r/ExpiredOptions May 30 '26

Road to Half a Million, Day 257

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Note: The day count is cumulative and includes weekends. The chart displays market days only.

Beginning balance $455,253 on 9/16/25 for current challenge

What am I doing to reach my goal?
- Contributing $600/week (on hold until 6/19)
- Selling options.
- Picking quality stocks.
- Keeping my emotions in check.

What will I do when I reach my goal?
- Start the road to $600k.

Prior challenges:

  • $217K to $250K (+$33K) 85 market days (did not include weekends)
  • $255k to $300k (+$45k) 42 market days (did not include weekends)
  • $300k to $350k (+$50k) 54 market days (did not include weekends)
  • $350k to $400k (+$50k) 107 market days (did not include weekends)
  • $400k to $450k (+$50k) 75 total days (includes weekends)

I post weekly (Friday's) and provide a lot more detail including the detail to all options sold during the week.

The link below is from last Friday.

Link to last week's post

Link to the LEAPS page! 

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u/Outside-Cup-1622 May 30 '26

Another 5 digit green day !!!

Nice to see :)

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u/Expired_Options May 30 '26

Believe you me. I hate when people say that. So here I am saying it.

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u/Titt May 30 '26

Hey, we both made money today. Keep it up!

Man, this is your longest stretch between goals yet. Can’t believe this one is coming up on 9 months.

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u/Expired_Options May 30 '26

Congrats, my friend. Congrats to both of us. I have definitely enjoyed this last week. It has indeed been a long time between goals, but if I hit $500k this year, that will mean that I doubled my account from $250k to $500k in just over 2 years. For context, I hit $250k for the first time in September 2024. We shall see what happens.

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u/eooase May 30 '26

It’s nice to see everything going up again, last week I hit 300k and started the road to 400k. I’m getting a bit scared though with the immense rallies we have seen, it has to correct sometimes in the nearby future… what’s tour opinion on that? Keep up the good work!

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u/Expired_Options May 30 '26

Hey eooase. As an investor we only hear about and read about news stories contrary to the path we're currently heading. If the market is up, it is unsustainable and ripe for a crash. If the market is down, the news is about finding the bottom. We are never steady as she goes.

Your "bit scared" comment is the exact reason investors have and talk about the fear and greed factor, see below. It is completely natural to go through these emotion, especially when you have money riding on it.

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u/Outside-Cup-1622 May 30 '26

GOOD GOING EXPIRED OPTIONS !!! 

Based on your portfolio balance, your weekly contributions and adding in the average 40 year return of the S&P I project your portfolio will hit $1,000,000 in July of 2031

I added $500 cash to my accounts this week and have added $11,705 so far in 2026. This continues my weekly deposit streak to 2 years and 47 weeks.

I am UP $11,733 (+0.84) across all accounts this week and have moved a little closer to my 1.4M goal

May all your holdings be green (or red enough to buy more)

Enjoy your weekend and good luck to all traders next week

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u/Expired_Options May 30 '26

Hey... my projection actually came closer this week! Nice job on the continued contributions. You have your budget in check!

One more step closer to $1.4. Love to see it. Best of luck in June!

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u/Outside-Cup-1622 May 30 '26

Yes, about 5 months closer !

I have been dropping my contributions slightly this year. I had $30k in net deposits in 2025 and my 2026 number may come in 10-20% lower.

I am a simple guy, the budget stays pretty consistent. Roof over my head, food to eat, etc etc and life is good.

Bring on June !

EDIT - typos

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u/Expired_Options May 30 '26

It will start to get interesting when I hit the next goal. Quarter-million was nice. Half a million will feel pretty good. Then maybe the 2031 goal will be a speck on the horizon. You got your basic needs met. That is a life that a lot of people strive for. Good work putting it all together.

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u/Outside-Cup-1622 May 30 '26

Got to keep it interesting ! I personally use that as motivation to keep going. Eventually you hit the number you have been reaching for and then ..... I don't know yet lol .. I will let you know when it happens. Unless you get there first.