Loss aversion

The tendency to feel a loss more strongly than an equivalent gain.

In plain English

It distorts exits in a predictable direction: you close winners more readily than losers.

Example

Taking profit at +0.5R while letting a losing trade run past its stop.

Trading Psychology

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