This article has been translated from English to Gen Z Slang.

Yo fam, keeping score of your stats is yeet. But let's be real, numbers are just digits and they ain’t spilling all the tea.

If you’re like, "Oh no, I'm messing up on repeat and got zero clue what's the sitch," maybe it's time to cop a psychological journal, ya feel? 🧠✨

You peep how the market’s got its own vibes?

Well, just like how it vibes with market scenes, us traders low-key have our own feels and reactive vibes. But like, we be sleeping on how they hit our trading game.pipsychology-110527-stoppedout

No cap, through our lives we’ve been putting together these coping to-dos to handle drama.

Like, you remember the first time you dove into a pool and got hit with that ice-ice feeling? Ever since then, you've been testing the waters with your toesies. 🌊

Eventually, these 100% savage coping habits become second nature when similar stuff pops off. 😎

Real talk, while these knee-jerk moves are meant to keep us chill, they can totally have us making some wow-bad trading calls. 🤔💥

Think about it, how many times did you dip out of a winning trade the moment the market moved a few pips against you? 🤷‍♂️

And you’re probs facepalming for doing it again and again, knowing you could’ve cashed in bigger if you just stuck to the plan. 🙃💰

That’s why you gotta cop a psychological journal, fam. It's your ticket to spotting your vibes and habits. 📔

Wanna know how to kick it off? Peep these fire tips:

1. Spill the tea on the market sitch

Break down the current vibe in the market and why your trade might slay in that scene.

Ask yourself the spicy questions:

  • What’s the 411 on dominant market themes RN?
  • Are we vibing risk on or off?
  • Am I about to slide into a trade that matches these themes and risk feels?

2. Capture those trade feels

Besides the market deets, jot down your brainwaves and feels while trading.

Okay, it might feel like spamming about your feels isn’t it, but trust, later you'll see some recurring vibe checks.

If you wanna spill about that bad hair day or coffee OD, go off, queen!☕👑 It's all about collecting vibes that could sway how you roll.

Dig into these Qs:

  • What were your vibes before the trade? (nervous, low-key confident, on that doubt trip, etc.)
  • What thoughts and feels were popping while the trade was live and the market was moving with or ghosting your position?
  • Did anything make you regret your trade style?
  • Did you catch good or bad feels post-trade, and why tho?

3. Drop the outcomes

Slide those results of your trading moves into your journal to clock what feels bring the good vibes or bad vibes.

To scope out potential issues, ask it like this:

  • Did you pull out of a trade early ‘cause you were feeling super impatient that day?
  • Was focusing tough and if so, why was that a thing?
  • Did you push stops back ‘cause you were extra hungry for that W? 🍔
  • Were you so hype on your trade idea that you jacked up your position size?

Keep in mind, the vibe is to catch behavior patterns and the usual vibes that follow.

From here, you can ID those situational red flags and decide to ghost trading when they pop again.

Soon enough, you'll be woke to your behavior patterns, scope what’s sus, and keep those tricky feels from blowing up your trading acc. 🚀💸