Back in early 2024, I bought 40 call contracts on $HOOD — $20 strike, Jan 2025 expiry.
I got in at $1.10. Total risk: $4,400.
The stock started moving, so I trimmed. Booked some 400%, 600%, even 700% wins.
Final tally: $14,681.46 in profit.
Here’s a screenshot of a few of my actual sales — just so you know I’m not full of shit:
Sounds like a win, right?
But then December hit.
$HOOD ran to $40.
My calls that I sold for $6–$9 apiece? They were trading over $20 per contract.
That’s $82,000 in value.
I had $4,400 in.
I walked away with $14K.
I left ~$67,000 on the table.
What I learned (the hard way):
Take profit? Yes. But not on the whole position.
Let your winners run. The “trim and trail” strategy exists for a reason.
If you’re directionally right, don’t cap your own upside. That’s the market’s job.
One monster runner can make your year.
But only if you’re still in the trade.
I’m not mad I booked a win.
I’m mad I didn’t let the best part of it happen.
This is how experience compounds. Not just money.
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