The market can change how you feel long before it changes what it has actually proven.
A strong move often creates relief. Traders begin believing the hard part is over, even though the market has only provided a single piece of evidence.
Today's behavioral risk is Outcome Bias—judging the quality of a decision by the immediate outcome instead of the complete process. One breakout candle does not invalidate the need for confirmation.
Ask yourself one question before entering a trade today:
"Am I responding to evidence, or am I responding to relief?"
The market rewards disciplined decision-making, not emotional certainty.
IM7 Principle: Relief is an emotion. Confirmation is a process.