$592 profit in February 2025
- themoneyloaf
- Mar 13
- 3 min read
Happy March!
February was a good month for placing new trades.
Between earnings season and volatility caused by the on-again/off-again tariffs, I managed to place 7 new trades, of which 2 have already been closed for a profit.
This makes it 30 months of consecutive positive returns since this newsletter and portfolio went live in September 2022.
For the update this week:
$592 profit across 6 trades in February
$592 profit in February
I started February with 4 open trades, placed 7 new trades and closed 6 trades for a profit. You can click on any of the highlighted trades for their individual reports.
New trades in February:
Older trades:
bonus trade - HSY - still open
With February done, here's the running total of realized profits since the course's inception:
Year One (Sep 2022 - Aug 2023) - $3,422
Year Two (Sep 2023 - Aug 2024) - $6,292
Sep 2024 - $1,373
Oct 2024 - $807
Nov 2024 - $793
Dec 2024 - $489
Jan 2025 - $373
Feb 2025 - $592
This brings the total for the last 30 months to a realized profit of $14,141 or a running monthly average of $471.
If you're familiar with options and want to follow along the trade updates, you can sign up for my Bread Crumb subscription which is priced at $49/month.
i.e. on average, each month you would pay $49 and make $471, or 9.6x the subscription fee.
Every trade I share is from my real portfolio, which means if the trade isn't making money, I'm not making money either.
Do note none of these are recommendations - I'm just sharing trade updates within my own portfolio which may or may not be right for you.
Closing words & useful links
In January's profit report, with reference to tariffs I said I thought “the undercurrent of uncertainty is going to be with the market for a while.” - and here we are.
I was selling options the last time this administration was in charge and remember all too well the volatility that came with it - we're going to have a an interesting few years ahead.
Have a good weekend!
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