Mindful Trader Commentary For January 20, 2026


Hey Guys,


The market is down noticeably to start the week.  The S&P 500 is down 100 points from where it ended Friday.  That's the biggest overnight drop we've seen so far in 2026.


Lucky for me, I didn't have much risk exposure on the table.  It's one of the nice things about having had a thin portfolio at the end of last week.  Sometimes it can be a good thing when there aren't many trades.


My LULU stock position reached its time limit this morning, so I manually closed it at the opening bell.  That trade resulted in a loss.


I took on a few new trades today.  In the stocks account, I bought positions for STM and MRK.  In the options account, I bought the options for MRK.


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


Eric



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