Revenge Trading – The Loop That Drains YouXRP / TetherUSBINANCE:XRPUSDTsoda8888NOTE: This is a post on Mindset and emotion. It is NOT a Trade idea or strategy designed to make you money. If anything, I’m posting this to help you preserve your capital, energy and will so you can execute your own trading system with calm, patience and confidence. Momentum and trend are in play and you’re lining up for the next opportunity to join the trend up. Diligently - you follow your rules and get in when the ‘stars align’ and when the indicators you’ve chosen give you the confirmation you’re looking for to get in. And then you’re stopped out. “I’ll get it back on the next one.” It starts as a whisper in your head right after a loss. "Is it a false breakout? Is it noise? " You don’t even consider ‘chop’ right now. You re-enter Stopped again and again. This is starting to feel personal. What’s really happening inside you: Thoughts: “The market took from me.” “I’ll show it.” Feelings: Anger, injustice, shame. Behaviours: Increasing size, doubling down, moving stops. Body cues: Racing heart, clenched jaw, tunnel vision. Trigger: A loss that feels unfair or personal. This is anger disguised as trading. You have been triggered. How to take control of this: Name it: Say out loud “I’m acting out here.” Ask yourself - ‘Do I really want to do this, is this part of the plan or am I honestly revenge trading?’. Asking these questions at least stops the automatic reaction of just jumping in and brings awareness to the situation. It’s a breaker switch that interrupts the loop. Ground yourself: notice your breath, your heart, your body. It’s likely that your biology is reacting to the loss which means hormones such as [adrenaline and cortisol are racing through you. Step away until the adrenaline settles. Reframe the loss: remind yourself: The win I’m chasing won’t undo the loss. Only discipline will. Losses in this game are a cost of doing business. I accept that there are costs and I am in control of my spend as any successful business owner does. Losing isn’t the problem. How you react to the loss defines your career. If you found this useful, also have a look at a previous post I’ve put up on revenge trading. Here’s the link. I also offered some reflections on a trade post sent to me by another TradingView user. The topic wasn’t revenge, but the challenge presented by the market wasn't too dissimilar. https://www.tradingview.com/chart/MCL1!/HZdfQ7U6-Chopped-into-Indecision-Some-Thoughts-on-jacesabr-real-s-query/ p.s. Apols if anything is odd in this post, I have had to repost it.