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Psychology

Overtrading

Taking an excessive number of trades beyond a sound strategy's signals. This is one of the recurring behavioral patterns trading psychology research and mentors warn about, since it tends to erode discipline gradually rather than all at once.

Meaning

What Overtrading means

Taking an excessive number of trades beyond a sound strategy's signals. This is one of the recurring behavioral patterns trading psychology research and mentors warn about, since it tends to erode discipline gradually rather than all at once.

Trading context

Why it matters

It increases transaction costs and often stems from impatience or emotional impulses. New traders benefit from internalizing this early, since it underpins much of the terminology and reasoning used throughout the rest of their trading education.

Example

How traders may see it

A high volume of low-conviction trades in a short period. Most traders come across this while reviewing charts, monitoring news feeds, or checking their account dashboard, and being able to spot it quickly is a useful practical skill.