$100 profit in HSY
- themoneyloaf
- 4 days ago
- 3 min read
Happy Sunday!
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This week:
$100 profit in Hershey (HSY)
$100 profit in HSY
In late December, my portfolio was looking pretty light and I was trying to put some capital to work.
Unfortunately opportunities were limited, though I did manage to identify a trade in HSY, selling the $175 cash-secured put. However, I felt that this was probably an early trade so I entered an aggressive premium amount of $140, because if the trade was to get filled, I wanted to get paid for my risk.
The first trade did not get filled, but as you can see from the screenshot above, the very next day, HSY dropped even further.
This time I could sell the $170 cash-secured put for $140, basically getting the same amount of premium for a trade that was $5 safer.
One of the biggest pros of selling options is that the entry price and risk is entirely up to you. When the first trade didn't meet my requirements, I could just skip the trade and wait for the next opportunity instead of chasing the trade and getting it filled at a sub-optimal price.
Because December and early January tend to be historically strong periods, I decided to try to let this trade run for more profit, targeting about 70% instead of my usual 50%.
Just 6 trading days later, on the first day the market was open in 2026, the position hit my profit target and I paid $40 to close the position.
My realized profit on this position was $100, or 71% of max profit.
As always all the trades within this portfolio are updated in close to real-time to my private community (not recommendations). As shown in the screenshots above, I try to share as much of my own thoughts going into the trade as possible to help understand my rationale for any specific action.
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Closing thoughts & useful links
Despite everything going on in the world, surprise surprise the market was still just about flat this week.
The good news is that a few of the stocks on my watchlist will be announcing earnings next week, and I'll be looking for any opportunity to put some capital to work.
Have a good weekend!
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