Trade Alert – (AMGN) July 18, 2025 – EXPIRATION AT MAX PROFIT

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.

 

Trade Alert – (AMGN) – EXPIRATION AT MAX PROFIT

EXPIRATION of the Amgen (AMGN) July 2025 $260-$270 in-the-money vertical Bull Call spread at $10.00

 

Closing Trade

7-18-2025

expiration date: July 18, 2025

Portfolio weighting: 10%

Number of Contracts = 12 contracts

Just to be clear, this position does not expire until 4:15 PM today, Friday, July 18.

This trade is a perfect example of how you can make the maximum profit in an option vertical call debit spread when the stock does absolutely since. Since we added this position 11 trading days ago, the stock has remained dead unchanged.

With the Volatility Index hugging the $16 handle, there aren’t many new trades out there.

As a result, you get to take home $1,200 or 11.11% in 11 trading days. Well done, and on to the next trade.

You don’t have to do anything with this expiration.

Your broker will automatically use your long position to cover your short position, canceling out the total holdings.

The entire profit will be credited to your account on Monday morning, July 21, and the margin freed up.

Some firms charge you a modest $10 or $15 fee for performing this service. The flight of money right now is from small, undercapitalized, and questionable to large, overcapitalized, and rock-solid balance sheets.

Stock players buy the shares, which probably have a double in them over the next three years. Expect a big move in this sector as the Trump administration comes to an end.

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This was a bet that Amgen (AMGN) would not fall below $270 by the July 18 option expiration day in 11 trading days.

Here is the specific accounting you need to close this position:

EXPIRATION of 12 July 2025 (AMGN) $260 calls at…………….$112.20

EXPIRATION of short 12 July 2025 (AMGN) $270 calls at…….$102.20

Net Proceeds:……………………..…….……….…..………….……………..$10.00

Profit: $10.00 – $9.00 = $1.00

(12 X 100 X $1.00) = $1,200 or 11.11% in 11 trading days.