--- title: "Use Longbridge skills to overcome your emotional tendencies" type: "Topics" locale: "en" url: "https://longbridge.com/en/topics/40164474.md" description: "Lost 20 points last night, so today I asked AI to help me review and analyze today's market. From the data I just pulled: US market temperature is 57, described as "Temperature is suitable and gradually declining". Sentiment is only 28. SPY's previous close was 708.45, pre-market is around 709.35. QQQ's previous close was 651.42, pre-market is around 655.64. IWM's previous close was 275.52, pre-market is around 275.06. VIX is around 19, not at panic levels, but not in a comfortable one-sided risk appetite zone either. This combination is crucial..." datetime: "2026-04-24T08:22:14.000Z" locales: - [en](https://longbridge.com/en/topics/40164474.md) - [zh-CN](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/topics/40164474.md) - [zh-HK](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/topics/40164474.md) author: "[暂时回本要翻倍的lei](https://longbridge.com/en/profiles/16723329.md)" --- # Use Longbridge skills to overcome your emotional tendencies Lost 20 points last night, today I'm having AI help me review and analyze today's market. From the data I just pulled: US market temperature 57, described as "temperature suitable and gradually declining", sentiment only 28SPY previous close 708.45, pre-market around 709.35QQQ previous close 651.42, pre-market around 655.64IWM previous close 275.52, pre-market around 275.06-VIX around 19, not at panic levels, but not a comfortable one-sided risk appetite zone either. This combination is key, indicating tonight is more like: \- The broader market may attempt a rebound- But mainly QQQ/large caps are supporting itIWM isn't following significantly - So if a rebound occurs, it's more like a narrow/structural rebound, not the kind where you can just buy the dip casually and wait for a unified pullback. Why you lost control last night wasn't simply "poor mentality", but you used the wrong template. The template running in your head last night was the one from a few days ago: Stop loss when it falls, thinking it will bounce back Buy back in Get stopped out again - unwilling to give up, keep trying This template only fits a market with high sentiment, strong covering, and fast liquidity return. Last night wasn't that kind of market. Last night was more like: \- Geopolitical risk resurfacing- High oil prices reviving inflation concernsEarnings reports overall weren't bad, but profit-taking and AI narrative disruptions are starting to appear within software/tech.Reuters mentioned the US stock market decline that night was partly due to Iran tensions cooling expectations for a "quick resolution", and partly due to earnings from IEM, SeryiceNow weakening the software sector again.Source: https://www.investing.com/news/stock-market-news/walI-st-futures-slip-as-investors-pause-for-clarity-on-usiran-war-463149,https://2a.investing.com/news/stock-market-news/wa1l-st-futures-slip-as-investors-pause-for-clarity-on-usiran-war-4227593 Simply put: last night, a bounce wasn't impossible, but the bounce was no longer reliable, especially unfriendly to the high-volatility stocks and short-term options you like to trade. Translated into trading language, you made these three consecutive mistakes last night: 1\. Mistaking "the mean reversion that worked a few days ago" for "it must still work today". 2\. After stopping out, you didn't accept "this trade was already wrong", but immediately rebuilt the same view at a worse price. 3\. You stopped out the price, but you didn't stop out your idea.   So for what to do tonight, I suggest you don't overcomplicate it, just execute these few rules:   1\. Tonight, default to defining the market as bounce-first, not mindless bottom-fishing-first. If after the open it just rallies a bit, but SPY can't hold above 709-710, QQQ can't hold above 655-656, then stop using the assumption "it will bounce back like the past few days". 2\. When IWM isn't following, don't interpret a small index bounce as the whole market turning strong. If only QQQ or a few large caps are rallying, and you go trade miscellaneous stocks, small caps, or meme stocks, you'll easily get whipsawed back and forth. 3\. For the same stock, after being stopped out once in the same day, you are not allowed to buy back immediately in principle. Unless your pre-written re-entry conditions are met. Not "I think it's about right", but clear conditions, such as: Reclaiming a certain price level Recovering the opening range with volume The index turning strong in sync Otherwise, do not re-enter at all. 4\. If you get itchy tonight, only trade A-grade opportunities, not B-grade comfort trades. A-grade opportunities are: clear direction, clear structure, clear stop-loss location. B-grade comfort trades are: unwillingness to accept loss, trying to recoup recent losses, fear of missing the rebound. Most of your trades last night were essentially B-grade comfort trades. 5\. Give yourself a hard rule: Two consecutive stop-losses, stop opening new positions for the night. What you need most now isn't to increase your win rate, but to first cut the chain of "revenge trading immediately after a stop-loss".   One sentence for tonight: Tonight is more like "there may be a rebound attempt, but it's still a low-sentiment, divergent market". Trade confirmed strength, not suitable for betting on a natural pullback.   One sentence for your last night: You didn't misread a single trade; the market switched, and you were still trading with the old rhythm.   If you want, my next message can directly give you a very short set of US stock trading rules for tonight:   \- What to watch before the open \- When not to trade \- How to handle being stopped out \- How to size small account options trades tonight at most Following these will be much more useful than forcing trades in the heat of the moment. ### Related Stocks - [SQQQ.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/SQQQ.US.md) - [PSQ.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/PSQ.US.md) - [QQQ.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/QQQ.US.md) - [IWM.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/IWM.US.md) - [SPY.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/SPY.US.md)