It’s tempting to believe that “if it’s working, don’t touch it.” When you’re in a winning streak, the last thing you want to do is stop and question it. But in trading, blindly riding a winning streak can be just as dangerous as panicking during a losing one.

The truth is: you should absolutely question a winning streak—not out of fear, but out of discipline.

Here’s why.

Winning Streaks Can Lead to Overconfidence

A string of wins often causes traders to:

• Increase position sizes beyond their risk rules
• Take lower-quality trades out of excitement
• Ignore signals that don’t support their bias
• Abandon their process to chase more profits

The result? Emotional trading disguised as momentum—and the start of a preventable drawdown.

Not All Wins Are Created Equal

A winning streak doesn’t always mean your strategy is working perfectly. It could be:

• Favourable market conditions
• Random luck over a small sample size
• Poorly managed trades that just happened to work out

If you don’t analyse why you’re winning, you may keep doing things that only worked by chance.

Reviewing Wins Sharpens Your Edge

Just like you should review losses to find mistakes, you should review wins to confirm discipline. Ask:

• Did I follow my strategy?
• Was my entry justified by my rules?
• Did I manage risk and exit correctly?
• Would I take this same trade again in the same way?

A winning streak should build your process, not blind you to your weaknesses.

A Good System Handles Both Streaks

Strong traders know that success is measured over hundreds of trades—not five or ten. Whether you’re winning or losing, the question is always:

• Am I sticking to my plan?
• Am I managing risk?
• Am I improving my execution?

That’s the difference between luck and professionalism.

Conclusion: Celebrate Streaks—But Audit Them Too

Never questioning a winning streak is a mistake. The goal isn’t to kill momentum—it’s to ensure your wins are rooted in process, not emotion or randomness.

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