I'm afraid to open the next trade
What to do now
Check that the losses were inside your rules and that the series is a normal length. Then restart with the smallest allowed size.
After a series of stops you hesitate or skip valid setups.
Protocol
- Reduce size to the minimum, but take the setups from the list.
- Return to standard size after 3 trades that followed the rules, whatever the result.
- Judge each trade by process only.
Checklist before the next trade
Is this streak normal?
Why this happens and what is dangerous
The mind remembers the pain of the last losses and expects the next one. Each decision feels heavier.
Skipping valid setups breaks the statistics of the system as much as taking bad ones. Often the best trade in a series is the one that was skipped.
Short statements for this situation
- Each trade is independent of the last.
- A small size lets me act without fear.
- I follow the plan, the outcome is not mine to control.
- Hesitation is information about size, not about the market.
- I take valid setups.
Related
This is a practical protocol for trading behavior, not medical advice or treatment, and not a promise of profit.