traders mourn losses more than they celebrate profit

This one has to do with trading psychology. But, why do traders mourn the loss of funds more than they celebrate a win of an equal amount ?

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@hosea_makelele - 15 hours ago

Because of ego, the desire to always be right.

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@chris_4eva - 13 hours ago

I think its general human nature

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@randolf_mercer - 12 hours ago

Experienced traders are not bothered about losses because even if they make a few losses, their net P&L could still be positive, and that's what matters to them.

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@stallone_g6 - 12 hours ago

The only reason a loss hurts you is that you didnt follow your strategy

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@yokoyi - 12 hours ago

The fear of losses causes us to hold onto losing trades and keep adjusting our stop loss to accommodate them