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Three signs your trade started with the chart, not the setup

FOMO trades start with a chart catching your eye, not a setup confirming. Three behavioral fingerprints to spot in your log before you click again.

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Trade tagging — the minimum useful taxonomy

Tag every trade with too many labels and you get a junk drawer. Tag with too few and patterns hide. The four-tag system that actually produces post-mortems.

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FOMO trading — the 30-second checklist that catches it before you click

Five questions that reliably catch a FOMO entry before the order goes in. The neuroscience, the warning signs, and a quick yes-no flow that scores your trade.

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