Glossary
Trading psychology
What is trading psychology?
Trading psychology is how emotion, belief, and state shape trading decisions. It covers the patterns, revenge trading, FOMO, overtrading, hesitation, moving stops, cutting winners, that cause traders to break their own rules even when they know better.
Example
Two traders take the same setup. One holds the plan; the other moves the stop after a single wick. The difference is not the chart. It is what the trade means to each of them.
Why it matters
Most traders already have charts, strategies, and journals. The repeated loss usually comes from the behavioral layer, not the analytical one.
Common signs
- You repeat the same emotional trade across different markets
- Knowing the rule does not stop you breaking it
- Your results swing with your state, not your setups
- The same feeling shows up before each mistake