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Revenge Trading To address the single most destructive habit in the financial world, we must examine the dark psychology of Revenge Trading. This phenomenon occurs when a trader suffers a loss and immediately attempts to “win it back” by taking aggressive, unplanned positions. At Maverick Trading, we have spent over 20 years observing how Revenge…
Win Rate vs Risk Management: Why Win Rate Is a Misleading Metric in Trading In the world of retail trading, the “win rate” is often treated as the ultimate badge of honor. Marketing materials and social media influencers frequently flaunt hit rates of 80% or 90%, suggesting that the secret to wealth is simply being…
Most people’s picture of a professional trader is shaped by movies and highlight reels: fast money, instant decisions, and dramatic swings. The reality is both more demanding and more structured than that. A professional trading career follows identifiable phases, requires sustained psychological development, and involves income variability that most candidates don’t anticipate. Understanding what a…
Missing a Trade To address one of the most agonizing experiences in the financial markets, we must look at the psychological mechanics of Missing a Trade. Whether you were away from your desk, hesitated on the entry, or your limit order missed being filled by a single cent, the emotional fallout is often more damaging…
Is Prop Trading a Career or a Side Hustle? There’s a version of proprietary trading that circulates online: flexible hours, no boss, income that scales as fast as your skill. That version isn’t entirely wrong, but it leaves out most of the picture. A genuine prop trading career involves structured education, deliberate skill-building across markets…
Regret in Trading: How to Stop Living in the Past The Ghost of the “Should Have” Trade Every trader has a story about the one that got away. Perhaps you sold too early, or maybe you didn’t buy the dip when you had the chance. This feeling of Regret in Trading is a powerful emotional…
How Proprietary Trading Firms Make Money How proprietary trading firms make money — and how are incentives structured? It’s an important question. Because the answer tells you everything about: Understanding the economics behind proprietary trading helps you distinguish between professional capital allocation firms and models built primarily around fees or simulations. Let’s break it down…
Who Succeeds in Proprietary Trading? The image of a successful trader often involves a lone wolf making impulsive, high-stakes decisions fueled by innate genius. Popular culture frequently perpetuates this myth of the “natural-born” trader with a sixth sense for market direction. However, in the rigorous environment of proprietary trading firms, raw talent or gut instinct…
