Overtrading
Risk
Overtrading is taking too many trades, often driven by boredom or revenge, leading to mounting commission costs and emotional decisions.
Overtrading is the pattern of taking too many trades, often driven by boredom, revenge, or chasing missed opportunities. The effects compound: rising commission costs, deteriorating focus, and an equity curve that drifts down even when individual trades are technically valid.
On prop accounts, overtrading is often what kills accounts that should have survived — many traders pass evaluation with controlled position frequency, then increase trade count on the funded account and breach the daily loss limit within weeks.
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