🧨 The “Big Lot Temptation” — Why You Risk More When You Shouldn't
🎯 The Lesson
You’re trading normally…
then suddenly you feel the urge to “go big.”
Maybe you saw a clean setup.
Maybe you’re trying to recover a loss.
Maybe you just feel confident today.
You increase the lot size — not because your system told you, but because your emotions did.
That’s the big lot temptation, and it has blown more accounts than bad analysis ever did.
🧠 What Really Happens
Your brain reacts to two things:
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Greed when you want to make more
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Fear when you want to recover faster
Both push you to click a bigger position.
In that moment, you’re not thinking about risk.
You’re thinking about the result you want.
The danger?
Big lots speed up everything — profits, losses, stress, and mistakes.
One bad candle can wipe weeks of progress.
💡 The Fix: Let Risk Be a Formula, Not a Feeling
Professionals don’t choose lot size based on confidence.
They choose it based on math:
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% of account
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Stop loss distance
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Valid setup
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Expected reward
Before you increase size, ask yourself:
“Did my system justify this? Or did my mood justify it?”
If it’s mood — go back to your normal size.
🔑 Practical Rule: The Fixed-Risk Contract
Sign an agreement with yourself:
“I only risk ___% per trade. No exceptions.”
Write it on your desk, your notebook, or your screen.
This one rule protects your account from emotional explosions.
🚀 Takeaway
Big lots don’t make you a bigger trader — they make you more exposed.
Consistency grows accounts, not adrenaline.
Follow your risk plan, not your impulses.
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