If-Then Trading Rules: A Plan You Can Follow
A meta-analysis of 94 tests: "if X, then I will do Y" plans raise goal achievement (d = .65). How to write your own rules for losses and FOMO.
Trading psychology
Revenge trading, overtrading, FOMO and stress: what research on real traders shows and how to fix the habit, with links to free tools in our Psychology section.
Trading Stress: What Cortisol Does to Risk Taking
London traders sampled at work: cortisol rises with volatility. A later experiment shows stress hormones shift risk preferences. What to change.
FOMO in Crypto Trading: Why Late Buyers Lose
BIS data: most crypto app users lost money on bitcoin, and retail bought after the Terra and FTX collapses. A pre-entry checklist.
Overtrading: Why Active Traders Earn Less
Of 66,465 households, those who traded most earned 11.4% a year against 17.9% for the market. Why overtrading happens and how to cap it.
Revenge Trading: Why You Double Down After a Loss
The urge to win a loss back has a documented cost: the Barings loss records, 10,000 brokerage accounts, and a five-rule protocol to stop it.