𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐖𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐬 𝐂𝐚𝐧 𝐃𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐀𝐜𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭
Not all damage comes from losses.
Some comes from unearned confidence.
After a winning streak, traders often: → Increase position size too fast
→ Skip rules that “worked last time”
→ Trade setups they would normally avoid
𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐬 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞:
→ Risk tolerance quietly expands
→ Discipline weakens
→ One loss erases multiple gains
𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐬 𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐥𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐬:
→ Keep position sizing constant
→ Follow the same rules after wins
→ Judge performance over a series, not a trade
𝐓𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐲:
Consistency matters more after winning than losing.
