Ego Trading If your first action after a winning trade is to either (1) announce on X how much $ you made, or (2) clap back at someone who told you it was a dumb trade, you're likely trading from the ego. Announcing how much $ you made is almost always the ego seeking validation. It often betrays a deeper insecurity and a need for acceptance. "But it can motivate people" might be a semi-valid counterargument, but, is it really for others, or for the "attaboy, you genius" comments you're going to receive? "Told ya so" after a win is pure ego, and the worst part is that after you do it, your ego now influences every decision going forward because you'll be thinking, "if i'm wrong here, that guy will throw it back in my face." Accepting a loss is hard enough already, but even harder when you know others are waiting for you to be wrong so they can say "told ya so" just as you did to them. #ES_F #NQ_F $SPY $QQQ