Day 1 Homework

Headline

Day 1 landed strongly with an already-converted, retirement-anxious audience — 69.9% gave it 5 stars (137 of 196) and 99% of respondents (194 of 196) say they'll come to Day 2. The dominant motivator is retirement/supplemental income, not trading-as-hobby.

What the numbers say

• Rating was overwhelmingly positive: 91.8% gave 4 or 5 stars (180 of 196); only 2% gave 1 star (4 of 196). Avg 4.55/5.
• Retention intent is near-total: 99% plan to attend Day 2 (194 of 196).
• Most respondents don't trade earnings routinely: 67.9% said "No" (133 of 196) to trading earnings often — this is a beginner/intermediate-leaning cohort.
• Comprehension check on "when does Nate trade earnings" suggests the lesson landed: 80.1% correctly said "after the announcement" (157 of 196), though 9.2% said "NEVER!" (18 of 196), which may indicate confusion or a vocal subgroup who misread the question.
• The off-topic SEC question splits the room: 57.1% want to keep quarterly reporting (112 of 196), but 25.5% say "I don't know enough about it yet" (50 of 196) — a notably high "don't know" rate for a yes/no-style policy question.
• Engagement with the open "questions for Nate" prompt was weak: only 116 of 196 (59.2%) answered, and a large share of those were "none" / "n/a" / "nothing yet."

In their own words

Retirement income anxiety (the dominant "why" theme):

> "I'm retired. I was told I had enough in my retirement fund to live comfortably AND do some traveling. Then, Trump hit! Now, I barely meet my monthly bills."

> "I have a serious work injury. I can't walk too well. So work is now over. I really need to supplement my income."

Skepticism about the strategy/risk management:

> "I lost confidence in the service. Seems like a lot of shooting from the hip and not enough analytics. You lose 100% on a lot of options which means you need to gain 100% on more options to have a positive ROI... I've never seen/heard a stop loss provided."

Repeated ask for trade-management guidance:

> "Please provide professional recommendations on proper trade management to know how to manage stops vs. staying in a losing trade (or even worse, averaging down throwing good money on a bad trade)."

Charting/setup confusion:

> "I have not been able to set up a chart similar to his... I looked at TPL and couldn't figure out how to get a chart anywhere close to his - too many choices to get there."

Positive on teaching style:

> "As usual, Nate makes it so easy to follow with clear explanations and rationales for taking the trade. Learning quite a lot from the session."

What to do about it

• Build a dedicated Day 2 or 3 segment on exit strategy and stop-loss rules — this is the single most-repeated unmet need across both the "why" and "questions for Nate" fields (multiple independent respondents raised it unprompted).
• Add a short "how to replicate Nate's chart setup" walkthrough (TradingView indicators, squeeze dots, VWAP/VRVP) as a standalone resource — at least 4-5 verbatim respondents are stuck on this and can't follow along live.
• Reconsider the SEC quarterly/semi-annual question — it's off-topic for an earnings-trading webinar and a quarter of respondents (25.5%, 50 of 196) say they don't know enough to answer. Either drop it or pair it with brief context if it's feeding a future content angle.
• Since 67.9% of this audience (133 of 196) doesn't trade earnings often, Day 2 content should not assume earnings-trading fluency — treat this as a beginner-leaning cohort despite the enthusiasm.
• Given the strong retirement-income theme, marketing copy for this cohort should lead with "supplemental/retirement income" framing, not "fast profits" — it mirrors respondents' own language almost verbatim.
• Investigate the "why" question wording: a non-trivial number of answers are not actually motivations (e.g., "spy," "Presentation," "Nate speak too much but with small productivity," "options") — these read like respondents answered the wrong question or used it as a feedback box. Consider splitting into two separate prompts next time.

Caveats

• Completion rate was 69.3% (196 of 283 started) — a meaningful but not extreme drop-off before the survey's own finish line.
• The optional "questions for Nate" field had a 40.8% skip rate (80 of 196) and many of the answers that came in were non-answers ("none," "n/a"), suggesting either strong clarity of content or survey fatigue by that point — can't distinguish from this data alone.
• This is a self-selected sample of people who finished watching Day 1 and chose to complete a survey — satisfaction and retention figures (99% planning Day 2) likely skew positive versus the full registrant base.
• The "when does Nate trade earnings" question had a "NEVER!" option chosen by 9.2% (18 of 196) that doesn't fit a simple before/after framing — worth checking if this answer choice is confusing some respondents rather than reflecting genuine disagreement.
• Verbatim "why" responses mixing in unrelated feedback (chart comments, criticism of pacing) indicate the question may not be isolating motivation cleanly — treat qualitative theme counts as directional, not precise.