Revenge trading: the trade after the loss.

What it looks like

You close a trade red. Within minutes you're in another one, often the same coin, often bigger. It doesn't feel like a decision; it feels like getting the money back.

In a wallet it shows up as a cluster: a loss, then a fast re-entry at 1.5x to 3x the size, then a second, bigger loss.

Why you do it

A loss hurts more than an equal win feels good. The fastest way to stop the hurt is to undo it, so the brain reaches for the trade that would erase it. That trade is chosen by the loss, not by a setup.

Size goes up because you're no longer trading the coin. You're trading the number you need to get back to.

What it costs

Revenge trades lose more often than your normal ones and lose more when they do, because they combine bad entries with bigger size. Scrutin prices them as the net loss of every trade opened within an hour of a red close at 1.5x size or more, or back into the same coin.

How to stop it

You can't out-think the urge in the moment, so don't try. Make the decision before the loss happens: after any red close, no new position for an hour. Not a smaller one, not a 'quick scalp'. Close the app if you have to.

Run the tilt check before your next trade. It reads your wallet and tells you if you're still inside the cooldown.