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Why I Keep Breaking My Own Trading Rules (And How It Nearly Destroyed Me)
Dipjyoti Sharma3 min read·1 hour ago--
I didn’t lose money because I didn’t know how to trade.
I lost money because I didn’t follow my own rules.
That’s a painful sentence to admit. But if you’ve been in trading long enough, you know exactly what I mean.
Because this isn’t about strategy.
It’s about psychology.
The Lie I Told Myself
I used to believe that once I had a “perfect strategy,” everything would fall into place.
So I built one.
Clear entry.
Clear exit.
Risk management defined.
Backtested. Proven.
And yet…
I still broke my rules.
Not once. Not occasionally. Repeatedly.
And every time, I had a reason:
- “This setup looks stronger than usual.”
- “Market sentiment is different today.”
- “I’ll just adjust this one trade.”
But the truth?
I wasn’t adapting.
I was justifying.
