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title: "Discussion on \"Why Do Traders Keep Adding to Losing Trades Hoping They Will Bounce?\" | Hashnode"
description: "Discussion on \"Why Do Traders Keep Adding to Losing Trades Hoping They Will Bounce?\". Adding to a losing trade feels smart — it's your brain in loss-aversion mode. Here's neuroscience behind averaging down and the only fix that works."
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# [Why Do Traders Keep Adding to Losing Trades Hoping They Will Bounce?](https://blog.tradnite.com/why-do-traders-keep-adding-to-losing-trades-hoping-they-will-bounce?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

Adding to a losing trade feels smart — it's your brain in loss-aversion mode. Here's neuroscience behind averaging down and the only fix that works.

May 6 · 12 min read · blog.tradnite.com  
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