Classic behavioral red flags signaling imminent account destruction:
Recency bias after a winning streak → oversized conviction trades
Moving stops = no risk discipline = death by a thousand cuts
Overtrading to recover intraday losses = compounding negative edge
Sleep deprivation = impaired decision-making = increased error rate
Public positioning = ego attachment = inability to cut losers
If you're exhibiting 4+ of these symptoms, you're in tilt mode. Your risk management framework has collapsed. Step away before you turn paper gains into realized losses.
Psychological capital matters as much as financial capital. Protect both.
Recency bias after a winning streak → oversized conviction trades
Moving stops = no risk discipline = death by a thousand cuts
Overtrading to recover intraday losses = compounding negative edge
Sleep deprivation = impaired decision-making = increased error rate
Public positioning = ego attachment = inability to cut losers
If you're exhibiting 4+ of these symptoms, you're in tilt mode. Your risk management framework has collapsed. Step away before you turn paper gains into realized losses.
Psychological capital matters as much as financial capital. Protect both.
