#TradingStrategyMistakes Common trading strategy mistakes can derail even the most disciplined traders. Overtrading, driven by emotion or FOMO, often leads to excessive losses and fees. Ignoring risk management, like failing to set stop-losses or overleveraging, invites catastrophic drawdowns. Chasing trends without research or blindly following social media tips—prevalent on platforms like X—can result in buying at peaks or selling at lows. Lack of a defined strategy, such as not setting clear entry/exit points, breeds inconsistency. Many traders neglect backtesting, assuming past performance guarantees future results, which it doesn’t. Overcomplicating strategies with too many indicators causes analysis paralysis. Failing to adapt to market conditions, like sticking to a bullish strategy in a bear market, is another pitfall. Emotional trading—panic selling or greed-driven holding—undermines discipline. Lastly, ignoring transaction costs and taxes erodes profits. A structured, tested plan with strict risk management is key to avoiding these costly errors.