Chasing
Trigger: price moves without you. Cost: late entries near poor reward/risk. Fix: predefine entry zones and let missed trades stay missed.
Mistake library
The fastest way to improve is to stop repeating expensive mistakes.
This library turns common trading errors into named patterns with triggers, symptoms, cost, and prevention rules.
Revenge Trading
Trigger: loss plus urgency. Cost: oversized, low-quality trades. Fix: cooldown rule after emotional losses.
Over-Sizing
Trigger: confidence or desperation. Cost: normal variance becomes account damage. Fix: fixed risk percent and max daily loss.
Moving Stops
Trigger: refusal to accept invalidation. Cost: small planned loss becomes large unplanned loss. Fix: stop movement only if defined before entry.
Trading Patterns Alone
Trigger: memorized setup. Cost: entries against higher-timeframe context. Fix: require market condition before setup.
No Review Loop
Trigger: wanting the next trade more than the lesson. Cost: repeated errors. Fix: weekly tag review and screenshot archive.