Re-entering immediately after a loss to 'win it back' — the fastest account killer in trading.
Revenge Trading is the emotional re-entry after a losing trade, driven by the urge to recover the loss immediately rather than wait for the next valid setup. It violates every element of the process: no Reveal, no planned Retrace, no defined Run — just emotion with size. The LA Traders defense is structural: the checklist requires an A+ setup for every entry, and a post-loss rule (stand down for 15 minutes, one more trade max per session after two losses) removes the opportunity for the spiral.
One loss costs 1R. A revenge spiral costs 5R, a bad week, or the account. The market will be there tomorrow. Your capital might not be.
Your short stops out for −1R at 7:15. Furious, you market-sell the next candle at a worse price with no setup. That one stops out too. Now you're −2R and hunting. That's the spiral. The fix: close the platform after trade two.
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