Self-deception: what do you tell yourself about your trades?

"It wasn't really against the plan", "the stop was too tight anyway", "I meant to take that loss" — the stories we tell ourselves to soften reality. Self-deception is the tax evasion of trading psychology.

What's your story?

• the rationalisation you catch yourself using
• how you finally saw through it
• the habit that keeps you honest

The journal guide makes the stories harder to maintain.