Risk to Riches Challenge: From $1000 to $2397.99 in Just 10 Trades 🚀💰 140%

The Risk to Riches Challenge has officially completed its first round, and the results speak for themselves. Starting with just $1000 on June 26, 2025, we closed our 10th trade on August 7, 2025 with an ending capital of $2397.99. 📈 That’s a 139.8% gain in just 43 days!

Breaking Down the Performance 📊

🔸 Starting capital: $1000

🔸 Ending capital: $2397.99

🔸 Gain: +$1,397.99

🔸 Time frame: June 26 – August 7, 2025

🔸 Total trades: 10

🔸 Last two trades: Break-even (price didn’t reach our target, but no losses)

This challenge wasn’t about reckless trading. It was about structured risk-taking, strategic setups, and following a proven plan. Even though the last two trades didn’t add profits, the earlier wins more than made up for it.

A Game-Changing Idea from a Student 💡🙌

Midway through the challenge, one of our students, Derek, shared a brilliant piece of advice that could make this strategy even more powerful. His suggestion:

🔸 Trade in cycles of 10 trades

🔸 At the end of each cycle, withdraw half of the profits

🔸 Reinvest the remaining half, along with the original $1000 starting capital

Here’s why this is so smart:

🔸 Locks in profits – You get to put real money in your pocket regularly

🔸 Keeps risk manageable – Even if a future cycle underperforms, you’ve already banked some gains

🔸 Steady account growth – You’re still compounding, just in a more sustainable way

Going Forward 🚀

I’m officially adopting Derek’s method for all future Risk to Riches cycles. This means:

🔸 Cycle 1: ✅ Completed – $2397.99 ending balance

🔸 Cycle 2: Will start with $1000 + half of Cycle 1’s profits reinvested

🔸 Goal: Continue compounding while building a safety net of withdrawn profits

This approach blends aggressive growth with capital preservation, and I believe it’s the perfect balance for long-term success in trading.

💬 What do you think of Derek’s idea? Would you take profits every 10 trades or keep compounding all of it?