# Discentra Glossary

> Definitions for trader-psychology and prop-firm operational terms. Coaching, not financial advice.

## [Tilt](https://discentra.ai/glossary/tilt)

A state of emotional dysregulation where a trader abandons their strategy and begins making impulsive decisions, often triggered by a losing streak or sudden drawdown.

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## [Revenge Trading](https://discentra.ai/glossary/revenge-trading)

Re-entering a position within seconds of a loss, driven by the emotional need to "win it back," at a larger size than the original trade.

Markdown mirror: [/llms/glossary/revenge-trading](https://discentra.ai/llms/glossary/revenge-trading)

## [Overleveraging](https://discentra.ai/glossary/overleveraging)

Taking on position sizes that exceed account or risk parameters, most often after a losing period, driven by the urge to recover losses in a single trade.

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## [Behavioural Trigger](https://discentra.ai/glossary/behavioural-trigger)

A detectable pattern in trading activity that signals a shift from strategic to emotional decision-making. Discentra monitors six specific triggers in real time.

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## [Flow State](https://discentra.ai/glossary/flow-state)

A period of sustained trading success, often five or more consecutive wins, where overconfidence builds and the trader starts trusting intuition over process.

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## [Loss Aversion](https://discentra.ai/glossary/loss-aversion)

A cognitive bias identified by Kahneman and Tversky where losses are felt roughly twice as intensely as equivalent gains, driving revenge trading and overleveraging.

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## [Churn](https://discentra.ai/glossary/churn)

The rate at which active traders stop trading and leave a platform. ~75% of retail traders quit within 90 days, costing institutions $200 to $2,000 per lost trader.

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## [Drawdown](https://discentra.ai/glossary/drawdown)

The decline from a peak account balance to a subsequent low, measured as a percentage or absolute value. The metric that ends trading careers and funded accounts.

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## [Amygdala Hijack](https://discentra.ai/glossary/amygdala-hijack)

A neurological event where the brain's threat-detection system overrides rational decision-making under acute stress. The mechanism behind tilt and revenge trading.

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## [Intervention Window](https://discentra.ai/glossary/intervention-window)

The two-to-four-minute gap between a behavioural trigger event and the trader's next damaging action. Inside this window, the outcome can still change.

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## [Active Trader](https://discentra.ai/glossary/active-trader)

Any trader enrolled in the Discentra coaching cohort during the billing period, regardless of whether a call was triggered.

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## [Trader Retention](https://discentra.ai/glossary/trader-retention)

The ability of a financial institution to keep active traders on its platform over time. The inverse of churn, and the metric that separates profitable firms from acquisition treadmills.

Markdown mirror: [/llms/glossary/trader-retention](https://discentra.ai/llms/glossary/trader-retention)

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