$1,042 profit in April 2026

Happy Sunday! 

April saw 7 new trades added to the portfolio and 5 winning trades taken off for a profit. 

There's also a little note at the end of the update regarding the pricing of the private community, so please scroll down if that is of interest to you. 

For the update this week:

1. $1,042 realized profit across 5 trades in April

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$1,042 profit in April

Stats for April:

• Starting open trades: 5

• New trades: 7

• Trades closed for profit: 5

• Ending open trades: 7

• Trades ending in losses: 0

• Margin calls or liquidation events: 0

  
  

You can click on any of the highlighted trades for their individual reports.

New trades in April:

• #172 - BBY - $50 profit

• #173 - JNJ - still open

• #174 - BBY - still open

• #175 - WM - still open

• #176 - MSFT - still open

• #177 - ITW - still open

• bonus trade - NKE - $42 profit

  
  

Older trades:

• #163 - MDT - still open

• #166 - MSFT - $700 profit

• #168 - CLX - $75 profit

• #169 - IWM - $175 profit

• bonus trade - KMB - still open

  
  

With April 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

• Year Three (Sep 2024 - Aug 2025) - $9,833

• Sep 2025 - $622

• Oct 2025 - $412

• Nov 2025 - $982

• Dec 2025 - $1,100

• Jan 2026 - $568

• Feb 2026 - $530

• Mar 2026 - $721

• Apr 2026 - $1,042

  
  

This brings the total for the last 44 months to a realized profit of $25,524 or a running monthly average of $580. 

If you're familiar with options and want to follow along the trade updates, you can join my private community which is priced at $49/month.

i.e. on average, each month you would pay $49 and potentially make $580, or 11.8x 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. 

Final note, I've kept the private community subscription flat at $49 since this launched in 2022. As the community reaches its 4th year, I think the consistency and results speak for themselves and I will be raising the price to $59 come 1 September 2026. 

I try to be as transparent as possible about my pricing, so I'm giving advance notice of this change before it goes into effect. 

You can find out more about my private community at the link below. 

Find out more about the private community & subscription

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Closing thoughts & useful links

Just like last week, the market continues to defy gravity and once again hit new highs on Friday. 

While this move doesn't make much sense to me, I can only work with what's in front of me, and at least for the moment, I'll be focusing on managing and closing existing trades instead of opening new ones.  

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.