Confirmation Bias
Seeking information that supports your view, ignoring what contradicts it.
The core cognitive bias in trading. You decide EURUSD goes up, so every bullish signal gets weight and every bearish one gets dismissed. Counter: before entering, write down what would invalidate the trade. If you can't, it's a belief, not a trade.
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