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Expiry Day Trading Psychology: Six Stop Losses and One Rule That Matters

Expiry Day Trading Psychology: Six Stop Losses and One Rule That Matters

by B Bharti | Feb 3, 2026 | Risk Notes

Expiry day trading is not about prediction — it’s about execution under uncertainty. Today was a perfect reminder of that. What Happened Today The market opened with a huge gap-up. On expiry day, that alone is enough to tell you one thing: anything can happen. The...
Disciplined Trading in a Gap-Down Nifty 50 Ahead of a Major budget Event on Sunday

Disciplined Trading in a Gap-Down Nifty 50 Ahead of a Major budget Event on Sunday

by B Bharti | Jan 30, 2026 | Risk Notes

The market opened with a clear gap-down today as participants positioned themselves ahead of an important budget event scheduled for Sunday. From the opening bell itself, the price action felt heavy and uncertain. This was not a clean intraday trader’s market—it was...
Discipline Is the Real Edge in Trading | Real Market Experience

Discipline Is the Real Edge in Trading | Real Market Experience

by B Bharti | Jan 29, 2026 | Risk Notes

Today the market opened weak and continued to slide until it formed a lower-low pattern inside a downward channel. Buyers eventually stepped in and pushed the price higher. Sellers didn’t give up easily — for almost an hour they defended the level, making it look like...
Trading Psychology: How Discipline After a Stop Loss Delivered a 2.5R Trade

Trading Psychology: How Discipline After a Stop Loss Delivered a 2.5R Trade

by B Bharti | Jan 23, 2026 | Risk Notes

Trading Journal – Real Market Experience Trading is not just about finding the right setup. It is about executing the same process again and again, even when your emotions are trying to stop you. Today’s trading session was a perfect example of how trading psychology...
Trading Discipline vs Family Time – New Year’s Eve Reflection

Trading Discipline vs Family Time – New Year’s Eve Reflection

by B Bharti | Dec 31, 2025 | Risk Notes

I hadn’t planned to trade today at all. It was New Year’s Eve here in Canberra, and my priority was clear — family time and the evening fireworks. However, after taking three stop-losses the previous session, the market presented a high-probability setup that aligned...
Trading Through Nerves: Following the Plan After a Stop Loss and Hitting 3R

Trading Through Nerves: Following the Plan After a Stop Loss and Hitting 3R

by B Bharti | Dec 29, 2025 | Risk Notes

The market opened today with a small gap up and quickly retested the previous high. After that retest, price paused and formed a brief consolidation. The next candle showed a bounce and a breakout from that range — a valid setup according to my trading rules. I took...
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