Results Week Ending 6/27/25
I had another fantastic week — not just with my regular trades, but also with the launch of The Grasshopper Project! I’m really hoping this new project becomes a great learning tool for new traders.
The Grasshopper Project is now up and running. You’ll find all its pages in the top menu. Please take some time to read through them. This project will feature only “Grasshopper trades,” which means trades designed to be low risk.
I started the project with a $10,000 account. The challenge is to see how this account grows from June 23rd through the end of the year, using only low-risk strategies. I’m excited to show how a new trader can build a small account with exactly the types of trades I recommend.
For this project, I’ll stick to just two simple strategies:
✅ In-the-Money (ITM) Covered Calls
✅ Cash-Secured Puts
Both are designed to generate income with controlled risk — perfect for anyone learning to trade.
Now, let’s take a look at all of this week’s trades:
Weekly Trades Update
Core Scientific
This trade is just buying the stock, no options. I bought 100 shares of the stock and later in the day the stock popped on news that they might be bought by Core Weave (CWRV). With a nice one day gain I sold the position.
You should know by now; I love taking profit!
6/26/25 – Buy 100 Shares CORZ @ $12.00
6/27/25 – Sell 100 Shares CORZ @ $16.30
Profit +$430
Nvidia
The next two trades were long calls I decided to close. I still have other NVDA positions, but these two were too good not to lock in.
2/27/25 – Buy to Open 1 NVDA 12/19/25 $125.00 C @ $24.80
6/27/25 – Sell to Close 1 NVDA 12/19/25 $125.00 C @ $41.50
💰 Profit: +$1,670 (67% in 4 months)
Nvidia
This is the second Nvidia position I cashed in on. This one I only held for a little over a month. This was a 56.6% return.
5/19/25 – Buy to Open 1 NVDA 12/19/25 $135.00 C @ $21.20
6/27/25 – Sell to Close 1 NVDA 12/19/25 $135.00 C @ $33.20
💰 Profit: +$1,200 (56.6% in a little over a month)
Palantir
I sold a 2 contract Call on PLTR this week. I was not assigned. Nice premium!
6/23/25 – Sell to Open 2 PLTR 6/27/25 $142.00 C @ $2.25 (+$450)
6/27/25 – Expired
💰 Profit: +$450
Palantir
This was another Call option I sold on June 6th. Again, I was not assigned. Another great premium!
6/9/25 – Sell to Open 2 PLTR 6/27/25 $126.00 P @ $3.70 (+$740)
6/27/25 – Expired 2 PLTR 6/27/25 $126.00 P
💰 Profit: +$740
Hims & Hers
This was a Call sold on HIMS this week, no assignment!
6/24/25 – Sell to Open 3 HIMS 6/27/25 $41.00 P @ 70¢ (+210)
6/27/25 – Expired
💰 Profit: +$210
The last two trades of the week are in The Grasshopper Project
Super Micro Computer
This first Grasshopper Project trade was an In-the-Money Covered Call. The reason for ITM Covered Calls is to get a bigger premium. If you are called away on the stock you will take an expected loss on the stock sale. If you are not assigned you will keep the stock and keep the larger premium. The larger premium offsets a lot of the paper loss on the stock.
With this trade I was called away on the stock and I took an expected 95¢ loss on the stock for a $95 loss. However, I keep the large premium of $235. This position is closed with a gain of $140.
I invested $4245 on the 100 shares of the stock and the gain is $140 for a ROI of +3.2% for the five day trade. This is a perfect example of a Grasshopper Project trade. Can you imagine making one of these every week for a 3.2% gain. annually it would be 166%.
The Grasshopper Project – ITM Covered Call
6/23/25 – Buy 100 Shares SMCI @ $42.45
6/27/25 – Assigned 100 Shares SMCI @ $41.50
Loss -$95
6/23/25 – Sell to Open 1 SMCI 6/27/25 $41.50 C @ $2.35 (+$235)
6/27/25 – Assigned
💰 Profit: +$235
Position Gain $140
Super Micro Computer
This second Grasshopper Project trade was a cash secured Put. This position expired without assignment. I did not spend any money, I just had to keep the cash as collateral in my account. So the $60 profit was without an investment. However, if I had to buy the stock it would have cost me $4150. If that happened the ROI would have been 1.4% which aligns with my strategy “1 week/1%”
The Grasshopper Project – Put
6/23/25 – Sell to Open 1 SMCI 6/27/25 $41.50 P @ 60¢ (+$60)
6/27/25 – Expired 1 SMCI 6/27/25 $41.50 P
💰 Profit: +$60
📈 Total Weekly Gain +$4900
This was a very nice week and a great start to The Grasshopper Project!
Please go to the to menu and read the pages of The Grasshopper Project.
Enjoy the rest of your weekend!
📈Successful trading,
Steve
The Options Coach