Definition
What revenge trading means in a journal.
In practice, revenge trading often appears as faster re-entry, larger size, lower setup quality, or a refusal to stop after the trade idea is invalidated.
- Taking the next trade too quickly
- Increasing contracts after a loss
- Moving from planned setup to impulse trade
Why it hides
You may not notice it while the session is moving.
The trader may experience the next entry as confidence, urgency, or a normal opportunity. Historical review can separate the feeling from the pattern.
- Review trades after one loss
- Review trades after two consecutive losses
- Compare session results before and after the trigger
Example
A hypothetical revenge-trading segment.
Example only, not TradePilot user results: trades before a second consecutive loss are +$860, while trades afterward are -$1,740. The useful question is whether your own history shows a similar shift.
- Baseline P&L before the trigger
- Post-trigger P&L and average R
- Time between trades after losses