Threat
The body reads loss as urgency, even when the plan says wait.
Trading Psychology
Tilt is a state problem before it is a discipline problem.
After a loss, the mind wants closure. Trading offers the dangerous illusion that closure is one more click away. A tilt protocol exists to create space between pain and action.
01 — The loop
What happens after red.
Narrative
The mind turns one outcome into a story about competence, fairness or identity.
Make-back pressure
The next trade becomes emotional repair instead of process execution.
02 — Protocol
A simple circuit-breaker.
Hands off
After a defined loss trigger, no new action for a fixed reset window.
Name the state
Say what is happening plainly: urge, heat, revenge, avoidance, shame.
Return by rule
You resume only when the next trade meets pre-written conditions.
Next Step
Build it into your week
The 7-Day Challenge includes a revenge-loop interruption day.
Educational example about psychology and process — not financial advice, not a recommendation, and not a suggestion to trade anything.