How do you avoid trading out of boredom?

Boredom is one of the most expensive emotions in trading. Quiet markets produce pointless trades, and pointless trades produce slow, steady losses through spreads and commissions.

What's your antidote?

• rules about minimum conditions for a trade
• non-trading activities that replace screen-watching
• how you notice boredom creeping in before the damage

The overtrading guide names the pattern and the fixes.