What does fear do to your trading?

Fear shows up in specific behaviours: skipping valid setups, cutting winners early, shrinking size after losses. Naming your fear's signature behaviour is the first step to managing it.

What does fear do to your trading? — central bank rate path diagram
A central bank's policy rate path across recent meetings

What's yours?

  • the behaviour fear produces in you
  • how you recognise it in the moment
  • what calms it down
What does fear do to your trading? — risk-reward diagram
A risk-reward ratio of 1 to 2

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