Mindful Trader Commentary For August 14, 2025


Hey Guys,


The market is down a bit to start this morning, but still flying high overall. The S&P 500 is at 6,450 right now.


I haven't taken on any new trades yet today. I did take on a new stock position for IBKR yesterday.


I have a nearly full portfolio of stock positions as it is. I only have room for one new position in my stocks account, and even then, it has to be one with a relatively light position value. I have a buy limit order in for CDNS from the watch list. It's gotten close to filling this morning. We'll see if it fills later today.


My RTX option trade reached its time limit today. I'll be manually closing it near the end of the trading day today unless it reaches its profit target first. That position had been green all week, then flashed red yesterday, only to be back in the green right now. We'll see where it lands once it reaches the finish line.


If you have any questions or feedback, I'd love to hear from you.


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