orientation Video at the top of this page. This video explains:

• How the alert service works

• How the community is organized

• How trades are organized

• Where to find live trades and archived trades

• How to ask questions inside the community

👉 Please watch this video before placing any live trades.

This alert service is designed to support traders who already understand options trading and want to see strategies traded in real market conditions.

Recommended Education Path

To get the most value from the alerts, we recommend following this learning sequence so you understand why trades are structured the way they are:

• Beginner Options Course (if you’re new to options)

• Deep Dive Butterfly Course

• Deep Dive Calendars & Diagonals Course

• Deep Dive Flyagonal Course (My most effective advanced strategy)

This progression ensures you understand the mechanics and risk of each strategy in depth.

All courses can be found here:
optionsincomeacademy.com/courses

Important Note

If at any point you feel unsure about terminology, trade structure, or why a trade behaves the way it does, that’s your cue to pause and review the appropriate course before ever considering placing a LIVE trade.

This approach protects your capital and helps you become a more confident, independent trader.

Your Alerts membership includes:

• Real-time trade alerts usually with a video explaining the trade
  
• Adjustments when needed usually with a video explaining the adjustment
  
• Closing trade notification - complete with trade summary card showing details and P&L on the trade
• Community access for discussion and support (within boundaries)
  
• Complete access to the trade archives of hundreds of trades layed out from start to finish.

It does not include beginner teachings as that would just bog down the alerts too much — that’s what the courses are for.

There are THREE ways to get trade alerts and you can select one or all three if you wish.

How to customize your trade alerts!

This is a brief video of me setting up the app on my iphone - Watch Video

Be sure to use the latest Kajabi COMMUNITIES APP (this is the iOS link) -https://apps.apple.com/us/app/kajabi/id1485646310

 

This community is a place where I share some of my many LIVE trades that I make in an attempt to generate regular income.

It is recommended that if a trader wanted to follow these trades, that they should trade them in paper for educational purposes.

While I make trades with the intent of generating regular and consistent returns and income, I am in no way guaranteeing that my trades will generate either.  And in fact, if members are trading in paper for educational purposes there should be no risk involved.

The goal of this community is to help people understand the logistics of trading and how to consider risk and how to adjust positions as needed based on your risk assessment.

In many cases, I may offer up a number of different trades or adjustments based on how people might interpret the market and then I provide my insight and explain what I plan to do - but I always encourage others to take the path that best suits their opinion.

On average I try to have 3-5 open trades on at time and at their inception each one will usually have less than $2,500 in risk associated with them (but not always).  NOTE that some trades could have a higher risk level if/when they are adjusted and the trader can decide how to handle that if/when it occurs.

Trades can consist of very basic trades, such as a broken wing butterfly or an iron condor or a wheel trade, but more often than not I will defer to my Flyagonal trade, which has been by far my highest performing trade ever.

I tend to most often trade the SPX and RUT but will toss in a stock or ETF trade from time to time.

Generally speaking the trades I enter will be 4-14 DTE's up to as much as 100 DTE's in rare cases and I usually like to have the trades closed well before expiration when viable.

No - while I may provide a new trade or adjustment at any time of the day, most trades are not overly time sensitive and should be able to be entered in the last hour of the market or in many cases even 1-2 days later.

Many times I will put out a GTC order to thin or exit a trade that could set there for days or weeks in some cases before being filled.

The service is all about LEARNING, so if you miss an entry I share - just take my fill prices and populate them into trading platform as a paper trade and follow along to learn. 

Once a trade has been initially entered or adjusted, the structure, risk profile, and intent of the trade have changed. Entering mid-trade or at an adjustment often leads to:

• Incorrect positioning
• Misunderstanding the trade logic
• Taking on unintended risk
  

In general I am sharing 1-3 new trades a week, so there will always be another one coming along soon. 

Just a reminder that every trader is responsible for their own decisions.

Experienced traders may occasionally evaluate whether they can enter a position at a better price than the original alert and determine if it still fits their risk parameters. This requires a solid understanding of:

• The original trade thesis
• How the adjustment changed the structure
• The current risk/reward profile

If you’re unsure whether you can accurately assess those factors, the safest approach is not to enter the trade late.

Always ASK — this community is absolutely about learning, and you’re always welcome to ask clarifying questions if a term or concept isn’t clear.

That said, alerts assume a working knowledge of options trading and multi-leg strategies. If a question reveals a foundational gap (for example, basic terminology or structure), I may recommend reviewing the appropriate course so you can trade with confidence and manage risk properly.

Please understand this isn’t a dismissal of your question — it’s guidance designed to avoid a potential disaster.

The goal is for you to understand why a trade works, not just follow it. When everyone has a shared baseline of knowledge, the alerts stay clean, efficient, and valuable for the entire community.

If you find yourself frequently unsure about terminology, that’s a good signal to pause and strengthen your foundation before continuing to trade live alerts.

If you feel like you might be missing foundational education, I highly recommend the Options Trading Academy Beginner’s Course: https://www.optionsincomeacademy.com/courses

Losses are part of the trading business — especially while learning. I have often heard traders say that trading losses are the equivalent of buying inventory in a typical business. It's a cost of doing business, and your job as a business owner is to keep those costs at a minimum.

Mastery comes from practice, not perfection.

Expect some variation in your learning curve; your goal is consistent application, not instant expert-level success. 

No. All digital products, including alerts and courses, are non-refundable, which aligns with industry standards.

Steve provides detailed information upfront and answers all pre-purchase questions to ensure you buy with clarity and confidence.

Hopefully, if you are canceling, it is because you have learned what you needed to learn and are ready to move out on your own. If you're canceling for a reason other than that, please drop me an email at steve@sjgtrades.com and let me know what did not meet your expectations as I sincerely want to offer a product that helps traders advance to a new level.

This short video will show you the cancellation process.