Why clicking feels good

There is a reason a quiet day feels harder than a losing one. It is worth understanding, because it explains most over trading.

The hit arrives early

Placing a trade feels good immediately. Not when it wins, and not when it closes. At the click.

At that moment you are picturing the profit. The market has done nothing yet, but the feeling has already been paid out.

The reward lands when you press the button, not when you are right.

The same as a bet

Research on gambling points the same way. The strongest reaction comes when the bet is placed, and it is larger than the reaction to actually winning.