How do I know if I am overtrading?

Common signs include taking trades outside the plan, increasing size after a loss, entering from boredom or FOMO, ignoring the daily risk limit, and reviewing outcomes without screenshots or written rules.

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Overtrading Checklist

Before the next click, check whether the trade still belongs to the plan. This scorecard helps traders slow down FOMO entries, revenge trades, oversized risk and low-quality execution.

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I have a written setup, not just a feeling that price might move. The trade is inside my planned session and market context. Invalidation is visible before entry. Position size stays inside my daily risk limit. I am not increasing size to recover a loss. I can explain the entry trigger without using “hope” or “because it moved”. If this trade loses, I already know what I will review.

Discipline score0 / 7If the score is low, pause instead of forcing another trade.

Turn emotional pressure into a process filter

1. Stop the revenge loop

After a loss, do not ask how to win it back. Ask whether the next setup would still be valid if the last trade never happened.

2. Separate movement from opportunity

Fast candles create urgency. A real plan still needs context, trigger, invalidation and risk before entry.

3. Review one rule

Overtrading improves when every skipped or taken trade becomes one written rule for the next session.

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