Trading Psychology
Discipline, bias and the mental side of trading.
Chasing price
Entering a trade late, after the move has already run, because you do not want to miss it.
price chasingchasing the marketchasing entries
Conviction
How strongly the evidence supports a trade — and, separately, how committed the market itself looks.
convincedconviction level
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