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DIP-Swing MTF Trading — Action Plan

DIP swing copy trading · Georgia RIA · Robinhood → Alpaca migration path

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Growth & Profit Projection
Illustrative quarterly growth — Signals Only and Fully Managed shown separately, then combined. Not a commitment, just what the math looks like at each stage.
Signals Only — $100/mo flat · 100 customers in one year
QuarterCustomersRevenue
Q4 20265$1,500
Q1 202710$3,000
Q2 202725$7,500
Q3 202750$15,000
Q4 2027100$30,000
Fully Managed — 20% of profits · 50 customers in one year
QuarterCustomersTotal AUMQtrly Profit (20% ann.)Fee (20% of profit)vs. 1%/yr AUM (qtrly)
Q4 20263$75,000$3,750$750$188
Q1 20275$125,000$6,250$1,250$312
Q2 202712$300,000$15,000$3,000$750
Q3 202725$625,000$31,250$6,250$1,562
Q4 202750$1,250,000$62,500$12,500$3,125
Combined Total
QuarterTotal CustomersTotal RevenueEst. Hosting CostEst. Net Profit
Q4 20268$2,250$62+$2,188
Q1 202715$4,250$62+$4,188
Q2 202737$10,500$62+$10,438
Q3 202775$21,250$62+$21,188
Q4 2027150$42,500$62+$42,438
Signals Only reaches 100 customers and Fully Managed reaches 50 within one year (Q4 2027) — each plan's own growth curve, not a split of a shared total. Fully Managed assumes $25,000 average capital and ~20% annual return, same as the pricing page. Hosting cost (~$250/yr, prorated to ~$62/quarter) is an AWS + domain estimate for the current t3.small instance and doesn't scale with customer count. Excludes your own time, taxes, and legal/compliance costs. All figures illustrative — returns are not guaranteed.

Why 20% of profit over 1% of AUM: at the assumed 20% annual return, 20% of profit works out to ~4% of AUM per year — 1% of AUM would earn about a quarter as much (crossover point is 5% annual return: below that, 1% of AUM actually wins). The tradeoff is real — 1% of AUM keeps paying even in a flat or losing year, 20% of profit pays nothing. But it keeps the fee tied to actually delivering for customers, which matters more than the revenue ceiling while the track record is still young.

Once past 5 clients in a single state, Georgia's de minimis exemption no longer covers you there — see the state client count item in Phase 3 below.
Pending Decisions — resolve before charging customers
Exit / stop-loss rules for losing positions — what triggers a close on a red trade?
Business email — dip-swing.com is live and deployed; still need to move off coswingtrading@gmail.com to a domain-based address before public launch
Done
Phase 1 — Platform Build
Aug 2026
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Technology
DIP-at-support scanner
Hourly scan for stocks down ≥8%, price within ±3% of a key EMA/SMA support, mkt cap ≥$2B. Runs via launchd, results at Live Signals.
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Admin portal (serve_dip.py)
Multi-page authenticated portal: Live Signals, Past Signals, Robinhood, Alpaca, Customers Tracking, Strategy, Workflow, Roadmap.
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Admin buy / close on Robinhood
One-click buy (limit order) and close (market sell) from the Robinhood page. Fires copy_trade to all active customers immediately.
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Copy trade engine (dual-broker)
copy_trade.py mirrors every master trade to all active customers simultaneously — Alpaca and/or Robinhood per customer. Log with fill details.
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Alpaca API integration
alpaca_api.py: buy, sell, positions, portfolio history (daily/weekly/monthly P&L). Supports both paper and live accounts.
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Customer onboarding form
Broker selector (Robinhood / Alpaca / Both), credential capture, duplicate email guard, pending → active admin workflow.
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Customers Tracking page
Live capital, daily/weekly/monthly P&L, open positions per customer fetched from broker API. Copy trade log with fill status.
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End-to-end pipeline test
Submit onboarding → activate in Customers → place buy on Robinhood page → copy fires to Alpaca account. Full flow verified.
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Production deployment on AWS
EC2 + nginx + systemd, real domain (dip-swing.com) with a trusted TLS certificate, encrypted EBS storage. Site is live and publicly reachable 24/7.
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Real session authentication
Signed, HttpOnly session cookies for admin login — closes the hardcoded-password-in-JS gap that had to be fixed before the site could go public.
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Per-customer client portal
Each customer gets a personal access link — no shared password. Separate "Your Account Performance" page shows their real broker account, distinct from the shared strategy log.
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Mobile-responsive site
Every page — admin, client portal, landing, onboarding — works on a phone: hamburger nav, no more clipped account stats.
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Proactive account & trial monitoring
Hourly checks email the admin when a customer's broker credentials fail, a copy trade permanently gives up after retries, or a Robinhood-only trial expires — instead of finding out reactively.
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Market-holiday-aware scanner
Scanner and Market Open/Closed indicator both know the NYSE holiday calendar, so a closed-market day never gets mislabeled as a fresh live scan.
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Phase 2 — First Customers & Track Record
Sep – Dec 2026
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Onboard 1–3 beta customers (friends/family)
Start with trusted people at low/no fee. Validate copy trading, reporting, and communication end-to-end before charging.
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Run live copy trading for 30 days
Verify every master trade mirrors correctly to customer accounts. Review fill quality, timing, and sizing accuracy daily.
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Build 3–6 month verified track record
Verified performance history is the #1 asset for attracting customers. Document every trade, P&L, and drawdown before marketing publicly.
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Record Robinhood token setup video
5-min screen recording of the browser DevTools token flow. Embed in rh-token.html so customers can self-serve.
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Get domain + business email
dip-swing.com is registered and live. Still on coswingtrading@gmail.com for email — move to a domain-based address before onboarding paying customers.
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Strategy · Pending Decision
Define exit rules for losing positions
When to cut a red trade: support-break stop, % stop (-15%?), time stop (3 weeks?). Must decide before managing customer money.
Next
Phase 3 — Legal & Foundation
Q1 2027 — when ready to expand
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Legal
Form business entity (LLC)
Separates personal liability from business. Required before opening a business bank account.
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Legal
File Georgia RIA registration with TSSB
Investment Adviser registration required before managing customer money at scale. Georgia TSSB handles state-level RIA filings.
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Legal
Prepare Form ADV (Part 1 & 2)
Required disclosure document for RIA registration. Part 2 is your plain-English "brochure" given to clients.
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Legal
Draft Investment Adviser Agreement (IAA)
Contract every customer signs. Covers fee structure, risk disclosures, 20% performance fee, high-water mark, withdrawal terms.
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Open business bank account
Separate account for performance fee income. Required for LLC. Mercury or Relay are good options for small businesses.
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Get domain + business email
dip-swing.com is registered and live. Business email still needs to move off Gmail to a domain-based address.
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Set up monthly fee billing process
Calculate realized P&L per customer monthly, apply high-water mark, invoice 20% of net gains.
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Customer reporting — monthly statements
Monthly P&L statement emailed to each customer. Trades, fees, net return. Required for RIA compliance.
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Legal
Monitor state client count (≤5 per state)
Georgia RIA gives de minimis exemption of 5 clients per state. Track by state to avoid triggering multi-state registration requirements.
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Phase 4 — Scale
2027+
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Activate landing page marketing
Deploy landing.html publicly with track record stats. Add verified performance numbers once 6-month history is built.
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Automate fee calculation
Build a script that calculates realized P&L per customer, applies high-water mark, and generates monthly fee invoices automatically.
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Full Alpaca Broker API for all customers
All customers on official Alpaca sub-accounts. No Robinhood dependency. Full compliance, no ToS risk.
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Legal
Evaluate SEC registration if AUM grows
At $25M+ AUM, consider switching from state (TSSB) to SEC registration. At $100M, it becomes mandatory.
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Business
Explore crypto DIP strategy via Alpaca
Alpaca supports crypto trading. Apply the same 15m DIP + EMA support strategy to BTC/ETH as a second offering.