
Sean Sawyer, MS
@SeanSoundPsych
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Psychotherapist + Trader I help traders understand why they keep breaking their rules and provide tools and a plan to stop it. Free Consultations Available ⬇
United States
Joined December 2018
Every time you break a rule and ‘get away with it,’ you train yourself to act on impulse. Indiscipline compounds—so does discipline. Which one are you reinforcing?.
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RT @SeanSoundPsych: Sleep and active rest aren't luxuries. They're where your brain rewires strategy and creativity. Burnout traders don't adapt — they repeat. Go to bed!.
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RT @SeanSoundPsych: Markets don't punish losses. They punish rigidity. If you can't bend, you break. If you can't pivot, you tilt. If you can't let go, you bleed. The traders who last are the ones who develop psychological flexibility:. The ability to notice when emotion is.
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RT @SeanSoundPsych: Risk doesn’t exist without threat. Markets don’t just test your strategy—they hijack your nervous system. Cortisol +….
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RT @SeanSoundPsych: The market doesn’t punish you for being wrong. It punishes you for staying wrong. Psychological flexibility = the abil….
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Traders: the market popped 20 handles after close. Your brain: “I knew it. I should’ve stayed in.”. Reality: You didn’t miss the move — you dodged the trap. FOMO isn’t a setup.
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Volatility creates two kinds of pivots:.1️⃣ Price pivots on the chart.2️⃣ Psychological pivots in your head. Only one of them can blow up your account before lunch. A psychological pivot is the split-second moment when emotion pressures you to abandon your plan—fear pushes.
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The market doesn’t punish you for being wrong. It punishes you for staying wrong. Psychological flexibility = the ability to recover after the market punches you in the face. Notice your bias. Disentangle. Reset. Adjust. The traders who thrive aren’t the ones who never get.
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Risk doesn’t exist without threat. Markets don’t just test your strategy—they hijack your nervous system. Cortisol + adrenaline spike, focus narrows, decision fatigue creeps in. Suddenly, risk management drops down the list. Here’s the real cost of threat exposure:.• Fear →.
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Values‑Based Trading isn't just a concept—it's your edge. Retail traders often lack risk committees or compliance officers; as a result, your capital, schedule, and emotions are all intertwined. 🟩When your trades don't align with your values—like financial security, family,.
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Chop is a test of patience. Fail by chasing. Pass by pausing and checking back with your process and values.
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RT @SeanSoundPsych: Anxiety is the mind’s static. Let it blast at full volume, or turn the dial down. Picture each anxious thought as a c….
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🧠 What if sonder—the awareness that every human carries a rich, unseen world—could be your greatest trading edge?. Here’s how embracing that poetic insight transforms trading:. 1⃣ Every impulse, every hesitation, every tilt is not discipline—or lack thereof—it’s history.
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Perfection is paralysis. Flexibility is progress. The market doesn’t reward the perfect entry. It rewards the trader who can adjust when the entry isn’t perfect. Forget flawless. Trade adaptable.
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Want real clarity at your desk? Forget tweaking indicators. The C.L.E.A.R. Mindset beats noise with five core shifts that separate traders who react from those who respond. Connect: Stay grounded in the present moment—tune into what's happening now, not your mind-chatter.
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Have two plans:.Plan A — your strategy. Plan B — how you’ll adapt when A fails. Flexibility is planning again without panic. Disentangle from the loss of A. Step into B. That second plan is often the one that saves your account.
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The market is chaos. Some panic. Some freeze. Some blame. The flexible get curious. Curiosity is willingness in action. It opens space for solutions instead of spirals. That curiosity is edge.
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