$1,519,454 - that's up 153% from our $600,000 start on our paired portfolios and, more importantly, up $69,064 since our April 24th review (11.5% in 5 weeks).
Our Long-Term Portfolio alone has climbed over the Million Dollar mark, up 100% from our $500,000 buy-in back in November, 2013. At this point, we're so far ahead of our target (20% per year) that we'll probably start a new portfolio in the fall. We already purged plenty of short puts from our LTP and we're certainly well-positioned to add new trades as we have plenty of cash on the side!
Meanwhile, the S&P was at 2,080 on April 24th and it's at 2,102 today so fairly flat after dipping to 1,991 and it's important to note that our hedges did exactly what they are supposed do do - they allowed us to ride out the dip without panicking and, because we are Being the House - NOT the Gambler, we continue to collect our sold premiums - even when the market is essentially flat. As I said in the last review:
To you day traders out there – I implore you - please read the December review and look over those positions and check out those same positions 3 months later and CONSIDER – please consider – that day-trading may not be the best way to play the market. Yes, the LTP goes up and down too but, when it's down, we have cash on the side to buy bigger positions (which is what we did last year) while they are cheap. Since those positions are INVESTMENTS, we end up with something of great value when the market comes back.
As you can see from the S&P chart, markets are volatile things and, if you want to be a long-term investor, you need to plan on that volatility - not be surprised by it!
