{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Markets and Mindsets","title":"How to Avoid Taking the Market Personally?","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1119,"description":"Want to be on the show? Send us a question, a voice note or a quick video to marketsandmindsets@ig.com\n\nWhen a trade goes against you, how do you tell the difference between rational conviction and an emotional attempt to win the money back?\n\nIn Episode 10 of Markets and Mindsets, Paul, Emma and Isar are joined by Andy, an experienced investor and trader with a background in equities, options and higher-risk strategies. Together, they explore why losses often feel more powerful than gains and how those emotions can shape the decisions that follow.\n\nAndy shares how losing positions can leave him feeling sad rather than angry, why he sometimes steps back from options when markets turn against him, and how strong conviction can lead him to add to a falling position. The team examine where thoughtful reassessment ends and revenge trading begins.\n\nThe conversation also explores portfolio concentration, position sizing, the emotional rush of short-term trading, the influence of market-moving news and why self-awareness is essential when deciding whether the facts still support a trade, or whether emotion has taken over.\n\nIn this episode:\nWhy losses tend to feel more powerful than equivalent gains\nHow loss can trigger overtrading, paralysis or revenge trading\nWhy reviewing a loss can become a valuable learning tool\nHow different traders experience and express trading emotions\nWhy sadness can be as important to recognise as anger or frustration\nThe difference between long-term investing and shorter-term trading psychology\nHow portfolio concentration can amplify emotional swings\nWhy position sizing and risk limits matter when conviction is high\nHow to decide whether adding to a losing position is rational or emotional\nWhy a revenge trade often begins when the facts change but your view does not\nChapters\n00:00 – Introduction: Loss, Anxiety and the Revenge Trade\n01:38 – Meet Andy: From Equities to Options\n02:21 – Recognising the Emotional Impact of a Loss\n05:03 – Position...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/nRmI07Ibb48zG4ULgc0yTWrcrrZdbDciQPE7Pkeijz8/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS84MDM5/MjU5MzQ4NWU4YWM5/Yzg5OTg4ZGU5NThj/YzllMS5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}