How do you handle the last trade of the day?

The last trade is where tired traders give back the day: "one more" after a win to compound it, or "one more" after a loss to fix it. Both are the same trap wearing different stories.

How do you handle the last trade of the day? — trading sessions clock diagram
The four forex trading sessions across a 24-hour day

What's your shutdown rule?

  • how you decide the day is over
  • the last-trade mistake you used to make
  • what closes the session for you mentally
How do you handle the last trade of the day? — risk-reward diagram
A risk-reward ratio of 1 to 2

The revenge trading guide names the "one more" urge precisely.

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