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Roost Strategies is a community for learning to invest with patience and precision, alongside a team putting their own capital to work in the open.

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For education only, not financial advice. Investing involves risk of loss. Read the full risk disclaimer.

Welcome to Roost Strategies

Not theory. Not backtests. Live decisions, made with real money, shared as they happen.

The world is chaotic right now, and the old advice of "work hard, save, and hope" isn't enough anymore. Roost Strategies exists to bring you into the investor class, regardless of where you're starting from. Whether you're a sophisticated investor or someone who has never placed a trade, this is a place to learn, observe, and grow alongside a community and a team who are actively investing their own capital in real time, out in the open.

We built this around a simple idea: you become the five people you're closest to. We want to be one of those five people, helping you start to think about yourself, and your relationship to money and opportunity, differently.

Roost Strategies is one membership built around two strategies. The Wheel strategy, led day-to-day by Will Byrd, is built around cash-secured puts, a strategy for generating consistent monthly income. The Growth strategy, led by Scott Byrd, focuses on growth investing across crypto, stocks, AI, robotics, and the emerging technologies shaping the future, including a live real-time model portfolio.

This is real-time, on-the-field education.

What it means to be in the Roost

A roost is a place of patience. Birds of prey don't chase every opportunity that moves, they perch, observe, and wait for the right moment, then act with precision. That's the posture we teach: calm, watchful, deliberate. Not reactive, not chasing headlines or hype.

Being "in the Roost" means you're part of a community that sits above the noise. You're gathered together, watching the markets and the world unfold, patient enough to let opportunities come to you and disciplined enough to act decisively when they do. It's a mindset as much as it is a membership.

  • Observe

    Perch above the market and watch. Read the conditions before reacting to them.

  • Wait

    Let the right opportunity come to you. Patience is a position, too.

  • Act

    When the moment is right, move with precision and conviction.

One membership. Everything we do.

Billed monthly, no long-term contract.

Founder's Edition

$200per month

Everything Roost Strategies offers, in one membership.

Real-time, on-the-field investing education, more like a college-level course than a typical newsletter. Lessons happen live, with real strategies in action and real money on the line, and a growing library of recorded content lets you learn on your own schedule.

Two strategies, taught side by side: the Wheel, generating consistent monthly income through selling options, and Growth, investing in crypto, stocks, AI, robotics, and the emerging technologies Scott is watching.

What's included

  • Exclusive access to the Roost Discord server
  • An active, engaged community with Scott and Will both present in chat
  • A full educational library on the Wheel strategy, on demand, built for both complete beginners and experienced traders. If you've never heard of an option, you'll be walked through placing your own trade
  • Real-time trade alerts the moment our trades are executed, including every buy and sell in Scott's personal account
  • A daily live session with Scott, Monday through Friday, 9:45 to 10:45 AM Eastern, right after the market opens. Each call is recorded and archived for one week
  • Biweekly coaching sessions with Scott on the ontological approach to investing: the way of being behind building wealth, not just the tactics

Two strategies

The Wheel strategy with Will

The core strategy we run in our own portfolios. Consistent monthly income from selling options funds our higher-risk plays.

  • Learn the strategy behind our 3–5% monthly premium target
  • A live model portfolio you can follow and observe
  • Live Q&A sessions with Will throughout the week
  • Every session recorded and archived

The Growth strategy with Scott

Long-term growth in crypto, stocks, and tech. The higher-risk, higher-conviction plays the Wheel helps fund.

  • Scott's technology and innovation model portfolio
  • Advanced and esoteric options, equity, and crypto strategies
  • Private Roost Strategies Research (RSR) reports, emailed as PDFs
  • Scott's social arbitrage method for spotting opportunities early

This is about education first. If you're just starting out with little or no capital, this is where you begin building the identity and skills of an investor. If you want to actively place trades while learning the system, a minimum account size of $10k is recommended.

Founder's Edition: your rate, locked

Members who join through December 1 keep the Founder's Edition rate of $200 per month for as long as their membership stays active, even after the retail price moves to $500 per month.

The founder's rate lasts as long as your membership remains active and continuous. If you cancel or let your membership lapse, the founder's rate is forfeited, and rejoining later means enrolling at the current retail rate.

Membership is billed monthly with no long-term contract. There are no refunds, but you may cancel at any time, so your only risk at any point is a single month.

The Wheel strategy

What is a cash-secured put?

An options strategy where you agree to buy a stock at a price you choose, and get paid up front for making that promise.

  1. 01

    Choose your price

    Pick a stock you'd be glad to own, and the price you'd be comfortable paying for it.

  2. 02

    Get paid up front

    You collect a payment, called the premium, for making that promise.

  3. 03

    Set aside the cash

    You hold the cash to cover the purchase if it's needed. That's what makes it "cash-secured."

Then one of two things happens

The stock stays above your price

You keep the payment as income.

The stock falls below your price

You buy the stock at the price you already agreed to, a price you were comfortable with from the start.

A foundational strategy for generating steady income while staying disciplined about what you own, and at what price.

The people behind the Roost

Scott Byrd

Scott Byrd

Leads the Growth strategy

Scott Byrd is a 35-year market veteran. He began his career at Shearson Lehman Brothers, spent the bulk of his career at Alex Brown, and retired from Morgan Stanley on his 40th birthday.

After retiring, Scott started a coaching and consulting company, working with top executives and entrepreneurs across the United States and Europe, which he later sold. Throughout his career, Scott has stayed on the edge of innovation, always looking to invest ahead of where the world is heading.

In June of 2023, Scott stepped back from nearly everything else in his life to go all-in on building deep expertise in the digital asset space, a specialty that now shapes much of his research and investing approach alongside his long-standing work across all sectors of the markets.

His methodology, which he calls social arbitrage trading, is built around spotting where the world's attention and capital are headed before the crowd catches on, a track record he's shared and demonstrated publicly, including on TikTok.

Outside the markets, Scott is a devoted health and fitness enthusiast, an avid kitesurfer, and father to two grown children he remains close with. He founded Roost Strategies Research (RSR) and leads the Growth strategy, sharing his live model portfolio and research with members in real time.

Will Byrd

Will Byrd

Leads the Wheel strategy

Will Byrd, 26, grew up immersed in the coaching, consulting, trading, and investing world built by his father, Scott. He has spent years working alongside Scott in the markets, learning the craft firsthand.

Will is an accomplished options trader who specializes in cash-secured puts, a strategy he identified early on as a natural fit for his personality and where he has consistently thrived. He leads the Wheel strategy, teaching and executing the cash-secured put strategy in real time for members.

Outside the markets, Will is an avid rock climber and golfer based in the Denver area, and a committed athlete devoted to health and wellness.

Angie Byrd

Angie Byrd

Operations and member support

Angie Byrd has been married to Scott for more than 30 years, with a front-row seat to a life in the markets: the early mornings, the hard calls, and the steadiness it takes to stay disciplined when prices move against you.

At Roost, Angie runs operations and member support. She works mostly behind the scenes, building and tending the systems members move through.

She is also a coach with a foundation in somatic practice, focused on how people stay grounded under pressure and through times of great transition. Her work draws on nervous system regulation, meditation, and movement, practices that speak to the part of investing no chart can teach: staying clear-headed when real money is on the line. A steady body makes for steadier decisions. Through her coaching and writing, she explores the deeper questions of meaning, relationships, and what it means to truly live.

Outside of Roost, one of Angie's great passions is dance. She also practices qi gong and yoga, is learning watercolor, and is devoted to all things health and fitness. She even built her own personal app designed around her unique fitness goals.

Doors open Wednesday, October 7.

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Frequently asked questions

Is this financial advice?

No. Roost Strategies is for education and informational purposes only. Scott and Will are not registered financial advisors, and nothing shared in the Discord is personalized financial advice. We share what we're doing with our own money and teach the strategies and thinking behind it, so you can learn to make your own informed decisions. We teach you how to fish; we don't fish for you.

Do I need a minimum amount of money to join?

Not to join. This is built as an education-first community, and there's no minimum to become a member. If you're starting with little or no capital, you may need this more than ever, since it gives you the chance to learn, observe, and build the identity of an investor before you're managing significant money. If you want to actively place trades while learning the system, we recommend a minimum account size of $10k.

When do doors open?

Enrollment opens Wednesday, October 7th. Live trading commentary and sessions begin Friday, October 9th. Scott and Will will be active in the community chat in between, helping members get set up.

What time zone are the live sessions in?

All times are Eastern.

What broker do I need to use?

Any major brokerage works. We primarily use and demonstrate on Robinhood because it's simple to use, and we'll also provide video tutorials for other major platforms like Fidelity and Thinkorswim.

Where do the live sessions and videos happen?

Live programming and the video archive live on Whop, a single, simple platform for our members. Community discussion happens on Discord.

Can I try it before I commit?

There's no free trial. Membership is billed monthly with no contract, so you can cancel at any time; your only risk at any point is a single month.

What if I cancel? Can I come back later at the same price?

Members who join during this launch period lock in their price for life, as long as their membership stays active. If you cancel, that lifetime price lock is forfeited, and rejoining later means paying the then-current rate.

What will position sizing alerts look like?

Alerts reflect what Scott and Will are personally doing, not a recommendation for your specific situation. Position sizing is always your own decision, based on your own circumstances.

Is private coaching available?

Yes, individual private coaching packages are available on request for members, at an additional charge. Email us with what you're hoping to accomplish and we'll respond within 24 hours.

Risk disclaimer

Roost Strategies is for education only. Investing carries substantial risk, including the loss of your entire investment.

Roost Strategies, including all content shared by Scott Byrd, Will Byrd, and Byrd Coaching LLC across the Discord, Whop, live sessions, research reports, videos, and any related materials, is provided strictly for educational and informational purposes only. Nothing shared in this community constitutes financial, investment, legal, or tax advice.

Scott Byrd and Will Byrd are not registered investment advisors, broker-dealers, or financial planners, and Roost Strategies is not a registered investment advisory service. No content shared should be interpreted as a personalized recommendation to buy, sell, or hold any security, option, cryptocurrency, or other asset. All trades, positions, and strategies discussed reflect the personal activity and views of Scott and Will with their own capital, shared for observational and educational purposes only. Any resemblance to advice for your specific financial situation is coincidental; only you, or a licensed advisor you engage directly, can determine what is appropriate for your circumstances, including position sizing, risk tolerance, and account allocation.

Trading and investing in securities, options, and cryptocurrency carries substantial risk, including the risk of significant or total loss of principal. Past performance, including any target returns referenced (such as the 3 to 5 percent monthly premium target), is not indicative or a guarantee of future results. Markets are unpredictable, and no strategy, including cash-secured puts, options strategies, or any equity or crypto strategy discussed, guarantees a profit or protects against loss.

Cash-secured puts and other options strategies carry specific risks, including the obligation to purchase the underlying security at the agreed price even if its market value has fallen significantly below that price, and the potential for losses that exceed the premium collected. Cryptocurrency markets are highly volatile and largely unregulated, and digital assets can lose substantial value quickly. Esoteric or advanced strategies discussed in Roost Strategies may carry elevated or complex risk profiles not suitable for all investors.

By participating in Roost Strategies, you acknowledge that you are solely responsible for your own investment decisions and their outcomes. You should only invest capital you can afford to lose, and you are encouraged to consult a licensed, independent financial advisor before making investment decisions. Roost Strategies, Scott Byrd, Will Byrd, and Byrd Coaching LLC assume no liability for any losses or damages arising from the use of, or reliance on, information shared in this community.