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FOMO

Definition

Entering late because a move is already running without you.

Why it matters

FOMO entries usually have the worst risk-reward of the whole sample because the stop has to sit far away from an extended price.

Example

You watch a move for 40 minutes, enter at the third extension bar, and take the pullback loss - the classic late-entry trade a journal exposes by logging entry time versus signal time.

How to track it in a journal

TradeStack calculates the core performance numbers — win rate, average win and loss, profit factor, expectancy, drawdown and consistency — automatically from imported trades, so fomo stops being something you estimate and becomes something you read.

Related terms

Overtrading
Taking more trades than your plan justifies.
Revenge trading
Taking a trade to recover a loss rather than because the setup appeared.
Tilt
Trading while emotionally compromised after a loss or a big win.
Trading discipline
Executing your plan the same way whether the last trade won or lost.

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