Trading Psychology Score
Strategy is 20%. Psychology is 80%. Find out if your mind is an asset or a liability.
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Your Mental Edge
The "Silent Killer" of Trading Accounts
You can have the best strategy in the world, but if you can't execute it, you will lose. Trading psychology is the study of how your emotions—Fear, Greed, Hope, and Regret—affect your decisions.
Most traders blow up their accounts not because they didn't know what to do, but because they couldn't stop themselves from doing the wrong thing (like moving a stop loss or revenge trading).
The 4 Horsemen of Trading Doom
- FOMO (Fear Of Missing Out): Entering a trade too late because you see a big green candle.
- Revenge Trading: Trying to "make back" a loss immediately by taking a bigger, riskier trade.
- Gambler's Fallacy: Thinking "It has gone down so much, it MUST go up now." (Spoiler: It doesn't have to).
- Hesitation: Being too afraid to pull the trigger on a perfect setup because of past trauma.
Common Questions
Can psychology be fixed?
Yes. It takes awareness and discipline. The first step is admitting you have a problem (like FOMO). Then you build rules to prevent it.
Does meditation help?
Absolutely. Many top hedge fund managers meditate. Trading requires a calm, detached mind. If your heart is racing, you are gambling, not trading.