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Why Trading Under Pressure Feels Impossible

Mar 8, 2026

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4 min read

Why Trading Under Pressure Feels Impossible

And what to do about it

Sarah Banwart
Sarah Banwart
2 Exercises to Break Out of a Losing Streak in Trading

Mar 1, 2026

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13 min read

2 Exercises to Break Out of a Losing Streak in Trading

(And Why They Actually Work)

Sarah Banwart
Sarah Banwart
The Biology Behind FOMO in Trading

Feb 22, 2026

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7 min read

The Biology Behind FOMO in Trading

It goes much deeper than you think...

Sarah Banwart
Sarah Banwart
Why You Can't Stop Taking Impulsive Trades

Feb 15, 2026

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9 min read

Why You Can't Stop Taking Impulsive Trades

And what to do about it.

Sarah Banwart
Sarah Banwart
Why You Can't Stay Funded After Your First Payout

Feb 8, 2026

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8 min read

Why You Can't Stay Funded After Your First Payout

After that first payout, your brain changed. Here's what actually happened.

Sarah Banwart
Sarah Banwart
This Is Why You Keep Blowing Accounts Right Before You Find Success

Feb 1, 2026

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6 min read

This Is Why You Keep Blowing Accounts Right Before You Find Success

Sarah Banwart
Sarah Banwart
Why Smart Traders Keep Making the Same Mistakes

Jan 25, 2026

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11 min read

Why Smart Traders Keep Making the Same Mistakes

And what to do about it

Sarah Banwart
Sarah Banwart
How to Overcome the Fear of Losing Money in Trading

Jan 18, 2026

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10 min read

How to Overcome the Fear of Losing Money in Trading

Why a loss sends you spiraling and what to do about it.

Sarah Banwart
Sarah Banwart
Why You Can't Control Yourself After a Loss in Trading

Jan 11, 2026

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13 min read

Why You Can't Control Yourself After a Loss in Trading

And what to do about it

Sarah Banwart
Sarah Banwart
Which Self-Sabotage Pattern Is Destroying Your Trading Account?

Jan 4, 2026

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14 min read

Which Self-Sabotage Pattern Is Destroying Your Trading Account?

And How To Stop

Sarah Banwart
Sarah Banwart
Why You Blow Your Account Right Before a Payout

Dec 28, 2025

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11 min read

Why You Blow Your Account Right Before a Payout

And what to do about it.

Sarah Banwart
Sarah Banwart
Why You Keep Blowing Your Funded Accounts (And Exactly How To Stop)

Dec 21, 2025

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12 min read

Why You Keep Blowing Your Funded Accounts (And Exactly How To Stop)

Sarah Banwart
Sarah Banwart
This is Why It's So Difficult to Get Funded

Dec 14, 2025

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9 min read

This is Why It's So Difficult to Get Funded

If you can trade fine until you enter a challenge, here's why that happens.

Sarah Banwart
Sarah Banwart
Why You Can't Stop Revenge Trading (And the One Fix that Actually Works)

Dec 7, 2025

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6 min read

Why You Can't Stop Revenge Trading (And the One Fix that Actually Works)

Sarah Banwart
Sarah Banwart
Why Do You Trade Well on Demo but Fail on Live Accounts?

Nov 30, 2025

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11 min read

Why Do You Trade Well on Demo but Fail on Live Accounts?

We're going to breakdown exactly why that is and what to do about it.

Sarah Banwart
Sarah Banwart
Why You Can't Stay Patient in Trading

Nov 23, 2025

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7 min read

Why You Can't Stay Patient in Trading

Even though you know better. Here's why...

Sarah Banwart
Sarah Banwart
How To Rewire Your Brain To Crave Discipline Instead of Money

Nov 16, 2025

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12 min read

How To Rewire Your Brain To Crave Discipline Instead of Money

Sarah Banwart
Sarah Banwart
Your Obsession With Making Money Is Why You Can't Make Money Trading

Nov 9, 2025

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16 min read

Your Obsession With Making Money Is Why You Can't Make Money Trading

And how you can fix it.

Sarah Banwart
Sarah Banwart
Why You Keep Blowing Winning Trades

Nov 2, 2025

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17 min read

Why You Keep Blowing Winning Trades

And how to finally stop.

Sarah Banwart
Sarah Banwart
Why You Freeze When It's Time to Enter Your Trade

Oct 23, 2025

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4 min read

Why You Freeze When It's Time to Enter Your Trade

The overthinking trap that makes you miss perfect setups.

Sarah Banwart
Sarah Banwart
Why Winning Streaks End Badly

Oct 23, 2025

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3 min read

Why Winning Streaks End Badly

The hidden danger that turns your best trades into your worst losses

Sarah Banwart
Sarah Banwart
Why You Chase Trades (and How to Stop)

Oct 23, 2025

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3 min read

Why You Chase Trades (and How to Stop)

Breaking the pattern that makes you buy tops and sell bottoms

Sarah Banwart
Sarah Banwart
Why You Can't Stop Clicking

Oct 23, 2025

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3 min read

Why You Can't Stop Clicking

The dopamine trap that turns traders into compulsive button-pushers

Sarah Banwart
Sarah Banwart
The Spiral that Destroys Trading Accounts

Oct 23, 2025

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3 min read

The Spiral that Destroys Trading Accounts

Understanding the brain's wiring that makes small losses become big ones

Sarah Banwart
Sarah Banwart
Why You Hold Losing Trades (and Cut Winners Too Early)

Oct 22, 2025

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3 min read

Why You Hold Losing Trades (and Cut Winners Too Early)

The psychology behind why it happens and solutions to fix it.

Sarah Banwart
Sarah Banwart

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