Trader psychology

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Fear, greed, trading journal, FOMO, breaking tilt after a losing streak.

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How to keep a trading journal that actually works?

A journal isn't a trade calendar — it's a tool for analyzing your own decisions. We show 10 mandatory fields, an Excel template, and 4 questions for weekly review.
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Fear and greed — two emotions that kill trading

Fear causes early position closes and missing good setups. Greed causes holding too long and oversized positions. We show both phenomena, how to recognize in yourself, and concrete control strategies.
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Trader Tilt — Early Recognition and a 24-Hour Recovery Plan

Trader tilt explained: five tilt types (revenge, fear, FOMO, victory tilt, scared money), early-warning signals, and a 24-hour exit protocol drawn from Phil Galfond's poker community work.
  1. 01How to keep a trading journal that actually works?
  2. 02Fear and greed — two emotions that kill trading
  3. 03Trader Tilt — Early Recognition and a 24-Hour Recovery Plan
  4. 04FOMO in Trading — How to Recognise the Fear and Prevent It
  5. 05Trader Burnout — Four Phases of Exhaustion and How to Recover
  6. 06Meditation and mindfulness for the trader — emotions under control
  7. 07The Dopamine Cycle in Trading — Why the Market Feels Like a Slot Machine
  8. 08Trader sleep — how sleep loss wrecks your market decisions
  9. 09Realistic Trading Goals — Ending the Get-Rich-Quick Fantasy
  10. 10Trader Physical Health — the Body That Makes the Decisions
  11. 11Survivorship Bias in Trading — The Error of the Survivors
  12. 12Emotional Intelligence for Traders — Why EQ Beats IQ
  13. 13Overconfidence Bias in Trading — Why You Lose More After Wins
  14. 14Trader Confidence vs Cockiness — Where the Line Runs
  15. 15Loss Acceptance in Trading — the Cost, Not a Failure
  16. 16Trader Stress Management — The Physiology and Concrete Techniques
  17. 17Trading as a Business, Not a Casino — the Owner Mindset
  18. 18Trader Imposter Syndrome — Feeling Like a Fraud Despite Profits
  19. 19The Trader Perfectionism Trap — Paralysis and How to Escape It
  20. 20Trader Growth Mindset — Fixed vs Growth Psychology
  21. 21Deliberate Practice for Traders — What Ericsson Actually Requires
  22. 22Chasing Losses — How a Small Loss Becomes a Catastrophe
  23. 23Process Over Outcome — Judge the Decision, Not the Result
  24. 24Trader Recency Bias — When Only the Last Trade Counts
  25. 25Trader Herd Mentality — Buying Along with the Crowd
  26. 2610 trader psychological mistakes — from FOMO to self-attribution bias
  27. 27Trader self-sabotage — the mechanism of subconscious blocks to success
  28. 28Stoicism trader — Marcus Aurelius + Seneca + Epictetus philosophy
  29. 29Trader Ego — When Needing to Be Right Eats the Account
  30. 30Trader Flow State — What the Zone Is and How to Invite It
  31. 31Mental Stop-Loss vs a Hard Stop — Discipline or Emotion
  32. 32Trader morning routine — how to prepare for the session in 60 minutes
  33. 33Trader evening shutdown — how to close the trading day in 60 minutes
  34. 34Trading discipline — a system that works when motivation runs out
  35. 35Mentor vs Self-Taught Trading — Which Path Should You Choose
  36. 36Trader emotions before, during and after the trade
  37. 37Trader decision fatigue — mechanics and counter-measures
  38. 38Revenge trading — the emotional trap after a loss