How do you admit mistakes in public?

Posting a mistake publicly is uncomfortable and powerful: it forces honesty, helps others and builds the habit of accountability. The traders who do it describe it as liberating.

How do you admit mistakes in public? — risk-reward diagram
A risk-reward ratio of 1 to 2

Have you done it?

  • the mistake you posted and what happened
  • how it felt before and after
  • what it changed in your trading
How do you admit mistakes in public? — candlestick anatomy diagram
The parts of a candlestick: wick, body, open and close

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