I placed my first trades with real money a couple of days ago! Both are bull put spreads, I opened one contract with TSLA and three with AAPL. Why these companies? I'd done a bit of paper trading and both performed well with high return on risk. Tesla is generally volatile and therefore trades often close pretty quickly, so I get to recycle the money faster - but the volatility also increases risk, so I kept my position small. Apple has also been moving enough to close out trades pretty quickly, and I feel overall it's less volatile than Tesla, so I like the slightly lower ROR while maintaining the churn with increased stability. There's only a few thousand dollars at risk for potentially a few hundred dollars of gain, but projected ROI is about 9% if I'm closing at 50% so that's awesome. I plan to hone in on a few companies I like to trade spreads on and gradually increase my number of contracts (perhaps over a couple of different positions) to start generating some meaningful profits. UPDATE 12/5: After 3 days in the trade, my Tesla position closed for a profit of $210 🎉

Thanks @Jeffrey Cowan ! This will be the perfect read on my flight tomorrow to Oregon to go watch USC play the Ducks!

I’m excited to start this wins section for people to share wins big and small. I’m grateful beyond words right now. I currently have a big goal to hit 100k per month trading options. This month (Sept 1–29), my options trades generated $179,666.70 in net gains 💰📈 This isn’t about bragging, it’s about gratitude, discipline, and proof that the strategies we’re learning and applying work when you stay consistent. ✅ No losses this month ✅ 100% win ratio on 88 trades this month ✅ Best month I’ve ever had trading options I share this not just to celebrate, but to remind all of us: stay patient, follow the process, and trust the system. The compounding effect of consistent wins is real. Onward and upward. 🌊 Let’s keep flowing down the River of Wealth together.

Wanted to share a win! I hit over $300k in my CarGurus 401k fund this week!! I max out my contributions to this to help lower my taxable income, I’ve borrowed from this account to help buy real estate (which means I get to pay myself back 8% interest and it didn’t affect my credit score). I see this as a vessel for lots of things I can do in the future and love watching it grow 📈