2026-01-18 12:31:04

At some point, I stopped following my trading setups. I was no longer executing a plan—I was chasing the last loss. When the market moves against you, the temptation to revenge trade hits different. You abandon the strategy that could work and spiral into emotional decisions instead. That's where most traders lose their edge.

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SignatureVerifier

· 6h ago

ngl revenge trading is just insufficient validation of your own risk tolerance. most people skip the audit phase entirely—then wonder why their portfolio got rekt. classic move, tbh.

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NFT_Therapy_Group

· 6h ago

That's why I always set a stop-loss, otherwise it's really easy to be manipulated by revenge psychology.

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DaoDeveloper

· 6h ago

this is the classic tragedy—abandoning your game theory at the first drawdown. same pattern repeats in governance decisions too, ngl. emotional override of rational protocol design never ends well.

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MetaverseVagabond

· 6h ago

Revenge trading is really poison; once you start chasing losses, you can't stop. Exactly right, when emotions take over, strategies become useless. That's how I am, losing so much that I want to smash the market. This is why most people get liquidated; I can totally understand. You need to have such strong self-control to stick to your plan even when losing.

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HodlTheDoor

· 6h ago

Revenge trading is really a trader's nightmare. When they incur losses, they want to quickly recover, but end up digging themselves deeper...

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WalletDivorcer

· 6h ago

Revenge trading is really the poison of trading, very true... I’ve fallen into that trap before, losing a bit and trying to make it back, only to lose more. Now I’ve learned to be smarter.

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BearMarketBro

· 6h ago

Revenge trading is really the trader's nemesis; once you start chasing losses, it's over.

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