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$205 profit in JNJ & AAPL

  • Writer: themoneyloaf
    themoneyloaf
  • Jun 26
  • 3 min read

Updated: 5 days ago

Happy weekend!

 

It was a relatively quiet week in the market, so let's jump straight to the trade updates.

 

This week:

  1. $85 profit in Johnson & Johnson (JNJ)

  2. $120 profit in Apple (AAPL)


$85 profit in JNJ


As I mentioned in last week's AMGN trade, there have been on-again, off-again bouts of weakness in the pharma and pharma-adjacent sectors over the last month or so, which provided a nice opportunity for a trade in JNJ.

 

I sold the $140 cash-secured put in JNJ expiring Jun 20 for $110 in initial premium.

 

Volatility subsided towards the end of May and most of June, so I decided to let profits run a little more, eventually paying just $25 to close the position.

 

This brought in a realized profit of $85, or 77% of max profit.  


$85 option profits in JNJ

JNJ has been in my portfolio more or less every month this year, with 6 wins from 6 trades and a total realized profit of $631 so far.

 

I've mentioned this a few times, but especially when it comes to trading, a big factor affecting profits is knowing when not to be greedy and when to let profits run.

 

So far in 2025 this has worked out really well for my portfolio. 

 

As always all the trades within this portfolio are updated in close to real-time to my private community, and you can find out more about my private community at the link below. 


$120 profit in AAPL


Most of the trades placed during the volatility in April had come off by the end of May, which means I was on the lookout for opportunities to allocate capital.

 

During this period AAPL was down for 2 or 3 days in a row, which looked like a good opportunity to initiate a trade.

 

I sold the $185 cash-secured put expiring Jun 20 for $160.

 

Similar to the trade in JNJ, market volatility (as measured by the VIX) was experiencing a downward trend, so I moved my profit target higher. 


$120 option profits in AAPL

10 trading days later I paid $40 to close the trade, bringing in $120 in realized profit, or 75% of max profit.

 

Just like JNJ, AAPL has been in my portfolio very frequently this year, with 6 wins  bringing in $948 in realized profits, with another 2 trades still open. 

 

You can read more about previous AAPL trades at the link below. 


Closing thoughts & useful links


A short trading week didn't bring about much movement in the market as everyone wait for geopolitical tensions to be resolved. 

 

Even the fed meeting this week was a non-event, mostly because it was overshadowed by what's going on in the Middle East. 

 

As far as what moves the market next, we'll have to wait and see. 

 

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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