#TradingStrategyMistakes 1. **Lack of Plan** – Trading without clear rules for entry, exit, and risk management.
2. **Overleveraging** – Using excessive margin, leading to amplified losses.
3. **Ignoring Risk-Reward Ratios** – Taking trades with poor reward potential relative to risk.
4. **Emotional Trading** – Letting fear or greed override strategy.
5. **Overtrading** – Forcing trades due to impatience or boredom.
6. **Chasing Performance** – Jumping into trends too late or abandoning strategies too soon.
7. **No Backtesting** – Relying on untested assumptions.
8. **Ignoring Market Conditions** – Using the same approach in all environments.
9. **Revenge Trading** – Trying to recover losses impulsively.
10. **Poor Position Sizing** – Risking too much on single trades.
Avoiding these improves long-term success.