$1,043 realized profit in July 2026

Happy Sunday! 

July was a slightly volatile with tech dropping and some missed earnings. This provided both a great opportunity to place 6 new trades, and close 5 trades overall. 

The oldest trade is #163 MDT, which was placed in February, but besides that trade, all other open trades were placed in July. 

In other words, as this public portfolio hits 47 months, all but 1 trade in the last 4 years has been on for longer than 1 month. 

All other trades have been closed for a profit. 

For the update this week:

1. $1,043 realized profit across 5 trades in July

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$1,043 profit in July

Stats for July:

• Starting open trades: 4

• New trades: 6

• Trades closed for profit: 5

• Ending open trades: 5

• 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 July:

• #186 - LOW - still open

• #187 - PEP - $70 profit

• #188 - DKS - still open

• #189 - TXN - still open

• #190 - PG - still open

• bonus trade 2026 #3 - PG - $72 profit

  
  

Older trades:

• #163 - MDT - still open

• #184 - MSFT - $340 profit

• #185 - MCD - $165 profit

• bonus trade - KMB - $396 profit

  
  

With July 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

• May 2026 - $800

• Jun 2026 - $995

• Jul 2026 - $1,043

  
  

This brings the total for the last 47 months to a realized profit of $28,362 or a running monthly average of $603. 

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 $603, or 12x 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. Next month will be the 48th month (and likely the 48th consecutive profitable month).

As the community enters its 5th 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. 

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.