Trade Alert - (MSFT) September 5, 2025 - STOP LOSS

When John identifies a strategic exit point, he will send you an alert with specific trade information as to what security to sell, when to sell it, and at what price. Most often, it will be to TAKE PROFITS, but, on rare occasions, it will be to exercise a STOP LOSS at a predetermined price to adhere to strict risk management discipline.

Tech Alert - Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) – STOP LOSS

SELL Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) September 2025 $490-$495 in-the-money vertical BULL CALL spread at $3.35

Closing Trade

9-5-2025

expiration date: September 19, 2025

Portfolio weighting: 10%

Number of Contracts = 24 contracts

Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) has been quite disappointing in the past month, with the stock fading slowly and grinding lower.

After the bad jobs number this morning, the stock slid further, and now is the time to cut losses in MSFT.

MSFT’s AI momentum has slowly stalled recently.

Here are the specific trades you need to exit this position:

Sell to Close 24 September 2025 (MSFT) $490 calls at…………$12.90

Buy to Close 24 September 2025 (MSFT) $495 calls at………….$9.55

Net Proceeds:……………………..…….………..……..........................$3.35

Loss: $4.15-$3.35 = $.80

(24 X 100 X $.80) = $1,920 or 20.48% in 38 days

If you are uncertain about how to execute an options spread, please watch my training video by clicking here.

The best execution can be had by placing your bid for the entire spread in the middle market and waiting for the market to come to you. The difference between the bid and the offer on these deep-in-the-money spread trades can be enormous.

Don’t execute the legs individually or you will end up losing much of your profit. Spread pricing can be very volatile on expiration months farther out.

Keep in mind that these are ballpark prices at best. After the alerts go out, prices can be all over the map.

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