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Revenge trading

Trader Psychology

Trading to soothe a loss, not to trade a setup

Revenge trading means increasing size or forcing a new entry specifically to win back a recent loss, right now. It's driven by emotion, not by an actual valid setup on the chart.

Oversized and edge-less, at once

The math works against revenge trading twice over: the trader is often oversized from urgency and entering without a real edge, a combination built to compound the original loss.

Weeks, not minutes, to recover

The actual fix for a loss isn't the next five minutes, it's the next few weeks of trading the plan normally. Patience recovers an account. Urgency usually digs it deeper.

Check yourself

Revenge trading is best defined as…

  1. Forcing a trade to win back a recent loss, driven by emotion rather than a real setup correct
  2. Taking a well-planned trade after reviewing your journal
  3. Reducing size after a string of losses

The defining feature is the motive: winning back a loss immediately, not reacting to an actual valid setup.

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