You probably do not have a strategy problem every time.
A lot of rule-breaking happens after a state change: loss, urgency, boredom, FOMO, or the need to recover. The diagnostic is designed to show the pattern before the next session gives it another chance.
Trading psychology shows up in what people refuse to close. In Terrance Odean's study of 10,000 brokerage accounts, winning stocks were about 60% more likely to be sold than losing stocks. That is the disposition effect: locking in comfort while avoiding the discomfort of accepting a loss. Read the research.
Pressure Pattern
Choose what you would probably do on a real emotional day, not what the disciplined version of you wishes were true.
Your pressure pattern is showing
The dangerous part is not the label. It is the sequence: trigger, emotional interpretation, rule break, and post-trade excuse.
Turn your result into the next 7 trading days.
This is not positioned as a PDF to read once. It is a compact diagnosis and reset plan designed to sit beside your trading week: before market, after losses, and during review.
The full diagnosis converts the archetype into triggers, warning signs, rules, and short review prompts you can use immediately.