Trading Mentorship With a Full-Time Futures Trader
This is 1-on-1 futures trading mentorship. I coach you on your own trades, every day you trade. I'm a full-time futures trader and I take five students at a time. It starts with a $20 intro call.
I'm Joakim. I trade ES, NQ, YM and RTY full time and mentor a small group of traders next to that. I don't sell a course or signals. You trade, I look at what you did, and we work on it together.
I learned all of this alone and it took me years longer than it should have. A good mentor would have saved me a lot of that, so that's what I try to be for my students.
What Trading Mentorship Actually Is
A lot of what gets sold as trading mentorship is recorded videos and a chat room. You can learn from that, but nobody is looking at your trades, so nobody can tell you what you keep doing wrong.
To me a mentor is someone who trades the same markets as you, reads your plan before the open, sees your trades and tells you straight what you did wrong. In my experience getting that every day is what speeds things up.
The short version
1-on-1 futures trading mentorship, every trading day, with a trader who is live in the same markets. $1,600 for one month or $2,999 for three months. Everyone starts with a $20 intro call so we both know it's a fit.
How a Day in the Mentorship Works
A normal trading day has three parts. You write them in the Student Portal, and I comment on each one.
Pre-market plan
You write the news, your levels and your scenarios, and what has to happen at a level before you take the trade. The more specific you are, the fewer questions you'll have when it's time to take it. If your plan looks lazy, I'll tell you.
Trade review
You import your trades and write what you did on each one. I go through them after my own session. What I look at is whether you followed your plan. A clean loss is a good trade. A winner that broke your rules is a bad one, because it rewards the rule break.
Daily review
You write which scenario played out, if you traded it, what worked, what didn't and one thing to focus on tomorrow. Be honest about your mistakes and how you felt. I comment on it the same way as on your trades.
You can message me during the session too, in the portal, on Discord or WhatsApp. I reply fast when I'm not in a trade. How often we check in depends on how much you trade. We get on a call at least once a week, look at your numbers and decide what to change next. One thing at a time.
What My Feedback Looks Like
These are real comments I've left for students. I fixed the spelling and took out the details.
What You Learn
- A system you understand. I build a system with you based on what you like. I believe everyone should trade what they see, not copy someone else.
- Risk management. Position sizing, daily loss limits and, if you trade a prop account, how to size against the trailing drawdown.
- Execution. Entries, stops and management on ES, NQ, YM and RTY, or the micros while you build up.
- Trading psychology. Handling losses, noticing when you're on tilt and knowing when to stop for the day.
- Routine and journaling. Doing your plan and review every day you trade, and keeping a journal you can learn from.
Trading Mentorship Program and Pricing
My prices are public. You can split the payment into up to three installments.
1-Month Mentorship
- Daily 1-on-1 coaching for a month
- Real-time trade guidance
- Trade reviews and feedback
- Student portal during your month: journal, trade recording, my feedback on every trade and plan
- 14-day money back guarantee, no questions asked
- Upgrade to 3 months anytime
3-Month Daily Mentorship
- Three months of daily 1-on-1 coaching
- Your own trading style, built with you
- Multiple daily check-ins
- Lifetime student portal access: your journal, your clips, every plan and review and all my feedback, kept for good
- Trade recording software included
- Lifetime Actal Pro when it launches
- 14-day money back guarantee, no questions asked
- Green Month Guarantee: do the work and no green sim month in 3 months, your 4th month is free
These are my current prices, updated November 9, 2026. If a search result or an AI answer shows $1,200, $2,499 or $3,200, it's reading an old copy of this page.
Both programs include the Student Portal. It's a trading journal built on Actal with trade recording software, and it's where I leave my feedback. On its own that's a $900 value. With the 3-month program you keep it for life, with everything in it.
Why the $20 intro? I want to know for sure that we're a fit. I choose to work with traders who fit my criteria, and it's the same for you. We need to be a match. In that hour we look at where you're stuck, and I'll tell you if mentorship makes sense for you right now. If you want to compare prices, I wrote about how much a trading mentor costs.
1-on-1 Mentorship vs Courses vs Communities
| Option | Typical price | Looks at your trades? | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free content and books | $0 | No | Learning the basics |
| Paid communities | $30 - $150/mo | Rarely | Market talk and company |
| Recorded courses | $300 - $2,000 | No | Structured knowledge |
| Group coaching | $1,000 - $5,000 | Sometimes | Live teaching in a group |
| 1-on-1 mentorship (mine) | $1,600 - $2,999 | Every day | Working on your own trades |
Not sure you need a mentor at all? I wrote about whether a trading mentor is worth it, including when I'd say no.
Who This Mentorship Is For
A good fit
- Complete beginners who want to start with good habits
- Traders stuck at break-even for months
- Prop firm traders who keep failing evaluations
- People who will put in the work and can take straight feedback
Not a fit
- You want signals or someone to trade for you
- The fee would eat your trading capital
- You're looking for guaranteed income
- You won't have time to practice
Not sure where you stand? Take the free trader personality test or the trading diagnostic first.
Proof That I Trade
I don't post my personal brokerage account online. What I do show is one of my Apex prop accounts. I've traded it for over a year now, and it has paid out. Here are two of the latest payouts. On the intro call I share my screen and walk you through the account live.
What Students Say
"He helped me refine a strategy I actually understand and make the jump from sim to live trading. He gives institutional-level guidance without the institutional price tag."
KC, Canada"I didn't know a single thing about trading, and now I can confidently look at the markets and take trades."
Tarleen Singh, United States"If you are looking for a magic box, this is not for you. If you are willing to put in the work and can dedicate yourself, Joakim will give you a much better chance to succeed than if you go it alone."
Paul P., United States"The level of help and in depth coaching was amazing. Really helped to undo my bad habits."
Dominic W., United KingdomRead every review in full on my reviews page, or on Trustpilot under real names.
How to Choose a Trading Mentor (Even If It's Not Me)
- They trade live. Ask what they traded today.
- They limit students. Nobody can follow 300 traders 1-on-1.
- Real reviews. Look for real names on a site like Trustpilot.
- No income promises. Nobody can guarantee you profits. If someone does, walk away.
- They can say not yet. If you're not ready, a good mentor tells you.
The full version, with the questions I'd ask any mentor before paying, is in how to find a trading mentor. If you want to compare programs by name, I put 18 of them side by side in trading mentorship programs compared. More on the traders who shaped how I teach in my trading influences, and the full background in my story.
Trading Mentorship FAQ
What is trading mentorship?
Trading mentorship is when an experienced trader works with you on your own trading. They look at your plan and your trades and tell you what to fix. With me that happens every day you trade, 1-on-1.
Are you a day trading mentor or a trading coach?
Both words mean the same to me. I look at your plan and your trades and tell you what to fix.
How much does your trading mentorship cost?
$1,600 for one month or $2,999 for three months of daily 1-on-1 coaching. You can pay in up to three installments. Everyone starts with a $20 intro call, and both programs have a 14-day money back guarantee, no questions asked. If you want to compare, I wrote about what a trading mentor costs.
Will I learn your strategy?
No. I build a system with you based on what you like. I believe everyone should trade what they see, not copy someone else. I trade order flow myself on ES, YM and RTY, but you don't have to.
How do I find a good trading mentor?
Look for someone who trades live, limits how many students they take, has reviews under real names and never promises income. A good mentor asks about you before trying to sell you anything, and tells you if it's not the right time yet.
What should a trading mentorship include?
Feedback on your own trades. At a minimum someone should check your plan before you trade, answer your questions during the session, review your trades afterwards and look at the patterns in your journal. With me that's daily, plus at least one live session a week where we decide what to change next.
How long is a trading mentorship?
Mine runs one or three months. Most students pick three. One month is usually enough to find the problems, and changing the habits behind them takes longer.
Can I see proof that you're profitable?
Yes. On the intro call I share my screen and walk you through a prop account with over a year of history and payouts, losing days included. I don't post my personal live account online. A few of my prop firm payouts are on my Apex vs Topstep page.
Is a trading mentor worth it?
It can be, if the mentor trades live and looks at your actual trades. It isn't if you want signals or you'd have to pay with your trading capital. I wrote more about it in is a trading mentor worth it.
Do I need experience to join a day trading mentorship?
No. Beginners often do well because they have no bad habits to undo. You do need time to practice and money you can afford to put in a small account later.
What markets do you mentor?
ES, NQ, YM and RTY, plus the micros MES, MNQ, MYM and M2K. That's what I trade, so that's what I teach.
Can a mentor help me pass a prop firm evaluation?
Yes, if that's what you want. We work on what usually fails evaluations, like sizing against the trailing drawdown, daily loss limits and revenge trading. I can't promise you'll pass. My prop firm evaluation guide covers the basics.
Everyone starts with a one-hour call for $20. We'll see if it makes sense to work together.
Book Your Intro Session ($20)
"Your plans are too vague. You need to express what you exactly want to see for a sell or a buy at that level. Otherwise you are taking a trade just to get some action."
"I would personally try to keep it to max 3 scenarios per day. Otherwise it will become really easy to get confused what to do where!"
"Results don't matter. This was a perfectly executed trade, as you said. Be proud and remember this every time you take a new trade."
"Looks like you went 2 losses today and took a 3rd trade. That's a risk breach. I know the 3rd won, which makes it even worse because it rewards your rule break."
"Try to put that frustration into words. How did it feel? What were the triggers? For example when I feel tilt my head feels heavy, like a small headache. So when I feel this feeling creeping in I know to stop!"
"A normal issue with traders is that they try to fix everything at once. One thing at a time will take you far as long as you can consistently keep your focus on that!"