fewpips · marketing · September 2026

Educational Content Calendar — September 2026

A full-month plan for educational-first social content across X, TikTok and YouTube. Content is educational (Reels-style, "how it works" and "how to trade better"), timed to warm each week of the Gold Rush campaign without being promotional. Cadence: ~1 primary educational post per day, one long-form YouTube video per week, repurposed into ~5 Shorts/Reels/clips.

◆ DRAFT FOR NICK'S REVIEW — nothing scheduled or posted; awaiting green light
▶ YouTube long-form YouTube Shorts TikTok X

Strategy at a glance

the shape of the month

Educational-first

Every post teaches something — no promo copy, no discount codes, no offer terms. Value builds trust and warms the audience ahead of each campaign week.

Three platforms

X, TikTok, YouTube. Instagram is on hold until access is confirmed — the plan runs without it and slots it in later with no rework.

Daily rhythm

~1 primary educational piece per day, plus one long-form YouTube video per week cut down into ~5 Shorts / Reels / X clips.

Repurpose engine

Each week's long-form video is the anchor. Its best 3–5 moments become vertical Shorts and Reels; its core lesson becomes an X thread. One shoot, a week of posts.

Campaign-synced, not campaign-selling

Weekly theme sits alongside the public Gold Rush beat (Claim / Strike / Prospector / Motherlode / Last Strike) so the education primes the offer — but the education stands on its own.

Consistency is the KPI

Goal is uninterrupted posting across the month to compound watch time — the early YouTube video already showed rising retention.

Content pillars

six educational themes on rotation

1 · Trading Fundamentals

The basics done properly — what a pip is, order types, lot sizing, reading a chart. Beginner-safe, high-reach.

2 · Risk Management

Stop placement, R-multiples, risk-per-trade, daily loss limits. The pillar that keeps traders in the game.

3 · Trading Psychology

Discipline, revenge trading, patience, process over outcome. High-share emotional content.

4 · Evaluation & Rules Explained

How a funded/eval account actually works — drawdown, targets, minimum days — taught neutrally. Directly relevant to the campaign, zero sell.

5 · Market Structure & TA

Support/resistance, trend, session timing, simple setups. Practical, screen-recorded lessons.

6 · CFD vs Futures

The difference explained simply — instruments, sizing, when to use which. Ties to the two account types on offer.

The calendar · Sep 1 – 30

every entry is educational · titles are drafts, ready to shoot
Week 1 · Sep 1–6 Theme: Getting Started, Done Right Campaign sync: Claim Week (opens Tue Sep 1)
DayPlatformEducational contentPillar
Tue 1launch▶ Long-form"How a funded account actually works — the honest 8-minute explainer"Hook: "Before you ever pay for a challenge, watch this." Anchors the whole month.Evaluation
Wed 2TikTok Shorts"Instant vs Evaluation account — what's the actual difference?"60s cut from Tue's long-form.Evaluation
Thu 3XThread: "5 things nobody tells you before your first funded challenge"Repackages the long-form lesson as a scroll-stopping thread.Fundamentals
Fri 4TikTok Shorts"What a 'drawdown limit' means (in 45 seconds)"Neutral rules education — the concept behind every eval.Evaluation
Sat 5XPost + poll: "CFD or Futures — which did you start with?"Engagement bait, teaches by discussion.CFD vs Futures
Sun 6TikTok"One habit that separates funded traders from blown accounts"Psychology teaser for week 2.Psychology
Week 2 · Sep 7–13 Theme: Sizing & Risk Campaign sync: Strike Week (opens Mon Sep 7)
DayPlatformEducational contentPillar
Mon 7▶ Long-form"Position sizing explained — how much should ONE trade risk?"Anchor video: R-multiples and risk-per-trade, whiteboard style.Risk
Tue 8TikTok Shorts"The 1% rule, shown on a real chart"Cut from Mon's video.Risk
Wed 9XThread: "Why bigger account ≠ bigger risk — sizing math"Ties naturally to choosing an account size.Risk
Thu 10TikTok Shorts"Where to actually put your stop loss"Practical, screen-recorded.Market Structure
Fri 11XPost: "Your daily loss limit is a feature, not a punishment"Reframes eval rules as a skill.Evaluation
Sat 12TikTok"3 chart setups that don't need indicators"Beginner-friendly, high reach.Market Structure
Sun 13Shorts"Weekend reset: how pros review their week"Bridges into Prospector Week's discipline theme.Psychology
Week 3 · Sep 14–20 Theme: Discipline & Consistency Campaign sync: Prospector Week (opens Mon Sep 14)
DayPlatformEducational contentPillar
Mon 14▶ Long-form"Process over profit — the mindset that passes evaluations"Anchor video on discipline; mirrors the 'no-luck, pure process' week.Psychology
Tue 15TikTok Shorts"Revenge trading — how to spot it before it costs you"Cut from Mon's video.Psychology
Wed 16XThread: "A repeatable pre-trade checklist (steal this)"Saveable, shareable utility content.Fundamentals
Thu 17TikTok Shorts"Minimum trading days — why the rule exists"Neutral evaluation education.Evaluation
Fri 18XPost: "Consistency beats a big win — here's the data view"Reinforces the anti-gamble message.Psychology
Sat 19TikTok"Session timing: when to trade London vs New York"Practical TA lesson.Market Structure
Sun 20Shorts"Building a trading journal that you'll actually use"Bridges into Mastery week.Fundamentals
Week 4 · Sep 21–27 Theme: Putting It Together Campaign sync: Motherlode peak week (opens Mon Sep 21)
DayPlatformEducational contentPillar
Mon 21▶ Long-form"A full trade, start to finish — plan, entry, risk, exit"Anchor video: walk one A-to-Z trade using everything from the month.Market Structure
Tue 22TikTok Shorts"The entry — what I waited for (and what I ignored)"Cut from Mon's video.Market Structure
Wed 23XThread: "CFD vs Futures — pick the right one for your style"Decision guide across the two account types.CFD vs Futures
Thu 24TikTok Shorts"Scaling up an account without blowing it"Risk pillar, advanced angle.Risk
Fri 25XPost: "The one metric I check before every session"Simple, memorable takeaway.Fundamentals
Sat 26TikTok"Common evaluation mistakes — and the fix for each"Rules education, high save-rate.Evaluation
Sun 27Shorts"September recap: the 5 lessons that mattered most"Sets up the finish-strong week.Psychology
Week 5 · Sep 28–30 Theme: Finish Strong & Look Ahead Campaign sync: The Last Strike finale (Sep 28–30)
DayPlatformEducational contentPillar
Mon 28▶ Long-form"What I'd tell a trader starting from zero today"Month-capstone video — reflective, evergreen, shareable.Fundamentals
Tue 29TikTok Shorts"3 mistakes I made early (so you don't have to)"Cut from Mon's video.Psychology
Wed 30X Shorts"October preview: what we're teaching next" + best-of threadRecaps the month, teases continuity, keeps the audience subscribed.Fundamentals
Posting cadence note. This is one primary educational piece per day (28 dated slots + weekly long-forms). It comfortably covers Nick's ask for ~5 educational reels a week and a "post a day" rhythm. Volume can flex up (2nd daily Short) or down without changing the weekly themes.

Production notes

how this gets made

What this calendar deliberately keeps out

compliance & scope
◆ For Nick — please confirm before we build:
  • Themes and weekly structure look right for educational-first?
  • Cadence: happy with 1 primary piece/day + 1 long-form/week (≈5 reels/week)?
  • Confirm platforms = X, TikTok, YouTube only (Instagram still parked)?
  • Any topic you want swapped in, or any date to avoid?
On your green light, this becomes a scheduled production plan with shot lists per week. Nothing is posted or scheduled until you approve.
fewpips · September 2026 Educational Content Calendar · prepared by AIM for Nick's review · draft v1 · not for public distribution