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Post-Win Size Freeze

Prevent euphoria sizing after a big win

Traders commonly report oversizing after a winning streak ("house money" thinking). This recipe freezes max risk-per-trade for a cooldown window after outsized wins.

House RecipePersonal3 min setup

INGREDIENTS

🔔Notifications

PROMPT

Create "Post-Win Size Freeze". If a trade profits >= 2R or >= $300, or if I hit a 3-win streak, then for 30 minutes prevent any increase in risk-per-trade beyond baseline, and prompt a short self-check.

Pain point

Overconfidence after wins can undo steady progress via sudden risk expansion.

Triggers

  • Single trade profit >= bigWinUSD OR bigWinR
  • OR win streak >= winStreakTrigger

Conditions

  • Applies only the same day/session
  • Optional: stricter if win came from unusually high volatility spike

Actions

  • Cap risk-per-trade to baseline for cooldown period
  • Suggest taking a break (walk, step away)
  • Prompt: "Did you follow plan or get lucky?"

Parameters (defaults)

  • bigWinUSD: 300
  • bigWinR: 2.0
  • winStreakTrigger: 3
  • cooldownMinutes: 30
  • maxRiskMultiplierDuringCooldown: 1.0

Examples

  • After a +2.5R trade, freeze size for 30 minutes and require a pre-trade checklist.
  • After 3 wins in a row, prohibit any size increase until next session.
Tags:#trading#overconfidence#risk-management#psychology