$605 realized profit in July 2025
- themoneyloaf
- Aug 14
- 3 min read
Updated: Aug 16
Happy weekend!
July was a much slower month for the portfolio. In the first half of the month, all the trades from June were closed, and for a short period there were actually no positions in the portfolio because everything had been taken off for a profit!
Thankfully some stocks experienced some volatility after their earnings and I was able to open a few positions this month as well.
This makes it 35 months of consecutive positive returns since this newsletter and portfolio went live in September 2022.
The oldest open position in the portfolio is trade #138 which was placed just this month, which means that all the other trades from September 2022 to June 2025 have been taken off for a profit.
For the update this week:
$605 realized profit across 6 trades in July
$605 profit in July
Stats for July:
Starting open trades: 6
New trades: 6
Trades closed for profit: 6
Ending open trades: 6
You can click on any of the highlighted trades for their individual reports.
New trades in July:
Older trades:
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
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
Jun 2025 - $930
Jul 2025 - $605
This brings the total for the last 35 months to a realized profit of $18,987 or a running monthly average of $542.
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 $542, or 11x 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
Somehow the VIX closed on Friday at 15.15, with the market seemingly shrugging off the potential impact of tariffs.
A rising market with low volatility isn't an option seller's favorite environment, so I'll be waiting for things to change before looking to deploy more capital.
Have a good weekend!
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