[Trading Journey] 🧠 Are you trading with confirmation bias?

You read the news. Market sentiment is bullish. You open the chart, and the price action looks like it’s going up.

You’re set on a LONG trade — and your mind starts… hunting for signals to back it up.

Price is rising, then you spot one, two candles pulling back.

A pin bar appears — “Here it is, a reversal!”

You draw Fibonacci, tweaking it to fit the 0.5 level.

MA 50 is right there — “Perfect, time to enter!”

📉 But then, the price dumps. Your stoploss gets hit.

You’re baffled: “How did I analyze it right and still lose?”

The truth? You wanted to LONG from the start. Your mind cherry-picked signals to justify it, ignoring anything that didn’t fit.

🎯 That’s confirmation bias — the trap of seeing what you want to see.

You’re not reading the chart objectively.

You’re driven by emotions and desires.

And that’s the fastest way to blow your account.

✅ How to escape the confirmation bias trap?

- Challenge yourself: If you’re set on LONG, find reasons why NOT to LONG. If you can’t find solid reasons, that’s a real setup.

- Analyze both sides: Always evaluate bullish and bearish scenarios, even if you lean one way.

- Stick to a checklist: Every trade must pass a fixed set of criteria. If it doesn’t, stay out.

- Separate analysis from emotions: Write down your analysis before entering a trade to avoid tweaking it on the fly.

✅ Next time you analyze a chart, ask yourself:

“Am I reading the chart, or just seeing what I want to see?”

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