Revenge trading
BasicsWhat it looks like
The pattern is almost always the same: a loss lands harder than expected, and within minutes there is a new position on the screen that was never in the plan. It is usually bigger than the last one, taken on a weaker signal, with the stop moved to give it room. The goal has quietly shifted from following a process to getting the money back before the session ends.
Why it costs so much
Revenge trades cluster your worst decisions into your worst emotional state, which is how a single ordinary loss turns into the day that undoes a good week. The damage is rarely one trade. It is the sequence: a loss, a bigger loss to fix it, then a bigger one still. Sizing consistently and stepping away after a hard loss are the two habits that break the chain, because they remove the two ingredients revenge trades need.
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