The Temptation to Widen Your Stop Loss Mid-Trade
Price is one tick from your stop and you want to move it. Here is why that urge shows up and the rule that stops it from…
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Adding to a Winning Position: When It Is a Plan and When It Is Greed
Adding to a winning trade can grow your account or wreck it in one move. Here is how to tell a planned add from a greedy…
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Why You Cannot Decide Whether to Exit or Hold
Frozen between exiting and holding while a trade sits in front of you. Here is why the indecision happens, and how to…
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The Urge to Exit at Breakeven: Why It Feels Safe and Costs You
Watching a winning trade fall back to your entry price triggers a strong urge to exit flat. Here is why breakeven…
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Should I Book Partial Profits or Let It Run?
The pull between locking in a gain and letting a winner run is one of the hardest live decisions in trading. Here is a…
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Why You Close Winning Trades Too Early Out of Fear
You take a small win and watch the trade run to your original target without you. Here is the fear mechanism behind…
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When to Exit a Trade: The Decision Framework Most Traders Skip
Most traders plan their entry in detail and leave the exit to feel. Here is a complete framework for deciding when to…
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The Boredom That Wrecks a Perfectly Good Trade
A trade that just sits there, doing nothing, is more dangerous than a trade moving against you. Here is why boredom…
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