I want to win it back
What to do now
Stand up. Fifteen minutes away from the screen. Then ask only one question: is the next entry from my system, or from the loss?
You want the market to return what it took, and you are looking for a trade to do it.
Protocol
- After a stop: 15 minutes without charts.
- Then only a setup from the list, standard risk.
- Two stops in a row after the break: the day is over.
Checklist before the next trade
Quick test
Tick what is true right now. Three or more means the pattern is active.
Your own numbers
Why this happens and what is dangerous
Loss is felt more strongly than an equal gain, and the mind wants to close the open account quickly. The market does not owe anything and does not know about your loss.
Revenge trades are taken with a worse state and usually with larger size, outside the setup. One loss becomes a series, and the series becomes the day that damages the account.
Short statements for this situation
- The market owes me nothing, and I owe it nothing.
- I do not need to recover today's loss today.
- After a stop I pause. This is part of the system.
- I trade my setups, not my feelings.
- Not trading is a position.
Related
This is a practical protocol for trading behavior, not medical advice or treatment, and not a promise of profit.