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Malik Jefferson
Malik Jefferson
· July 10, 2026 8 min read

How to Use Scarface Trades Premium 2026 — Step-by-Step

Setting up a new trading community account shouldn't feel like navigating a maze, but that's exactly what most platforms become once you pay. Alerts fire off in five different channels, half the members are posting memes, and you're left wondering which Discord room actually has the trades.

I've watched traders blow through their first month of membership trying to figure out where the actual trading happens. That's money wasted before you even place a trade.

This guide walks you through how to use Scarface Trades Premium from the moment you join to your first live alert. No fluff, no assumptions — just the setup process that keeps you focused on trading instead of hunting for information.

Key Facts

What You Get With Scarface Trades Premium

Before you dive into setup, understand what you're actually paying for. Scarface Trades Premium is a day trading alerts service built around small-cap momentum plays. It's not an options education platform. It's not a swing trading system. It's live scalp setups delivered through Discord.

Here's what's included:

The value proposition is simple: you're paying to see what an experienced day trader is watching and trading in real time. But that only works if you know how to navigate the Discord server efficiently.

Step 1: Join the Discord Server

After you subscribe on Whop, you'll receive an invite link to the Scarface Trades Premium Discord server. Click it. Discord will prompt you to create an account if you don't have one — use a dedicated email if you're serious about keeping trading notifications separate from your personal inbox.

Once you're in, you'll see a dozen channels. Don't panic. Most are noise.

Verify Your Account

Scarface Trades uses role verification to gate Premium content. You'll need to react to a message in the welcome or verification channel — usually an emoji click that assigns you the Premium member role. Without this, you can't see the trading rooms.

If you don't see the verification prompt immediately, check the announcements or welcome channel. It's almost always pinned.

Mute Everything Except Trading Channels

Here's where most new members mess up: they leave all notifications on. Within an hour, you're getting 200+ pings from general chat, memes, and random member questions. That's not helpful.

Right-click the server icon, go to Notification Settings, and mute the entire server. Then manually unmute only these channels:

Everything else is optional. Mute it.

Step 2: Configure Discord Notifications

Discord's default notification settings are useless for real-time trading alerts. You need to adjust them so you actually hear the alerts when they matter — not three minutes later when the setup's already moved.

Enable Desktop and Mobile Notifications

In Discord's User Settings, go to Notifications. Turn on desktop notifications and enable push notifications on mobile if you trade from your phone. Set the notification sound to something distinct — not the same chime you use for texts.

For the unmuted channels listed above, set notifications to "All Messages." This ensures every post in those channels triggers an alert. Yes, it's aggressive. That's the point.

Use Channel-Specific Overrides

If you want alerts only when the founder posts (not when random members reply), right-click each critical channel, go to Notification Settings, and choose "Only @mentions." Then ask the community admin to confirm if the founder's alerts use @everyone or @here tags. If they do, you'll catch every alert without the noise.

Step 3: Understand the Channel Structure

Scarface Trades Premium isn't a single trading room — it's multiple channels serving different purposes. Knowing which channel delivers what saves you from missing setups or chasing stale information.

Pre-Market Watchlist Channel

This is your morning homework. The founder posts a list of tickers showing pre-market volume, catalysts, and technical setups worth watching. It's usually posted between 7:00 and 9:00 AM ET.

Read it. Don't just skim the ticker symbols — understand why each stock is on the list. If you're blindly copying tickers without context, you're setting yourself up to chase momentum at the wrong time.

Live Trading Room

This is where the actual trading happens. During market hours (9:30 AM to 4:00 PM ET), the founder posts live entries, exits, and audio commentary. If you're going to act on any alerts, this is the channel.

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The live room moves fast. Setups can be called and closed within minutes. If you're not watching in real time, don't chase entries posted 10+ minutes ago. The risk-reward has already shifted.

Trade Alerts Channel

Some communities separate trade alerts into a dedicated channel for clarity. If Scarface Trades does this, prioritize it over the live trading room for clean entry and exit data. If they don't have a separate alerts channel, the live trading room is your primary source.

Daily Recaps Channel

After the market closes, the founder posts a recap of the day's trades — what worked, what didn't, and why. This is where the education happens. If you're only watching live alerts and skipping recaps, you're missing the pattern recognition that makes this community valuable.

I recommend reviewing every recap even if you didn't trade that day. The repetition builds the mental database you need to spot setups on your own.

Step 4: Follow Your First Live Alert

Now that your notifications are set and you understand the channel structure, it's time to follow a live alert. Here's the process:

  1. Watch the pre-market watchlist for tickers with catalysts and volume.
  2. Monitor the live trading room starting at 9:30 AM ET.
  3. When an alert fires, note the entry price, stop-loss, and target immediately.
  4. If you're trading the setup, size your position based on the stop-loss distance — not the founder's position size.
  5. Exit at the target or stop-loss. Don't hold hoping for a bigger move.

Do not trade every alert. The founder might post 10+ setups in a single session. You're not going to — and shouldn't — trade them all. Pick one or two that match your account size and risk tolerance.

Paper Trade the First Week

Honestly, if you're new to day trading or new to this community's style, paper trade the first week. Use a simulator or just track the alerts in a spreadsheet. Watch how fast setups move, how often stops get hit, and whether the alerts align with your own chart reading.

Paying $200/month doesn't mean you need to force trades. It means you're paying for access to watch and learn. Use it.

Step 5: Review Daily Recaps and Build Your Playbook

The recaps are where the real value hides. Most members skip them. Don't.

After each trading day, go to the daily recaps channel and read through the founder's breakdown. Pay attention to:

Over time, you'll start to see the same setups repeat. That's your playbook. Write it down. Once you can spot these setups on your own without waiting for an alert, you've extracted the real value from the community.

What Scarface Trades Premium Doesn't Teach

Let's be clear about what this community isn't. Scarface Trades Premium is a live alerts service — it's not a structured education platform. If you're looking for in-depth lessons on risk management, position sizing, or options Greeks, this isn't the place.

For that kind of structured education, you'd want something like Stock Level University, which builds a curriculum around risk-first trading. Scarface Trades assumes you already know how to size positions and manage risk. If you don't, you'll burn through your account following alerts blindly.

Similarly, if you're comparing this to other communities like Jdub Trades, understand that Jdub's Premium service skews toward longer holding periods and less aggressive scalping. If you want a step-by-step comparison of how to use that platform, check out our guide on How to Use Jdub Trades Premium 2026.

Options Education Authenticity Score: 3.5/10

Since Scarface Trades Premium focuses on day trading equities and doesn't claim to be an options education platform, I'm scoring it for what it is — not what it isn't.

If you're looking for options-specific education, this isn't the community for you. But if you want live day trading alerts with some recap context, it delivers on that narrow promise.

Final Recommendations

At $200/month, Scarface Trades Premium isn't cheap — and frankly, I don't know how long that pricing holds as the community grows and more traders pile into the same small-cap setups. If you're on the fence, now's the time to test it.

Here's my honest take: this community works if you're already a competent day trader looking for live setups and audio commentary to sharpen your pattern recognition. It doesn't work if you're a beginner hoping the alerts will do the work for you.

If you're still deciding whether Scarface Trades is worth the cost, read our full breakdown in Scarface Trades Premium Review 2026 or check out Scarface Trades Premium Coupon 2026 to see if there's a discount available.

If you join, follow the setup steps above, mute the noise, and focus on the recaps. That's where the education lives. Everything else is just live data.

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Malik Jefferson
Malik Jefferson Stock Options Trading & Swing Trading Education

Malik traded options for 4 years before he was consistently profitable — and he's the first to tell you that most options "education" out there is designed to sell you hope, not teach you Greeks. After losing $22,000 on premium decay alone in his first two years, he became hyper-focused on finding communities that teach options properly: risk management first, P&L screenshots second. He now reviews options and swing trading communities with zero tolerance for BS.