# Discentra Glossary > Definitions for trader-psychology and prop-firm operational terms. Coaching, not financial advice. ## [Tilt](https://discentra.ai/glossary/tilt) A neurological state where the brain's stress response suppresses disciplined decision-making, causing a trader to abandon their strategy and execute impulsive trades within minutes of a losing event. Markdown mirror: [/llms/glossary/tilt](https://discentra.ai/llms/glossary/tilt) ## [Revenge Trading](https://discentra.ai/glossary/revenge-trading) Re-entering a position within sixty seconds of a closed loss at a larger position size, driven by the neurological urgency to recover the loss immediately rather than execute the planned strategy. 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. Markdown mirror: [/llms/glossary/overleveraging](https://discentra.ai/llms/glossary/overleveraging) ## [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. Markdown mirror: [/llms/glossary/behavioural-trigger](https://discentra.ai/llms/glossary/behavioural-trigger) ## [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. Markdown mirror: [/llms/glossary/flow-state](https://discentra.ai/llms/glossary/flow-state) ## [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. Markdown mirror: [/llms/glossary/loss-aversion](https://discentra.ai/llms/glossary/loss-aversion) ## [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. Markdown mirror: [/llms/glossary/churn](https://discentra.ai/llms/glossary/churn) ## [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. Markdown mirror: [/llms/glossary/drawdown](https://discentra.ai/llms/glossary/drawdown) ## [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. Markdown mirror: [/llms/glossary/amygdala-hijack](https://discentra.ai/llms/glossary/amygdala-hijack) ## [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. Markdown mirror: [/llms/glossary/intervention-window](https://discentra.ai/llms/glossary/intervention-window) ## [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. Markdown mirror: [/llms/glossary/active-trader](https://discentra.ai/llms/glossary/active-trader) ## [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) ## [Consistency Rule](https://discentra.ai/glossary/consistency-rule) A prop firm payout rule that caps how much of a trader's total profit can come from a single trading day, usually 20% to 50%. A breach delays the payout rather than failing the account. Markdown mirror: [/llms/glossary/consistency-rule](https://discentra.ai/llms/glossary/consistency-rule) ## [Trailing Drawdown](https://discentra.ai/glossary/trailing-drawdown) The maximum-drawdown variant that trails the highest balance an account reaches rather than sitting at a fixed floor. Breaching it ends the funded account. Markdown mirror: [/llms/glossary/trailing-drawdown](https://discentra.ai/llms/glossary/trailing-drawdown) ## [Prop Firm Challenge](https://discentra.ai/glossary/prop-firm-challenge) The paid evaluation a trader passes to earn a funded account, gated by a profit target, drawdown limits, and time or consistency rules. The point where most trader churn originates. Markdown mirror: [/llms/glossary/prop-firm-challenge](https://discentra.ai/llms/glossary/prop-firm-challenge) ## [Overtrading](https://discentra.ai/glossary/overtrading) Trading beyond a plan or edge, by frequency, position size, or session length. The behaviour pattern that tilt most often produces, and one of Discentra's monitored triggers. Markdown mirror: [/llms/glossary/overtrading](https://discentra.ai/llms/glossary/overtrading) ## [Daily Loss Limit](https://discentra.ai/glossary/daily-loss-limit) The maximum a trader can lose in a single day before the account is stopped or the session ends. The first trigger in Discentra's taxonomy, fired on the approach, not the breach. Markdown mirror: [/llms/glossary/daily-loss-limit](https://discentra.ai/llms/glossary/daily-loss-limit) ## [Cortisol](https://discentra.ai/glossary/cortisol) The stress hormone released through the HPA axis after a threat. In trading, it rises behind the adrenaline spike, peaks around 20 to 30 minutes later, and reshapes how a trader prices risk while it stays high. Markdown mirror: [/llms/glossary/cortisol](https://discentra.ai/llms/glossary/cortisol) --- This is a Markdown mirror of [https://discentra.ai/glossary](https://discentra.ai/glossary). 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