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FOMO Circuit Breaker

Stop buying the story at the worst possible moment

A pre-trade friction layer for hype-driven buying. Forces thesis clarity, position sizing limits, and a written reason before entering a hot name.

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INGREDIENTS

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PROMPT

Create a skill called "FOMO Circuit Breaker". Before any hype-driven buy, make me answer: - Why do I want this? - What would make me wrong? - How big is the position relative to my portfolio? - Am I reacting to a story, a chart, or a real thesis? Then return a FOMO score, position-size warning, and a forced cooling-off step.

How It Works

This recipe is for meme-stock, trend, and hype-chasing behavior.

Triggers

  • "I do not want to miss this run"
  • Social-media-fueled urgency
  • Strong urge to buy after a huge move
  • Fear that everyone else is getting rich

Inputs

  • Ticker or asset
  • Reason for wanting in
  • Intended position size
  • Time horizon
  • Exit conditions

Outputs

  • FOMO score
  • Position size warning
  • Delay timer
  • Thesis template
  • Go / no-go recommendation based on your own rules

Steps / Actions

  1. Force the user to write the thesis in plain language.
  2. Check if thesis is just price action or social proof.
  3. Cap position size if it is a speculative trade.
  4. Impose a cooling-off wait.
  5. Log entry, exit, and invalidation conditions.

Failure Modes

  • User insists "this time is different"
  • No exit criteria defined
  • Position is too large relative to portfolio
Tags:#fomo#discipline#risk#trading