#TradingPsychology

If you keep falling into these traps, you’re not trading — you’re gambling.

Fix them = Save your capital. Grow your account. ✅

1. Max Leverage, Minimal Logic

“100x? Let’s gooo!” 🙃

Result: 0.5% move = liquidation.

Fix: Use 2x–5x max until you’re consistently profitable.

2. No Stop-Loss, Just Hope

Entering without a stop-loss is not brave — it’s reckless.

Result: Full liquidation on sudden wicks.

Fix: Define SL before you enter. Every time. No excuses.

3. Revenge Trading After a Loss

Lost a trade and doubled your next position?

Result: You just fed the market more capital.

Fix: Step away. Recenter. One loss doesn’t define you.

4. Ignoring Funding Rates

“Why is my PnL shrinking?”

Result: You’re bleeding fees without realizing it.

Fix: Check funding before holding positions long-term.

5. Overtrading Every Candle

If you’re glued to the 1-minute chart… you’re gambling.

Result: Burnout, bad entries, no strategy.

Fix: Zoom out. Be picky. Trade only clean setups.

6. FOMO-In on Green Candles

It just pumped 20%, and you’re buying now? 💀

Result: Instant reversal. You’re the exit liquidity.

Fix: Wait for pullbacks or reclaims — never chase.

7. Ignoring Trend & Market Structure

Trading long in a downtrend? Shorting bottoms?

Result: You’re fighting the flow and losing.

Fix: Learn basic BOS, liquidity zones, and market bias first.