Brett Steenbarger Explains Why Most Traders Lose Control

Added: 2026-05-28

[00:00:00]Most psychological challenges with trading boil down to either being under controlled on one hand or over controlled on the other.

[00:00:14]On one hand, we have the impulsive trader. That's the under control who loses control out of frustration, out of a fear of missing moves. That's under control.

[00:00:29]>> [music] >> The fear is controlling you. The fear of missing the move is controlling you. You are not controlling your [music] own performance. On the other hand, we have the over controlled trader.

[00:00:41]The trader who becomes so fearful and hesitant >> [music] >> that they freeze.

[00:00:51]And so there's opportunity there and they won't take it.