Mindset & Risk
Discipline, position sizing, and the trader’s mindset.
Discipline vs Willpower in Trading
Most traders try to behave well through willpower — gritting their teeth in the moment. It fails. Here is why discipline, a system of rules set when you are calm, is the trait that actually keeps an Indian trading account alive.
The Dunning-Kruger Curve in Trading
New traders often make money fast, feel like geniuses, then blow up. That pattern has a name — the Dunning-Kruger effect. Here is how overconfidence traps beginners in the Indian market, and how to climb out of the danger zone.
FOMO in Trading: The Silent Account-Killer
FOMO — the fear of missing out — quietly pushes new traders to chase rallies, oversize bets and buy the top. Here is how it drains a trading account in India, and the simple rules that switch it off.
Loss Aversion: Why Traders Ride Their Losses
Loss aversion is why a small, sensible loss turns into a ruinous one — the brain hates booking a loss so much that investors hold sinking stocks for years. Here is the wiring, the real cost, and how to break the habit.
Overtrading — the Addiction Nobody Calls Out
Overtrading hides as hard work, but it behaves like an addiction — and it quietly bleeds Indian trading accounts through fees and bad decisions. Here is how to spot it in yourself and break the loop.
Revenge Trading: How to Break the Loop
Revenge trading is what happens when you try to win back a loss with a bigger, angrier bet — and it spirals. Here is why the loop forms, what it costs Indian traders, and the simple rules that break it.
Trading Journal: What to Actually Log
A trading journal only helps if you log the right things. Here is exactly what to record after every trade in the Indian market — the fields, the costs, and the one column that quietly turns your losses into lessons.
Why Beginners Profit First, Then Blow Up
Almost every new trader makes easy money before losing it all. It is not bad luck — it is a sequence. Here is exactly how the profit-then-blow-up trap works in the Indian market, and how to break the chain before it empties your account.
Why Most Traders Lose Money — The Real Reasons
SEBI's own data shows most active traders lose money — 93% of F&O traders over three years. Here is the honest, beginner-friendly breakdown of the real reasons accounts bleed, and what the rare survivors do differently.
Options Selling — The Unlimited Risk Myth
Is option selling really unlimited risk? Learn why naked calls are open-ended, why sold puts have a fixed maximum loss, and how spreads cap risk before entry.
Trailing Stop Loss: How to Set It Up (and the Pitfalls)
A trailing stop loss locks in gains as a stock rises. Here's how to set the trail width, where it works, and the four pitfalls that cost most traders money.
The Amazing Story of Jesse Livermore
From a $5 runaway to one of the most famous crash trades in Wall Street history — the rise, fall, and lasting trading lessons of Jesse Livermore.
How Long Does It Take to Learn Trading?
Learning to trade takes about 6 months for swing trading and 1 year for intraday — assuming guidance and exposure to multiple market regimes. Here's why.
Power of Attorney: How Brokers Can Misuse Your Shares
Power of Attorney misuse let one Indian broker pledge ₹2,300 crore of client shares illegally. Here's how it happens, what SEBI changed, and how to stay safe.
The Secret Weapon of Professional Traders
A pro trader copied my every move — same stocks, same timing, same instruments. The position sizing framework that explained the gap, in three rules.
Stop Loss Order: SL vs SL-M (SLM) Explained
SL vs SLM (SL-M): SL order needs trigger plus limit price; SL-M needs only the trigger and exits at market. Here's when to use which — Indian examples.
How to Recover from a Big Trading Loss
Recover from a big trading loss with a 7-step plan: psychology first, responsibility, risk control, and a slower rebuild. A practical stock market reset.
The Zero-Loss Guarantee Strategy
There is exactly one zero-loss strategy in the stock market — and you won't like it. A reality check on why losses are guaranteed, and what to chase instead.
What is Zerodha's Kill Switch — and Should You Be Using It?
Zerodha's Kill Switch disables trading for 12 hours. Here's how it works, when to use it, and why most blow-ups happen before you reach for it.
7 Habits of Highly Successful Traders
Seven habits that separate consistently profitable traders from amateurs: patience, exit planning, risk control, trade review, systems, reset routines, and learning.
Stop-Loss Hunting: Why Your Stops Get Hit
Stop-loss hunting explained: why retail stops cluster at obvious levels, how liquidity grabs unfold, and how to place smarter, volatility-aware stops.
Real trading, explained simply.
Daily videos showing how trading actually works in real life — walked through step by step, in plain language, by VRD Rao.