Drawdown isn’t only financial—it’s psychological

Drawdowns often arrive with shame, revenge urgency, or self-distrust. Those feelings are human—but if unmanaged, they turn a bad patch into a dangerous pattern.

Your nervous system trades too

Under high stress, the brain leans toward fast, improvisational decisions. That’s why pre-written rules matter more than “moment genius” in hard periods.

Three warning signs to take seriously

• Position size suddenly jumps above your normal baseline.
• You justify size with “this is a once-in-a-lifetime setup” without a checklist.
• You can’t step away from the chart for 10 minutes.

Small resets, large effects

Reset means returning size to baseline, reviewing rules simply, and refusing to “trade your way back to pride.” The goal is rhythm recovery—not a one-day hero trade.