🧠 Trading Psychology

Most evaluation failures are behavioural, not analytical. Trading under an evaluation's explicit loss limit changes how a trader perceives risk — the same setup that felt routine on a personal account can trigger hesitation, oversizing, or revenge trading once a hard drawdown line is visible.

Practical habits

• Define the loss-per-trade and daily-loss limit before the session starts, not during a losing streak.
• Journal every trade, including the emotional state at entry — patterns show up faster than most traders expect.
• Step away after hitting a self-imposed daily loss limit, even if the firm's official limit hasn't been reached.