Fear of missing the big trend: what's your cure?

The fear that a trend is leaving without you drives late entries and oversized positions. The cure isn't reassurance — it's acceptance that trends are missed and new ones arrive.

Fear of missing the big trend: what's your cure? — trend versus range diagram
A trending market compared with a ranging one

How do you handle it?

  • what FOMO makes you do
  • how you remind yourself trends recur
  • the missed trend that taught you this
Fear of missing the big trend: what's your cure? — risk-reward diagram
A risk-reward ratio of 1 to 2

The overtrading guide covers the chasing behaviour FOMO produces.

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