Your brain is your
worst trade.
Mind the Market explores the cognitive biases, emotional patterns, and psychological traps that silently sabotage your portfolio. Academic rigor, made readable.
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Deep Dives
Long-form analysis on the intersection of psychology and markets. Peer-reviewed concepts, plain-English explanations.
Revenge Trading: Why You Keep Doubling Down After a Loss (And How to Stop)
The behavioral science behind revenge trading — why losses hijack your decision-making, what prospect theory reveals about doubling down, and evidence-based strategies to break the cycle.
Why 90% of Traders Lose Money — And It's Not What You Think
New behavioral research reveals the real reason most traders fail: it's not strategy, it's systematic cognitive errors baked into human psychology.
The 7 Cognitive Biases Destroying Your Portfolio
From confirmation bias to the disposition effect — a field guide to the mental traps every trader falls into.
FOMO Investing: Why Gen Z Panic-Buys Meme Stocks
The neuroscience of social proof, FOMO, and why your group chat is a worse trading signal than you think.
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5-Minute Briefings
Short, sharp insights you can apply to your next trade. No fluff, just science.
Interactive Guide
Your Brain on Trading
Six cognitive biases that cost traders billions every year. Understanding them is the first step to beating them.
Loss Aversion
Losses feel 2x more painful than equivalent gains feel good. This makes traders hold losers too long and sell winners too early.
Kahneman & Tversky, 1979Confirmation Bias
You seek information that confirms what you already believe about a trade — and ignore evidence that contradicts it.
Affects 87% of retail tradersHerd Mentality
Following the crowd feels safe. But by the time everyone's buying, the smart money has already sold. Social proof is a lagging indicator.
Amplified 4x by social mediaAnchoring
Your first piece of information dominates all subsequent decisions. If you bought at $100, you'll irrationally anchor to that price forever.
Tversky & Kahneman, 1974Overconfidence
After a few winning trades, you believe you've cracked the code. Overconfidence leads to oversized positions and blown accounts.
74% overestimate their skillRecency Bias
Recent events carry disproportionate weight. A week of green candles makes you forget about the last crash — until it happens again.
Peak impact: 7-day window