$115 profit in PEP & PG | The Money Loaf

Happy weekend!

Despite the big moves in the market over the last week, the portfolio actually did pretty well this week with a number of positions being closed for realized profits.

This week:

$55 profit in Pepsi (PEP)
$60 profit in Procter & Gamble (PG)

$55 profit in PEP

I don't remember all my trades, but this one sticks out because it was right in the middle of all the tariff drama as well as the jump in volatility and I wanted something that isn't too highly correlated with the overall market.

I sold the $140 cash-secured put in PEP expiring Apr 17 for $105.

And indeed of all the new trades I put on, PEP came off first just 4 days later.

I paid $50 to close the trade, resulting in $55 realized profit (about 52% of max profit).

One thing I've learned over the years is to try to diversify my positions where possible. Before this trade was closed I had 5 different positions - 2 in ETFs and 3 in individual stocks, all 3 being in different sectors so that I'm not overly concentrated in any one industry.

PEP has been pretty good in the portfolio, bringing in $332 in realized profits in 2024 and $1,007 in 2023. I'm looking forward to more in 2025.

As always all the trades within this portfolio are updated in close to real-time to my private community, and this was an excellent way to kick off the first (of many) winning trades in my options course.

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PEP has been pretty good in the portfolio, bringing in $332 in realized profits in 2024 and $1,007 in 2023. I'm looking forward to more in 2025.

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$60 profit in PG

The second trade involved selling a $160 cash-secured put in PG expiring on Mar 21 and receiving $120 in premium up front.

Despite the market going through some volatility, PG fared just fine over this period and in just 4 days the value of the option dropped to my profit target of $60.

So I paid $60 to close the trade, bringing in $60 in realized profit (or 50% of max profit).

PG is one of the stocks that I'm considering adding to my portfolio, so every profitable trade is a way for me to lower my cost basis if/when I eventually pick up shares.

You can read more about previous PG trades at the link below.

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Closing thoughts & useful links

For another consecutive week the whole on-again/off-again tariff discussion dominated most of the economic news cycle.

After going in with quite a number of new trades last week, I'm currently taking more of a wait-and-see approach before deciding how much more capital I want to allocate at this point.

Have a good weekend!

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This article is for educational purposes only. This is my own portfolio which is being managed according to my goals and risk tolerance. Your situation is likely different and you should do your own due diligence before investing in stocks or options.