Revenge trading and tilt: what it really costs you
Tilt is trading on emotion after a loss: jumping straight back in, going bigger to win it back, or refusing to take the stop. Most traders know they do it. Few know what it costs.
The habits that give tilt away
- Revenge entries: a new trade within minutes of a loss.
- Sizing up after a loss: a bigger position right after losing.
- Adding to a loser: buying more of a position that's going against you.
- Losing streaks: carrying on after several losses in a row.
- Overtrading: far more trades than your normal day.
- Trading near your daily line: pushing on when most of your daily loss limit is gone.
- Rapid fire: several entries in a few minutes.
Measure it on your own trades
NoTilt scores every entry in your history from 0 to 100 for tilt at the moment you took it, using only what had happened by then. It shows how many entries were tilted, what each habit cost you, and how your history would have gone with cool-off locks and your own limits in place.
Upload an MT4 or MT5 history to NoCap Edge: every verdict shows how many entries were tilted and what they made. The full NoTilt breakdown is a Pro check, with three free Pro checks a day.
Analysis, not financial advice.