What do you do between trades?
The minutes and hours between trades decide the next trade's quality. Watching the screen breeds impatience; walking away breeds perspective. The between-trades time is where psychology is won.
Describe yours:
- what you do while waiting for setups
- how you resist the screen's pull
- the activity that resets you best
The overtrading guide explains the waiting trap.
Background: Revenge trading and overtrading: how to spot them and stop
Trading to win back a loss, or trading out of boredom, are two of the fastest ways to damage an account. Learn the warning signs and the rules that interrupt them.
What is revenge trading?
Opening a trade to win back a recent loss rather than because your trading plan gives a signal, often with a bigger position than usual.
How do I stop overtrading?
Set a maximum number of trades and a daily loss limit in advance, require a written reason from your plan before each entry, and check in your journal whether the extra trades have helped or hurt your results.
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