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$1,940 realized profit in May 2025

  • Writer: themoneyloaf
    themoneyloaf
  • Jun 12
  • 3 min read

Updated: Jun 15

Happy weekend! 

 

The volatility in April provided lots of opportunities to initiate new positions, and the period of relatively lower volatility in May provided opportunities to close lots of trades for a profit. 

 

I should probably say that the returns this month are a bit of an anomaly, which you can probably tell from the monthly returns below. But when the market provides great opportunities, one has to take advantage of them. 

 

This makes it 33 months of consecutive positive returns since this newsletter and portfolio went live in September 2022. 

 

It's also worth pointing out that the oldest position in the portfolio is trade #117 which was placed on 21 March this year, which means that all the other trades prior to that have been taken off for a profit. 

 

For the update this week:


  1. $1,940 realized profit across 11 trades in May


$1,940 profit in May


Stats for May:


  • Starting open trades: 10

  • New trades: 7

  • Trades closed for profit: 11

  • Ending open trades: 6


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

 

New trades in May:


Older trades:


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

  • Sep 2024 - $1,373

  • Oct 2024 - $807

  • Nov 2024 - $793

  • Dec 2024 - $489

  • Jan 2025 - $373

  • Feb 2025 - $592

  • Mar 2025 - $547

  • Apr 2025 - $824

  • May 2025 - $1,940


This brings the total for the last 33 months to a realized profit of $17,452 or a running monthly average of $529. 

 

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 potentially make $529, or 10.7x 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 thoughts & useful links


With two volatile and profitable months out of the way, who knows what June will bring. 

 

I'm certainly hoping for even more uncertainty and opportunities, but I'll leave that up to the market. 


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.

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The Money Loaf is my journey towards FIRE (financial independence, retire early), and should be read as information and education, not financial advice. The Money Loaf is not a financial advisor and you should not make any financial decisions without doing your own due dilligence or consulting an advisor if you need to. 

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