Trading as an exercise
in Stoic will.
The market is external. Your reaction is internal. Stoic Equanimity is the definitive framework for trading with equanimity.
Dichotomy
Dichotomy of Control
Control analysis, entry criteria, position size, stop placement, and whether you follow your rules. Release the next tick, the news, slippage, and any single outcome.
02Premeditatio
Premeditation of Adversity
Before every session, visualize the worst realistic outcomes. Rehearse the loss so its emotional shock cannot disturb your equanimity.
03Temperantia
Temperance in Risk
Fixed percentage risk, hard loss limits, never widening a stop, and refusing to increase size after a loss. Restraint before reward.
04Justitia
Process Integrity
Follow the rules you wrote when you were calm. Judge the day by how faithfully the process was executed, not by the P&L.
05Amor Fati
Acceptance & Review
Love whatever happens. Every loss is data, every win is a bonus. End-of-day journaling keeps the feedback loop honest.