2025 MONTHLY OPTIONS ANALYSIS

Happy New Year!

Wow, what a rollercoaster year for our options income strategy — but it ended on a strong high note with an impressive 83% YTD return! Turning challenges into triumphs, this portfolio shows real resilience and explosive upside potential. Let’s break it down:

The Big Win: Stellar Overall Performance

• Year-to-Date Profit: A fantastic ~$35,248 on the base $1,000 per trade sizing (scaling beautifully to $70K+ at $2K or $176K at $5K!).
• We closed 25 positions across the year, averaging about 2 per month — smart, selective trading rather than overtrading.
• Profit Factor: An outstanding 6.04! That means for every $1 lost, we made over $6 in wins. Total gains racked up ~$42,247, while losses were contained to just ~$7,000. Talk about efficient capital protection!

Turning the Tide: From Rough Start to Dominant Finish

The year kicked off with some tough months (those -100% max-loss hits in Jan, Feb, Apr, and Nov stung), but here’s the exciting part — we bounced back massively:

• After being down ~$6,000 early on, a breakout in June flipped the script, and from there, it was mostly green lights.
• 6 profitable months out of 12 (including 2 flat), giving a solid 60% monthly win rate.
• Our winners were absolute beasts: Average profit in winning months crushed it at over $7,000 per month (on $1K sizing).
• Standout stars:
  • July: A jaw-dropping 773% average return — $15,464 profit on just 2 trades!
  • August: 337% return, banking $13,481.
  • June: Kicked off the hot streak with 141% and nearly $10K.
• Rough position win rate? Around 76% of closed trades came from profitable months — the losses were limited in number and size.

Key Strengths Shining Through

• Risk Management in Action: Those full -100% losses were painful but capped, and we kept them infrequent (only 4 losing months total).
• High-Conviction Pays Off: When things clicked, returns exploded — multi-hundred percent months show killer edge in option selection and timing.
• Average hold time of 129 days shows a patient, theta-friendly approach that capitalized on time decay beautifully in the good stretches.

Bottom Line: This wasn’t a flawless year, but it was a winning one — and the second-half dominance proves we got a powerful strategy when the setup is right. With contained drawdowns, explosive winners, and a healthy 83% annual return, we’re clearly honing a high-reward options income machine. We’ll keep refining those entries, and 2026 could be even bigger!

Some members had yearly returns of $35k with $1k investments in each trade, others made close to 70k with higher amounts, and even more made above $176k.

For those of you reading this for the first time or for those who recently joined, this is the power of options trading.

• Options allow you to control a significant amount of stock for a fraction of the cost, opening the door to outsized gains. Whether the market moves up or down, options strategies can turn these movements into profit.
• Risk Management: With options, you can define your risk upfront. By only risking the premium paid for an option, you know exactly how much you could lose.
• Leverage Time and Volatility: Options give you the advantage of time – you can trade not just on stock price, but also on time decay and volatility. This means even if the stock doesn’t move much, you might still profit if your timing or volatility prediction is right.
• Low Entry Cost: For those starting with limited capital, options can be an entry point into investing with less money upfront than buying stocks outright. This can be particularly appealing for younger investors or those looking to test new strategies with less risk.
• Potential for Passive Income: One of the main reasons I participate in the options market is that options provide a steady income stream.

Diving into options trading isn’t just about making money; it’s about mastering a dynamic part of the financial markets that can offer both excitement and opportunity. With the right knowledge, strategy, and risk management, options can be a powerful addition to your investment toolkit. Ready to explore this potential? The market’s waiting for your next move!  Subscribe if you don’t want to miss out!