Especially when the trade was reckless.
Why?
Because now the brain associates bad behavior with reward.
You overleveraged…
ignored risk…
entered emotionally…
And still won. 😅
That’s dangerous.
Because temporary success can train permanent bad habits.
Then traders confuse luck with skill.
Until the market eventually removes the confusion violently.
That’s why experienced traders focus more on process than outcome.
A good process can lose sometimes.
A terrible process can win temporarily.
But only one survives long-term.
The market doesn’t punish mistakes immediately every time.
Sometimes it waits.
And that delay makes the lesson even more expensive later.
Have you ever made money from a terrible trade and felt invincible afterward?