Cortisol

Stress Resilience

The 'stress hormone' that clouds your judgment during tough trades. A hormone released when you're stressed. Short bursts help you focus, but prolonged high levels (like during a losing streak) impair memory, decision-making, and emotional control. It literally makes you dumber under pressure. Example: After three losing trades in a row, cortisol floods your system. This is why you're more likely to make a revenge trade at that moment - your stress hormones are impairing your judgment.