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Case file · S&P 500-0422

S&P 500

Case file · trade verdict

Account Destroyer

Weak process and a loss — the danger zone.

VerdictBad12 / 100

Process 12/100

Possible Patterns

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Revenge TradeOversized

AI Verdict · Professional

This is the revenge-trade pattern in its purest form: days after the April drawdown you re-entered the same index long at 5108, at triple your normal size, with no thesis in the note beyond recovering losses quickly. It closed at 5074 for −$51.00. The dollar loss is small; the decision is the problem — sizing up to get even is how small drawdowns become account-defining ones.

Why it went wrong

Revenge Trade
Oversized

What you could have done

After a losing streak, stand down for 24 hours. If the setup is still valid the next day, take it at standard size (0.5) — never at 3×.

The impact

At your normal 0.5 size the same trade loses (5108 − 5074) × 0.5 = $17.00 instead of $51.00 — and the habit it breaks is worth far more than the $34.00 difference.

Lesson for next time

The market doesn't know you're down. Trading bigger to get even bets your discipline, not your thesis.

Market Context

The S&P 500 spent late April 2024 chopping through a rebound attempt after the mid-April sell-off on hot CPI prints and Middle East escalation; the week of 22–26 April resolved lower before May's recovery.

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Trade Details

spreadbet

S&P 500

↑ Long

P&L

-$51.00

Entry → Exit

$5,108.00 → $5,074.00

Size: 1.5

Dates

Apr 22, 2024

4 days duration

Your Note

Revenge trade after the April drawdown — tripled normal position size trying to recover losses quickly

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