I Wasn’t Watching It. I Didn’t Plan It. But I Entered Anyway.
You see the chart flying.
You weren’t even watching that pair.
No alert, no setup, no bias.
But now it’s moving. Fast.
And something in you starts waking up.
“What if this was the move?”
“What if this is the one I miss… again?”
“I should at least try to catch a part of it…”
So you enter.
Late. Sloppy.
Not because you had a plan —
but because you were afraid of being left behind.
I’m Not Even Sure What I’m Missing. But I Don’t Want to Miss It.
Let’s be honest.
You didn’t enter because it was high probability.
You entered because you couldn’t stand the idea of not being in.
That’s the real driver behind FOMO:
Not just fear of missing a trade —
but fear of not being involved. Not being enough.
Somewhere in your mind, you link being “in the move” with being “a real trader.”
So when you’re not in…
you feel like maybe you’re the one falling behind.
It’s a Bad Trade. But At Least I Feel Alive.
Terrible entry.
No target.
Stop-loss held together with hope.
Now you’re managing emotions, not risk.
Every candle against you feels like punishment.
Every candle in your favor makes you chase harder.
You’re not trading the market anymore —
you’re trading your insecurity.
(I wrote more about this exact feeling in my first post — the moment when you can’t take it anymore, and click anyway.)
This Is How You Accidentally Rewire Yourself for Chaos
You start teaching your brain that this is what opportunity feels like:
Urgent. Fast. Emotional.
So when a clean, quiet setup comes along…
you don’t trust it.
It doesn’t give you that hit.
Now you’re wired for noise.
You stop waiting.
You start chasing.
You trade to not feel left out — not to win.
It Took a While, But I Learned to Pause Before the Usual Mistake
FOMO didn’t disappear because I learned to “control” it.
It started fading when I finally saw the cost.
Not just in pips.
But in trust.
I used to think the win would justify the chase.
Now I know:
The chase always cost more than it gave.
This Isn’t a Setup. I Just Really Wanted to Feel Something.
So if you’re here right now —
watching something move,
feeling that pull in your chest,
telling yourself “maybe it’s not too late…” —
Pause.
Ask yourself:
Would I still take this if it stopped moving right now?
If the answer is no —
you’re not trading a plan.
You’re trading a feeling.
And honestly?
That’s always the more expensive position.
