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

Alright, fam, listen up! If you're tryna slay consistently in the trading game, you gotta keep tabs on what you’re doing right and wrong with those trades. 💪

But hold up, too many people are sleepin’ on the trades they ALMOST took. 👀

We've all been there, right? Seen a primo setup but for some reason didn’t pull the trigger. And let's be real, it always feels like those trades would’ve been big wins. 🤦‍♂️

Why do we miss out on those sweet pips? Well, like, Steve might be chillin’ on the sidelines after he took a couple Ls.

And Tony? Well, my dude might’ve got sidetracked by another shiny trade while Peter was all like, “Nah, I’m not feelin’ it” ‘cause his biases were on a different wavelength than his squad’s.

Meanwhile, Natasha already hit her daily goals and peaced out, and Clint didn’t have enough bands left for another move. 💸

For real though, even when you’ve got solid reasons for passin’ on opportunities, ignoring those golden setups could low-key cost you big time. 💡

First off, you’re kind of hurting your wallet by not going for those fire setups. You could be sleeping on stacks of potential profits, fam. 📈 And unless you’ve got that stuff logged in a journal, you'll never know the full tea.

For my mechanical traders out there, skipping legit trades messes with your numbers. Next thing you know, your backtesting results look all nice, but your real game is lagging. Like, confidence? Gone. 👋

Plus, missed trades can mess with your head real bad. If you start thinkin’ it’s alright not to dive in after taking a dip, you’re caught in the recency bias trap. Don’t play yourself. 🚫

Losses are just part of playin’ the game and your last moves shouldn’t mess up your decisions on what’s next. ✌️

And yo, the ultimate bad-bet of missing those setups? It hooks you into pouncing on revenge trades. 🛑 Smells like danger, am I right? You start goin’ all out, chasing after weak setups to make up for lost chances. Revenge trades? They can obliterate your account faster than you can say “oops.” 😱

So how do you make sure you don’t sleep on good trades? Here’s the cheat sheet:

1. Journaling

You can’t fix what you can’t see, fam. So what made you hesitate? Got caught half-slippin’? Was your head in the game? Log those misses in a trading journal—find those triggers and stick to the plan next time. 📝

2. Set alerts and orders

If you ain’t got time to babysit your charts or miss those chances, then vibe with price alerts or set up some entry orders. Maybe crank it up a notch by droppin’ a simple mechanical system on your platform. ⏰

3. Decrease your position sizes

If you’re second-guessing your ideas ‘cause confidence is on vacation, maybe dial down those position sizes. That way you take the pressure off and it doesn’t all feel like life or death. 😅

Let’s be real, solid risk management can give you that confidence boost. 🚀

4. Look at the big picture

Accept that Ls come with the game just like the wins do. One or two losses? Whatever. Trust your setup and keep your eye on the horizon. 🌅

Getting chill with taking Ls is gonna help you focus on growth, not just the bag. 💪

Traders usually brush off missed trades ‘cause they’re ghosting their impact. Unlike those Ls on bets they’ve logged, missed ones never hit the spreadsheets with the same level of attention. But you can’t grow from what you don’t acknowledge.

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