Who it's for
Creators who make trading videos on YouTube, Instagram, TikTok or X, and who have been approved as Orochi affiliates.
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ONBOARDING GUIDE · 2026 EDITION
Everything you need to set up your page, make trading content that people actually watch, and grow with Orochi the honest way.
Welcome
Orochi Trading is a day-trading education community on Discord and Whop. We teach Auction Market Theory, TPO / Volume Profile, Elliott Wave, VWAP and Orderflow. As an affiliate, you make short-form and long-form trading videos that show people what that looks like in real markets, and you bring the right people into the community.
This guide is practical. Every section has steps, examples and things to avoid. Read it once from start to finish, then keep it open while you build your first week of content.
Creators who make trading videos on YouTube, Instagram, TikTok or X, and who have been approved as Orochi affiliates.
Short clips (Shorts, Reels, TikToks) and longer YouTube videos about real trading concepts, chart reads and market sessions.
Trading-focused, honest and human. The content should teach something real, and it should sound like you.
Read this first
These rules aren't optional. They protect you, your audience and Orochi's name. Breaking them can end your partnership.
No edited account balances, no demo screenshots made to look live, no "proof" you didn't earn. Not even as a joke or a "for illustration" graphic.
Show losses as well as wins. Don't imply that viewers will make money, or how much they'll make. Never promise profits.
Teach levels, context, execution and market structure, not motivational talk or trading psychology. Show what the chart is doing and why you read it that way.
If the title promises something, the video has to deliver it.
Anything about pricing, discounts, results or Orochi's branding goes through the team before it's posted.
Don't share other people's links, and don't post links in places that don't allow them.

START HERE
Your first seven days. Tick each box before moving on. Most of it takes an afternoon, and the rest of this guide explains how to do each step well.
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FIRST IMPRESSION
A new viewer decides in about three seconds whether to follow you. Your page should tell them clearly who you are, what you trade, and what they'll learn.
| Element | What to do | Avoid |
|---|---|---|
| Profile photo | A clear, well-lit photo of your face or a simple, bold mark. It has to read at thumbnail size, so use a plain or dark background. Use the same image on every platform. | Busy backgrounds, tiny text, stock images, a different photo on every app. |
| Name & handle | Keep the same handle everywhere if you can. Adding "trades" or "charts" is fine if your name is taken. | Random numbers and underscores, or names that make income claims. |
| Bio | One line on what you trade, one on what you post, then the Orochi Discord invite. Write it like you'd say it out loud. | Lists of emojis, "DM for signals", any profit claims. |
| Banner | YouTube and X: a dark, clean banner that states your market and how often you post. Keep the text inside the center safe area, because it gets cropped on mobile. | Text near the edges, low-resolution images, someone else's logo. |
| Pinned posts | Pin 3 posts: your best teaching clip, a "who I am / how I trade" video, and the one that explains how you use Orochi. | Pinning a P&L flex or an old video that's off-topic. |
| Highlights | Instagram: 4–6 highlights with matching covers, for example Start Here, Setups, Recaps, Q&A, Orochi. | Ten mismatched highlights, or covers in five different styles. |
Pick one cover template for your shorts and long-form thumbnails: the same font, the same position for text, and one accent color (Orochi red works well on dark backgrounds). When someone scrolls your grid, it should look like one channel, not twenty different ones. Keep cover text to 2–4 words and put it in the middle, so it doesn't get cropped in 1:1 or 4:5 grid views.
| Asset | Size | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Profile photo | 800 × 800 px, square | Shows as a circle everywhere, so keep the subject centered. |
| YouTube banner | 2560 × 1440 px | Keep text and logos inside the center 1546 × 423 px safe area. |
| X header | 1500 × 500 px | Your profile photo covers the bottom-left corner. |
| YouTube thumbnail | 1280 × 720 px (16:9) | Big, readable text of 2–4 words. Real chart, real face, no fake numbers. |
| Shorts / Reels / TikTok | 1080 × 1920 px (9:16) | The grid crops covers to 1:1 or 4:5, so center the cover text. |
| Highlight covers | 1080 × 1920 px | Center the icon or word in a circle about 400 px wide. |
Platforms change these sizes from time to time. If something looks cropped, check the platform's help page for the current size.

YOUR CREATIVE TEAM
AI is a fast assistant, not a ghostwriter. Use it to brainstorm, outline and tighten your writing. Your trades, your charts and your voice are what make the content worth watching.
| Tool | Good for | Watch out for |
|---|---|---|
| ChatGPT | Brainstorming lots of hook and title options, outlining, turning rough notes into a script, quick rewrites. Strong all-rounder. | Can sound generic and "salesy". Tell it to write plainly and to cut the hype. |
| Claude | Long scripts and outlines, editing for a natural voice, summarizing a long transcript into clip ideas. Good at following detailed instructions. | Can be wordy. Ask for a word limit. |
| Grok | What's being talked about right now on X, current market chatter and trending topics, punchy casual phrasing. | Double-check any market facts, dates or numbers before you use them. |
| Gemini | Research with Google sources, summarizing YouTube videos and long docs, working inside Google Docs and Sheets. | Check the sources it cites, and the details of any economic event. |
| Image tools (Midjourney, ChatGPT images, Ideogram, Canva AI) | Thumbnail backgrounds, banner art, highlight covers, B-roll stills. Ideogram and Canva handle text on images better than most. | Garbled text, fake-looking charts. Never generate trading screenshots or P&L. |
| Video tools (Runway, Kling, Veo, CapCut AI) | Short B-roll, animated backgrounds, auto-captions, cutting silences. | Don't use AI-generated "chart footage" in place of real charts. Real charts only. |
Good prompts have five parts. Leave one out and you'll get generic output.
Who the AI should act as. "You're a day trader who makes short YouTube videos."
What actually happened: market, setup, your read, the result. Real details.
Exactly what you want. "10 hooks under 12 words."
Tone and limits. "Plain language, no hype, no profit claims."
How the answer should look. "Numbered list" or "script with timestamps."
You're a futures day trader who posts 30–45 second educational clips. Context: today on NQ, price rejected the prior day's value area high twice, then rotated back to the POC. Write 10 opening lines under 12 words each that make a trader want to see what happened next. Rules: talk like a real person, no hype words, no profit claims, don't give away the ending. Format: numbered list.
Turn these notes into a 40-second script I can read naturally: [paste your rough notes]. Structure: hook (1 line), what I saw on the chart (2–3 lines), why it mattered (2 lines), one takeaway (1 line). Keep my wording where you can. No "smash that like button", no sign-off CTA. Mark where I should point at the chart.
Write 8 captions for this clip: [one-line description]. Each one should be a short human line under 15 words, the kind of thing a trader would actually type. Don't summarize the video. No calls to action, no "not financial advice", no "Discord in bio".
I want to make a 12–15 minute YouTube video titled "[working title]". The audience is newer day traders who know what a candle is but not volume profile. Build an outline with: cold open (what the viewer will be able to do by the end), 4–5 chapters with one real chart example each, a common mistake section, and a short recap. Add a suggested B-roll or on-screen visual for each chapter.
Here's the transcript of my long video: [paste]. Find 8 moments that work as standalone 30–60 second clips. For each, give me the start and end line, a hook to put on screen, and why it works on its own.

SOUND LIKE YOU
Lots of people post chart clips. Viewers follow you for how you explain things, what you notice, and the way you talk. Personality goes on top of a solid trading lesson. It doesn't replace one.
| Format | What it looks like |
|---|---|
| The one-concept clip | One idea, one chart, under 45 seconds. "This is what a poor high looks like, and why price usually comes back to it." |
| Replay walkthrough | Scroll through a session and narrate what you saw at each key moment. |
| Mistake → fix | "I used to short every VWAP touch. Here's what I check now." |
| Viewer question | Show the comment on screen and answer it with a chart. |
| Before / after the open | Mark your levels pre-market, then come back after the open and show what happened. |
Use your real phrases, your slang and your pace. If you wouldn't say it to a friend, cut it.
"I don't trade the first five minutes. Here's why." Clear opinions are easier to remember than neutral explanations.
A catchphrase for when a level hits, a series name ("Level Check Tuesday"), the same sign-off line. Repeat them until people recognize them.
Your screen, your desk, your markup style. Real details build trust.
"I had this level wrong, and this is what I missed." That's honest and it's good content.
Personality should come through in how you explain the trade. Skip the mindset speeches and motivational talk, and go back to what price is doing.
"In this video we will look at the point of control. The point of control is the price with the most volume. Price often returns to it. Thanks for watching, follow for more."
"Price ran away from the POC this morning and I just waited. Ninety minutes later, right back to it. That's why I mark it every single day. Here's how I use it."
Both clips teach the same thing. The second one sounds like a real trader on a real day, uses a specific moment, and ends when the point lands.

DEPTH BUILDS TRUST
Shorts get people to find you. Long-form videos are where they start to trust you. A good long video teaches one skill well enough that the viewer can use it the next day.
Before you film, check that the idea passes all four:
| Format | Example idea |
|---|---|
| The full explainer | Volume profile for day traders: POC, value area and how I use them. |
| Session breakdown | A full NQ session, start to finish, with every decision explained. |
| Comparison | VWAP vs. POC: which level I trust more, and when. |
| Common mistakes | Five ways traders misread orderflow (and what I look at instead). |
| Process / routine | My full pre-market prep, live, in 15 minutes. |
Ten working titles to adapt. Only use one if you can teach it on your own real charts.

CUT THE FAT
Pick one editor and get fast with it. Switching tools all the time is slower than learning one well. Here's how the main options compare.
| Editor | Best for | Pros | Cons |
|---|---|---|---|
| CapCut desktop + mobile | Shorts, fast edits, beginners | Free tier, auto-captions, templates, easy 9:16 export, phone and desktop sync. | Some features are paywalled; less control for long-form; check the export settings. |
| Premiere Pro | Long-form, pros | Industry standard, strong multi-track editing, works with After Effects, lots of tutorials. | Monthly subscription, steeper learning curve, needs a decent computer. |
| DaVinci Resolve | Long-form, color, budget | Very capable free version, best-in-class color, Fairlight audio. | Steep learning curve, heavy on older computers. |
| Descript | Talking-head, podcasts, transcripts | Edit video by editing the text, fast filler-word removal, good for finding clips. | Weaker for detailed visual edits; subscription for full features. |
| Mobile apps (CapCut, VN, InShot, in-app editors) | Quick clips on the go | Edit anywhere, fast to post, native text and sound tools. | Small screen, harder to edit chart detail, in-app editors can compress quality. |
Simple path: start with CapCut for shorts. Add DaVinci Resolve (free) or Premiere Pro for long-form once you're posting weekly. Use Descript if you film lots of talking-head videos.
| Format | Resolution | Settings |
|---|---|---|
| Shorts / Reels / TikTok | 1080 × 1920 (9:16) | 30 or 60 fps, H.264, high bitrate, no watermark. |
| YouTube long-form | 1920 × 1080 or 3840 × 2160 | Same frame rate you recorded at, H.264 or H.265, high bitrate. |

GET FOUND
Titles should sound like a real trader talking, short and specific, and the video has to deliver what the title says. Hashtags help sort your video into the right topic, but only if they actually register as tags.
Captions are short human lines, not summaries and not forced calls to action. One thought, the way you'd say it. Skip filler like "Not financial advice" or "Discord in bio". If the team asks for a disclosure, add it the way they ask.
After posting, open the post and tap each hashtag. It should be a clickable link that opens the tag page. If it shows as plain text, it isn't helping you.
| Title | Why price came back to the POC |
| Caption | Took ninety minutes but it got there. |
| Hashtags | #VolumeProfile #DayTrading #NQ #OrochiTrading |
| After posting | Tap each tag on the live post and confirm it opens a tag page. |
| Platform | What to know |
|---|---|
| YouTube | Tags in the title or description become links. The first few can show above the title, so keep them relevant. |
| Put tags in the caption. Fewer, well-matched tags work better than a long block of them. | |
| TikTok | Choose tags from the suggestions as you type, then check on the live post that they're clickable. |
| X / Threads | One or two tags at most, or none. A clear sentence works better. |

RHYTHM
A schedule you can keep up for three months beats an ambitious one you drop after two weeks. Start smaller than you think, then add more.
1 short a day on 2 platforms
1 long-form every 2 weeks
3 Stories a week
2 shorts a day, cross-posted
1 long-form a week
Daily Stories
3–6 shorts a day, cross-posted
1–2 long-form a week
Daily Stories + 1 live a week
| Day | Short-form | Long-form / other |
|---|---|---|
| Mon | Pre-market levels · one-concept clip | Plan the week's long video |
| Tue | Replay walkthrough · viewer question | Film long-form |
| Wed | Mistake → fix · one-concept clip | Edit long-form |
| Thu | Before / after the open · clip from last week's long video | Publish long-form |
| Fri | Session recap · a trade you didn't take | Stories poll for next week's topic |
| Sat | Clip from Thursday's long-form · concept explainer | Batch day (Section 10) |
| Sun | Week ahead levels · clip from Thursday's long-form | Review the week and plan next week |
Fill it in at the end of each week. Your entries are saved in this browser only.
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TALK BACK
Posting is only half the job. People join communities when someone answers them. Be fast, be human, and stay honest, especially when people push back.
Reply to everything you can in the first hour after posting. Early replies help the post and show viewers you're a real person.
Write a real answer, not "🔥🙏". Use their name and answer the actual question in a line or two.
On TikTok and Instagram, reply to a comment with a video. On YouTube, show the comment on screen in your next short. Each good question is a free content idea.
Pin a comment that keeps the discussion going, such as a follow-up question, a correction, or the level you're watching next. Don't pin a sales pitch.
Answer DMs like a helpful trader, not a salesperson. If someone asks how you learned, tell them about Orochi honestly and share the Discord invite once, when it's relevant. Never cold-DM people, send links nobody asked for, mass-message, or keep following up after someone has gone quiet.
Remember: never promise profits or returns in comments, DMs, lives or captions. Trading involves risk, and saying so plainly builds more trust than hype.

ONE VIDEO, MANY HEADS
You don't scale by filming more. You scale by getting more out of each recording. One good long-form session can fill a week of short-form.
1 long-form video (12–15 min) →
| Platform | Tips |
|---|---|
| YouTube Shorts | Up to 3 minutes, but shorter usually holds attention better. The title matters here, so keep it short and natural. Shorts can link to a related long video, which is great for moving viewers to long-form. |
| Instagram Reels | Upload a clean file without a TikTok watermark. The cover frame shows on your grid, so use your template. Add Reels to the Story to get extra reach. |
| TikTok | Native text and sounds help. Reply to comments with video. Post consistently, because TikTok rewards a steady rhythm. |

WE'VE GOT YOU
You're not doing this alone. Here's where to ask questions, get feedback, and stay up to date on the program.
Orochi Discord
The community, announcements, learning.
Ask @Nate for the Orochi Discord invite.
Questions channel
#questions in Discord
Program and content questions.
Affiliate channel
#chat in Discord
Affiliate-only updates and feedback.
Whop
Orochi's products and memberships.
Affiliate Lead
Nathan Worden
Contracts, terms, escalations.
Response time
Ping @Nate
about 30 minutes
Otherwise, 1–2 hours.
Only tag or link the official accounts above. If you see an account pretending to be Orochi, report it in #questions or to the Affiliate Lead.