Mindful Trader Commentary For February 2, 2026


Hey Guys,


The market has wiggled around a fair amount over the last few trading days, but right now the S&P 500 is at about the same place as it was when I emailed on Friday.


One of my DG option trades reached its profit target.  Also, my ROST stock position reached its time limit, so I manually sold it at the opening bell this morning using a market sell order.  That trade locked in a profit, which was nice to see considering that it was in the red for most of the trade.


I took on some new positions today.  In the stocks account, I bought positions for MRNA and BIDU.  I also bought options for those same ticker symbols in the options account.  A lot of the options that have been coming through lately have been on the more expensive side, which happens sometimes but is not the norm.


I have a big load of positions in both accounts right now.  The upcoming week could have a noticeable impact on my account value, for better or worse.  Let's see how things play out.


If you have any questions, just reply directly to this email.


Eric



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