Revenge trading
Revenge trading is trading to get money back after a loss. The trade comes from the loss rather than from a setup. The size is usually bigger than normal.
In depth
The sequence is always similar. You lose 400 dollars at 9:50. By 9:58 you are back in, double size, on a chart you had not been watching. If it works you learn the wrong lesson. If it fails you are 1,200 down by ten o'clock.
What makes it dangerous is speed. The gap between the loss and the next entry is where the decision should happen. It is often under a minute. The fix is mechanical rather than emotional. A fixed pause after a loss, a daily loss limit, and no size change inside a session.
Why it matters
One session of this can cost more than a good month earns. It also spoils your records. Your win rate now mixes real setups with panic trades. It looks like the method broke, when the method was never used. That is how traders quit an approach that worked.
TraderLog splits your results into what you did after a win and what you did after a loss. Automatic tags flag fast re-entries and size jumps after a loss. The By tag table prices them. The habit findings say it out loud when the pattern is in your trades.
Frequently asked questions
Ask what put you in the trade. If the honest answer is the last loss rather than a setup, close the platform.
Stop for the day if you hit your limit. Otherwise take a fixed break, then trade your normal size.
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