Many traders think biases will fade with experience. The longer you are in the market, the more rational it becomes—so goes the hope.
The reality is different. Biases rarely go away. They just change their clothes.
Bias Does Not Come as a Mistake At the beginning of learning, biases are easy to recognize.
FOMO is clearly visible. The fear of losing feels harsh.
However, after some time, biases begin to sound more mature.
He no longer spoke,
“Join now before you miss out.”
He said softly,
“The setup is similar to yesterday.”
“The structure still makes sense.”
'This time the feeling is cleaner.'
Is that analysis?
Or a bias that learns to speak more politely?
Experience Does Not Always Make Neutral
Experience is often considered a vaccine against bias. However, sometimes it actually becomes a medium for disguise.
Ever made a big profit from one pattern? That pattern feels more 'right' than others.
Have you ever lost in one condition?
That condition starts to be avoided, even when valid.
Slowly, experience turns into glasses. And every pair of glasses always has a color.
Bias Spiritual and Bias of 'Feeling Safe'
There is a bias that is the hardest to touch: the bias that feels calm.
'I don't know why this time it feels peaceful.'
'Not lust, just conviction.'
'Not greedy, just trusting.'
Everything sounds good. Too good to be questioned.
However, the market does not recognize inner calm. It only recognizes probabilities and consequences.
Micro teaching at this point does not contradict feeling.
It only asks: Since when has feeling become the basis for decision-making?
Bias Rarely Stands Alone
Bias often comes in groups.
A little confirmation from the chart. A little justification from experience. A little support from others' stories.
Just enough to make the decision feel mature, even though its foundation is fragile.
This is where many traders get confused when they lose:
'After all, it all makes sense.'
Yes. Because the best bias always makes sense.
Micro Teaching As a Mirror, Not Correction
At this phase, micro teaching does not say, 'This is bias, that is wrong.'
It only provides a mirror:
Why does this scenario feel more convincing than others?
Which part of the analysis do you want to believe?
If the result is contrary, what is the first defense that comes to mind?
Not to judge. Just to be aware.
Conclusion
Bias does not disappear because we are smarter. It persists because it is part of how humans survive.
What changes is only its form. From rough to smooth. From emotional to 'logical'.
And perhaps, a trader's maturity is not about being free from bias, but about realizing when bias is disguised.
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