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Jul 2022
41m 18s

5 Ways to Stop Overtrading

Straight Into Options
About this episode

Chances are... if you're overtrading, you're not being selective about your setups. Instead you're probably wasting mental capital, giving back gains, and hyper fixating on the screens. Overtrading is one of the BIGGEST issues most traders, including ourselves, deal with. So what are some ways to interrupt that pattern? We discuss all this and more on this week's episode of Straight Into Options: 5 Ways to Stop Overtrading.

• Market chatter: CPI / OPEX price action, navigating a tough market, hot week of earnings with $NFLX, $TSLA + more
• Importance of building self trust by following rules
• 5 ways to stop overtrading
• Overstimulation via FinTwit, Discord and charting platforms

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