Results Week Ending 8/1/25
Friday was not a good day, but my week overall was strong.”
This market is hot! Is there a healthy pullback coming?
The Grasshopper Project is also doing great. I hope Main Street Beats Wall Street readers are taking full advantage of the work going into the Grasshopper Project—it’s a valuable learning tool.
You can see all the trades made so far here: 👉 [Grasshopper Project Trade History 2025]
Now, let’s take a look at all of this week’s trades:
Weekly Trades Update
Nvidia (NVDA)
With a possible pullback coming I decided to take a little Nvidia money off the table. Bought this option on May 27th and sold it this week for a cool $2525.
5/27/25 – Buy to Open 1 NVDA 1/16/26 $135.00 C @ $21.75
7/28/25 – Sell to Close 1 NVDA 1/16/26 $135.00 C @ $47.00
💰 Profit: +$2525
Sofi Technologies (SOFI)
Bought a SOFI call option going out to January, but the stock made a move and I locked in profits.
7/22/25 – Buy to Open 4 SOFI 1/16/26 $21.00 C @ $3.65
7/29/25 – Sell to Close 4 SOFI 1/16/26 $21.00 C @ $5.40
💰 Profit: +$700
META Platforms (META)
This was a higher-risk trade due to earnings, but I bought a longer-dated option to give the position time to recover if earnings disappointed.
META has been a very hot stock and they blew away the street’s number for the last four quarters. I felt it was a calculated risk I was willing to take with the way my account has grown. I did buy an option with earnings due out but it was not a gambling option. I went out to January with my Expiration Date for protection in case earnings were not great. I bought van option with plenty of time for this great stock to recover if it moved down. As expected, the earnings were great and after the company announced the stock went up $80. The next day I sold my 3 day position for a $4200 gain.
7/28/25 – Buy to Open 1 META 1/16/25 $720.00 C @ $68.00
7/31/25 – Sell to Close 1 META 1/16/25 $720.00 C @ $110.00
💰 Total Profit: +$4200
Advanced Micro Devices (AMD)
Here’s another great trade with another great stock. I held this position the same days I held the META position. Bought on the 28th and sold on the 31st.
7/28/25 – Buy to Open 1 AMD 1/16/26 $170.00 C @ $23.90
7/31/25 – Sell to Close 1 AMD 1/16/26 $170.00 C @ $29.10
💰 Profit: +$520
RobinHood (HOOD)
HOOD has been on a wild ride. It looked to me like it was getting over sold. I decided to buy my first Put ever. The next day the stock dropped as I predicted. When you buy Puts the stock must drop below the Strike Price, as least by the amount you paid for the premium. In this case the Strike Price was $104, and I paid a $230 premium. I need the stock to go down to at least 101.70 to break even. And I needed that to happen in 1 day. That’s the confidence I had in this stock moving down. The next day the stock went down to the $93 area. I sold the position for $7.30 for a $500 profit. If you have any questions on buying Puts send me an email.
7/31/25 – Buy to Open 1 HOOD 8/1/25 $104.00 P @ $2.30
8/1/25 – Sell to Close 1 HOOD 8/1/25 $104.00 P @ $7.30
💰 Profit: +$500
Mara Holdings (MARA)
This position was actually a mistake. MARA moves with Bitcoin which has been hot. I intended to buy 100 shares for the Grasshopper Project but accidentally purchased 900. I kept 100 in the Project and used the rest for a Covered Call in my trading account. MARA went down with Bitcoin and now I have to salvage and work this position to make it a winner. With this trade I brought in $424 to get that ball rolling.
7/23/25 – Sell to Open 8 MARA 8/1/25 $19.00 C @ 53¢ (+$424)
8/1/25 – Expired
💰 Profit: +$424
The Grasshopper Project
All trades below are part of the Grasshopper Project. I hope you watch this project closely. My goal is to show how you can grow a small account with low-risk trades. This is the kind of slow-and-steady trading I believe new traders should use to build confidence and consistency.
The project will end on January 31st. If readers enjoy it as a learning tool, I’ll do another one for all of 2026.
This week’s Trades
The Grasshopper Project – ITM Covered Call
Mara Holdings (MARA)
This is a Covered Call I sold on the 100 shares of MARA that are in the Grasshopper Project.
7/23/25 – Sell to Open 1 MARA 8/1/25 $19.00 C @ 53¢ (+$53)
8/1/25 – Expired
💰 Profit: +$53
The Grasshopper Project – ATM Covered Call
Pinterest (PINS)
7/28/25 – Sell to Open 1 PINS 8/1/25 $38.00 C @ 85¢ (+$85)
8/1/25 – Expired
💰 Profit: +$85
The Grasshopper Project – Slightly OTM (Earnings)
Sofi Technologies (SOFI)
I bought 100 shares of SOFI at $21.65. I sold a $22 Call with earning coming out. I decided to try to make a few bucks on the stock if I get assigned. SOFI closed the week at $21.33 and I didn’t get assigned. I received a $55 premium and I still own the stock.
7/28/25 – Sell to Open 1 SOFI 8/1/25 $22.00 C @ 55¢ (+$55)
8/1/25 – Expired
💰 Profit: +$55
The Grasshopper Project – Cash Secured Put
This is the type of trade I want to teach with in the Grasshopper Project. Is a $15 profit something to write home about? No! But this is a great learning trade. You must remember that when you sell a cash secured Put you do not make an investment. Your broker holds the money in your account in case you have the stock put to you. In this case with the Strike Price at $6.50 my broker froze $650 in my account until after Expiration. For the Put I received a $15 premium. I was not assigned and I keep the $15. The money is freed up in my account so I can trade with it again. There is no ROI because I didn’t make an investment. However, when I make a trade like this I calculate my return on the money I received on the money that was held in case I have to buy the stock, the $650. Looking at it like this I had a 2.3% return on this trade [$15 ÷ $650 = 2.3]. I’ll take a 2.3 percent gain every week I can. As your account grows you will make bigger trades.
7/30/25 – Sell to Open 1 PTON 8/1/25 $6.50 P @ 15¢ (+$15)
8/1/25 – Expired
💰 Profit: +$15
The Grasshopper Project Total Weekly Gain +$208
Total Weekly Gain +$9077
I hope you’re having a great weekend — and an even better week ahead. Thanks for following along!
Successful trading,
Steve
The Options Coach