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TiltIntermediate
An emotional state where you stop following your rules.
What it means
Tilt shows up as overtrading, moving stops and ignoring the plan. The fix is mechanical: stop rules, breaks and smaller size after a set number of losses.
How to spot it
- Your journal shows several rule breaks in a row.
Common mistakes
- Thinking you can trade your way out of tilt.
Related terms
Revenge tradingTaking quick, bigger trades to win back a loss.…Trade journalA record of every trade with the reason, screenshots, result in R and how you fe…Trading planYour written rules: what you trade, when, how you enter, exit and size, and when…
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