## Ten common mistakes
No stop loss. Oversized position. Revenge trading after loss. Chasing a move. No journal. Copying signals. Heavy size during news. No fixed strategy. Relaxing discipline after a win. Hoping during a loss.
## Why beginners repeat them
Most mistakes come from one root: wanting to prove you are right quickly. Markets do not reward the desire to win. They reward repeatable process.
## How to avoid them
Before every trade, write entry, stop, target and invalidation. Size the trade from account risk, not emotion. After consecutive losses, take a mandatory break. Fix one mistake per week, not ten at once.
## The most important fix
If you can fix only one mistake, fix position size first. Small size gives you time to learn. Large size turns one mistake into account damage.
