Trading rules I learned the expensive way:

If you’re emotional, your size is wrong.
If you’re greedy, it’s time to pay yourself.
If you’re scared, you’re overexposed.
If you’re tilted, log off and take a break.
If a trade keeps you awake, you’re gambling.

If you’re forcing it, you don’t have a setup.
If you’re overtrading, you lack patience.
If you’re chasing FOMO, you’re exit liquidity.
If you trade every meta, you have no edge.
If you don’t journal, you’ll repeat mistakes.

If the chart looks messy, zoom out.
If price is chopping, wait for structure.
If you can’t define risk, don’t touch it.
If your bias fights the chart, the chart wins.
If volume dies, attention has moved.

If you trade scared, you’ll make bad decisions.
If you don’t respect $50, you’ll struggle with $10k.
If you size up too early, you’ll blow up too early.
If you try to catch everything, you’ll catch nothing.

Most traders don’t lose because they can’t read charts. They lose because they can’t control themselves.