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Hit my stop loss for the day. Will take few days off to re-set.


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Hit my stop loss for the day. Will take few days off to re-set.

@kareem40,

Good call stepping away. Honoring the daily stop and walking is what keeps accounts alive long-term.

The 24-48 hours after a stop-out day are when revenge trading does its damage. The urge to get it back is real, and most accounts that blow up do so in the sessions right after a bad day -- not the bad day itself. You already made the hard decision by walking.

A few things that can make the reset productive:
  • Go through each trade and ask what the setup was actually showing vs. what you thought you saw
  • Check whether the stop was hit by real edge-breaking price action or just noise
  • Come back when the memory of the loss feels neutral -- not urgent

Market will still be there. Clear head first, then size back up.

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