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My 2022 LEAPS Track Record

Diary, Newsletter, Research

Recently, I have been touting a 2022 track record of +84.63%.

I have a confession to make.

I lied.

In actual fact, my performance was far higher than that. In reality, I generated a multiple of that +84.63% figure.

That is because my published performance is only for my front-month short-term trade alerts. It does not include the LEAPS recommendations (Long Term Equity Anticipation Securities) issued in 2022, the details of which I include below.

LEAPS have the identical structure as a front month vertical bull call debit spread. The only difference is that while front-month call spreads have expiration dates of less than 30 days, LEAPS go out to 18-30 months.

LEAPS also have strike prices far out of-the-money instead of deep in-the-money, giving you infinitely more upside leverage. LEAPS are actually synthetic futures contracts on the underlying stock.

Of the 12 LEAPS executed in 2022, eight made money and four lost. But the successful trades win big, up to 1,260% in the case of NVDIA (NVDA). With the losers, you only write off the money you put up.

And you still have 18 months until expiration for my four losers, ample time for them to turn around and make money. In the case of my biggest loser for Rivian (RIVN), Tesla launched an unprecedented EV price way shortly after I added this position. Never take on Tesla in a price war. Black swans happen.

Of course, timing is everything in this business. I only add LEAPS during major market selloffs as the leverage is so great, over 20X in some cases, of which there were four in 2022.

If you would like to receive more extensive coverage of my LEAPS service, please sign up for the Mad Hedge Concierge Service where you can excess a separate website devoted entirely to LEAPS. Be aware that the Concierge Service is by application only, has a limited number of places, and there is usually a waiting list.

Given the numbers below, it is easy to understand why most professional full-time traders only invest their personal retirement funds in LEAPS.

To learn more about the Mad Hedge Concierge Service, please contact customer support at support@madhedgefundtrader.com

 

2022 LEAPS Track Record

 

Date                  Position                                                                                               Cost        Price     Profit

9/27/2022         (FCX) January 2025 $42-$45 Call spread LEAPS                            $0.65       $1.26       94%

9/28/2022        (PANW) January 2025 $306.67-$313.33 Call spread LEAPS        $0.80       $4.42      453%

9/28/2022        (RIVN) January 2025 $75-$80 Call spread LEAPS                          $0.50       $0.06     -88%

9/29/2022        (NVDA) January 2025 $270-$280 Call spread LEAPS                   $0.50        $6.80     1,260%

9/30/2022        (BRK/B) January 2025 $420-$430 Call spread LEAPS                  $1.00        $1.95       95%

10/3/2022         (JPM) January 2025 $175-$180 Call spread LEAPS                        $0.50       $0.89      78%

10/4/2022         (MS) January 2025 $130-$135 Call spread LEAPS                          $0.50       $0.24     -52%

10/12/2022       (VRTX) January 2025 $430-$440 Call spread LEAPS                   $1.50         $2.76      84%

11/9/2022          (TLT) January 2024 $95-$100 Call spread LEAPS                         $2.30        $3.51       53%

11/10/2022        (GOLD) January 2025 $27-$30 Call spread LEAPS                       $0.25        $0.18     -28%

11/28/2022        (SLV) January 2025 $25-$26 Call spread LEAPS                           $0.50       $0.22     -56%

12/19/2022        (TSLA) January 2025 $290-$300 Call spread LEAPS                    $1.50       $2.94      96%

 

Good luck and good trading,

John Thomas
CEO & Publisher
The Diary of a Mad Hedge Fund Trader

 

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