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Trading glossary · psychology

emotion

Feelings like fear, greed, anger or excitement that can push you to break your trading rules.

The fuller meaning

Fear, greed, hope, frustration and excitement shape decisions: exiting early, oversizing, chasing or revenge trading. The lessons do not ask traders to feel nothing; they ask them to name the feeling, tag it in the journal and let written rules and limits decide.

emotion.

Related words

anchoring · boredom trading · chasing · cognitive bias · confirmation bias · consistency · cool-down rule · discipline · disposition effect · entry rule