🧠Why You Make Bad Trades After a Winning Streak
🎯The Lesson
Winning feels amazing — and that’s exactly why it’s dangerous.
After a few good trades, your brain releases dopamine — the same chemical that makes gamblers double down.
You start believing you can’t miss, and that’s when you do.
⚡What Really Happens
When you win, your confidence grows — but your caution shrinks.
You enter trades faster, you increase lot size, and you stop double-checking setups.
Your brain says “I’m in control,” but what it really means is “I’m addicted to this feeling.”
That’s how a strong uptrend in your balance turns into a crash you didn’t see coming.
💡The Fix: Act Like a Scientist, Not a Gambler
A scientist tests ideas.
They form a hypothesis, collect data, then review results.
That’s how you should trade — same process, no emotions.
After a win, ask yourself:
- Was the trade skill or luck?
- Did I follow my rules?
- Would I take that same trade again if it had lost?
If you can’t answer “yes” to that last one, it means the trade wasn’t disciplined — it was emotional.
🔑Practical Rule: The “Cool-Down Trade”
After every 3 wins, take a break — even just one hour.
Don’t open a new trade until you’ve cooled down.
That short pause resets your brain’s dopamine loop.
You’ll come back thinking clearer, not chasing.
🚀Takeaway
The market doesn’t reward emotion — it rewards execution.
The best traders don’t win more because they’re smarter — they win more because they stay the same person after a win or a loss.
