Banishing Greed From Trading: Why Wanting More Keeps You LosingGreed is one of the most destructive emotions in trading — it convinces you to ignore your plan, hold too long, and overleverage after a win. In this session, we break down how greed quietly sabotages traders and how to build the mental discipline needed to trade with clarity.
This episode of The Trader’s Therapist explores the psychological roots of greed, how it distorts decision-making, and how professional traders use stoic principles to detach from the outcome and focus purely on execution.
You’ll learn:
The real psychology behind greed and overtrading
How to spot greed before it costs you
Why the “enough” mindset is key to long-term consistency
Practical tools to eliminate emotional trading habits
If you’ve ever turned a winning trade into a loss because you wanted just a little more, this discussion will hit home.
Tags: trading psychology, greed in trading, emotional control, trading discipline, forex mindset, risk management, stoic trading, consistency in trading, mindset for traders, professional trading habits
