2025 ITPM Results: 125% Return & $500K+ NAV Using Anton Kreil’s System

The Institute Trader
Oct 8
5 min read

Anton Kreil against green graph background. Text: "2025: +125% RETURN Using Anton Kreil's ITPM System" with five-star rating. — By applying the Long/Short portfolio framework taught by ITPM and Anton Kreil, I’ve achieved risk-adjusted returns that far exceeded what I once believed possible.

🚀 From Profitable to Professional: Year 3 Was the Breakthrough

Coming into 2025, I was profitable — but not consistently at scale.

So I made a decision: review every trade I had ever taken.

This wasn’t a surface-level review. I dove deep into my entries, exits, structures, and decision-making to uncover hidden flaws that had been undermining my edge.

What I found wasn’t pretty, but it was powerful.

🔎 The Flaws That Were Holding Me Back

Through backtesting and journaling, I uncovered several major issues:

Incorrect option structures — poor delta targeting, expiry mismatch, inconsistent positioning
Timing was random — I had no structured entry methodology
I wasn’t cutting or repairing trades when needed
Risk wasn’t predefined — I lacked clear sizing rules on entries
And perhaps most importantly, I was leaving money on the table due to hesitation, unclear frameworks, and mental friction

These issues weren’t just costing me money — they were eroding confidence. So I rebuilt everything.

✅ The Fix: Merging My Setups with ITPM's Long/Short Framework

I committed fully to the Institute of Trading and Portfolio Management (ITPM) structure, led by Anton Kreil.

I took the key principles from ITPM — macro thematics, top-down sector alignment, risk control, and long/short balancing — and merged them with my personal strategies.

Here’s what changed:

I implemented structured option setups with delta targeting, proper expiry logic, and tight risk control
I created timing rules based on top-down analysis
I built in processes to cut, repair, or recycle trades
I committed to long/short portfolio construction and continuous sector monitoring
Every trade had risk predefined and was aligned with my broader book

It wasn’t about finding magic setups — it was about building a system I could trust, repeat, and scale.

🧠 Psychology Means Nothing Without a System

Here’s something that became crystal clear this year:

Psychology doesn’t matter if you don’t have a systematic edge.

Retail traders love to talk about mindset. But in most cases, what they think is a “psychology issue” is actually a process issue.

Instead of working on affirmations or discipline hacks, most traders would do far better if they just:

Reviewed their past trades
Identified patterns in their behavior
Looked at how they handled risk and execution
Noted what they did during losses vs. wins

That’s where psychology reveals itself — in your trade history.

Once I built a system grounded in rules, structure, and predefined risk, my emotions took a backseat. Trading became objective. I didn’t need to "feel better" — I just needed to follow my process.

“The best way to fix your psychology is to stop relying on it to trade.”

🔍 ITPM Sector Focus: You Don’t Need to Know Everything

Here’s another lesson from 2025 that ITPM drilled into me:

You don’t need to understand every sector or every stock to make money.

You won’t catch me trading biotech stocks — because I don’t fully understand them. And I don’t need to.

My focus is always: Where is the capital flowing?

That’s the essence of the ITPM top-down process:

Start with macro themes
Drill into the sectors being rewarded or punished
Build exposure accordingly — long where capital is going, short where it’s leaving

This alone keeps me aligned with institutional capital and avoids unnecessary complexity. It’s not about trading everything — it’s about trading what matters.

💻 From Spreadsheets to Software: Managing My Portfolio Like a Business

One of the biggest changes I made this year wasn’t just in how I traded — it was how I monitored and managed my risk.

I moved away from clunky Excel spreadsheets and built my own portfolio management software to track exposure in real time.

I needed a more sophisticated, visual solution to manage risk like a professional.

Here’s what my software does:

Tracks exposure by sector and bias (long/short)
Flags expiry clusters to avoid calendar risk
Monitors swing exposure and daily portfolio fluctuations
Calculates delta-adjusted risk across the book
Helps me spot overcrowded positions or correlated trades

Stock portfolio dashboard displaying market data, total market value, unrealized profit/loss, and detailed positions in tabular format. — My Options Portfolio Management tool helps me manage large amounts of positions in a visual format that ensures that I am properly managing my risk.

Before this, my Excel workflow was slow and unclear. I’d waste time interpreting messy data, which created hesitation.

Now, with one dashboard, I get real-time clarity on what my portfolio is doing, what risks I’m holding, and where I need to adjust.

This tool allowed me to shift from trading setups — to managing a portfolio like a business.

📊 2025 Performance Summary

Metric	Value
Total Trades	122
Wins	49 (40.16%)
Losses	73 (59.84%)
YTD Return	+125%
Net Realized P&L	$271,878
Current NAV	$502,878
Risk/Reward Ratio	3.41:1
Average Gain Per Win	+98%
Average Loss Per Trade	-17%
Avg Holding Period	11.6 Days
Avg Positions Held	10

On September 16th, I posted an article detailing how I grew my account from $25K to $400K.

Since then — in just a few weeks — I’ve added another $100,000 to the account, now sitting at $502,878 NAV.

That kind of compounding doesn’t happen without a robust process behind it.

🎟️ Want to Learn More About ITPM?

If this journey resonates with you — if you’re starting to see how structure, risk management, and proper trade construction can change your outcomes — then I’d highly recommend looking into ITPM.

📌 I’ve written full reviews of the ITPM programs, shared my personal experience, and even created a discounts page for traders who want to get started.

This education changed everything for me. It might do the same for you.

🧠 Final Thoughts: From Randomness to Repeatability

2025 was the year everything clicked.

Not because of luck. Not because of better trades. But because I finally committed to process over prediction.

I removed randomness. I stopped guessing. I treated trading like a business — and the results followed.

“You don’t rise to the level of your goals. You fall to the level of your systems.” – James Clear

With a solid system, everything changed. And now, heading into 2026, I’ve never been more confident in my ability to stay consistent and scale.

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