Engineering Alpha

Engineering Alpha

How to Beat Loss Aversion - A Professional Trader's Way

The Quiet Discipline Behind Consistent Decision-Making in Uncertain Markets

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Sofien Kaabar, CFA
Apr 17, 2026
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There’s a moment every trader knows.

You’re staring at a position that’s gone against you. Not catastrophically. Not even dramatically. Just enough to make you uncomfortable. Enough to make you hesitate.

You tell yourself you’ll wait a bit longer. Maybe it’ll turn. Maybe the market’s wrong. Maybe you’re early.

That maybe is where most damage is done.

Loss a…

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