July 2: New equity added and some changes
Today during market hours, we added a new position and made adjustments to the portfolio. These updates were shared live in the Substack chat exclusively for members. Due to some concerns from paid members, this content was temporarily locked behind a paywall. However, now that the market has closed and paid members already got the alert, I have temporarily disabled the paywall in the chat for anyone who wants to review the changes. Below you’ll find the new additions and updates to the portfolio, along with the portfolio summary as of today. I’ve also included a screenshot of the chat messages that paid members received. Soon everything will be behind paywall. Consider subscribing to receive notifications so that you don’t miss out any any key entries.
🟩 Today’s Changes
Added Long: $TOI – 4,000 shares @ $2.40 (July 2, 2025) = $9,600
Buy to Open: $DELL Jul 18 ’25 $110 Put – 20 contracts @ $1.40 (June 23, 2025) = $2,800Sold to Close @ $0.33 (Jul 2, 2025) = $660 (–76.4%)Buy to Open: $JPM Jul 18 ’25 $260 Put – 10 contracts @ $2.70 (June 23, 2025) = $2,700Sold to Close @ $0.60 (Jul 2, 2025) = $600 (–77.8%)Buy to Open: $IBIT Jul 11 ’25 $63.5 Call – 10 contracts @ $0.58 (Jul 2, 2025) = $580
Buy to Open: $CI Jul 18 ’25 $300 Put – 12 contracts @ $0.55 (Jul 2, 2025) = $660
📊 Portfolio Summary (as of July 2, 2025)
🔹 Equity Positions
Long:
$OXY – 100 shares @ $43.85 (June 23, 2025) = $4,385
$SLB – 150 shares @ $34.00 (June 23, 2025) = $5,100
$GOOGL – 40 shares @ $163.00 (June 23, 2025) = $6,520
$HAL – 200 shares @ $20.85 (June 23, 2025) = $4,170
$ETHA – 300 shares @ $18.39 (June 26, 2025) = $5,517
$AAPL – 100 shares @ $201.00 (June 27, 2025) = $20,100
$TOI – 4,000 shares @ $2.40 (Jul 2, 2025) = $9,600
Short:
$MSFT – 10 shares @ $487.00 (June 23, 2025) = +$4,870
$TSLA – 25 shares @ $355.00 (June 23, 2025) = +$8,875
$NVDA – 50 shares @ $144.40 (June 23, 2025) = +$7,220
🔹 Options Positions
Buy to Open: $DELL Jul 18 ’25 $110 Put – 20 contracts @ $1.40 (June 23, 2025) = $2,800Sold to Close @ $0.33 (June 30, 2025) = $660 (–76.4%)Buy to Open: $FANG Sep 19 ’25 $160 Call – 15 contracts @ $3.90 (June 23, 2025) = $5,850
Buy to Open: $JPM Jul 18 ’25 $260 Put – 10 contracts @ $2.70 (June 23, 2025) = $2,700Sold to Close @ $0.60 (Jul 2, 2025) = $600 (–77.8%)Buy to Open: $ETHA Jul 18 ’25 $20 Call – 20 contracts @ $0.61 (June 26, 2025) = $1,220
Buy to Open: $AAPL Jul 11 ’25 $215 Call – 50 contracts @ $0.30 (June 27, 2025) = $1,500
Buy to Open: $IBIT Jul 11 ’25 $63.5 Call – 10 contracts @ $0.58 (Jul 2, 2025) = $580
Buy to Open: $CI Jul 18 ’25 $300 Put – 12 contracts @ $0.55 (Jul 2, 2025) = $660
💰 Updated Cash Balance
Starting Cash: $100,000
Less Long Equities: –$55,392
Less Options Premiums Paid (open only): –$9,810
Add Proceeds from Shorts: +$20,965
Add Proceeds from Closed Options: +$1,260
👉 Current Cash Balance: $56,363