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Glossary

Overtrading

Also written or said as: over-trading, trading too much

Making too many trades, usually out of boredom, FOMO or chasing losses.

Every trade pays fees, so fifty small trades a day can cost more than a week of careful ones. Overtrading also means more coins you did not check properly. A trading journal shows it quickly, because most of the extra trades lose.

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This guide is for learning. It is not financial advice. Most memecoins go to zero and most people who trade them lose money. Only ever trade what you can afford to lose.