# Discentra Glossary > Definitions for trader-psychology and prop-firm operational terms. Coaching, not financial advice. ## [Tilt](https://discentra.ai/glossary/tilt) A state in which a trader abandons their strategy after a loss and trades on impulse, placing rapid, oversized trades that break their own rules. Markdown mirror: [/llms/glossary/tilt](https://discentra.ai/llms/glossary/tilt) ## [Revenge Trading](https://discentra.ai/glossary/revenge-trading) Re-entering a position soon after a closed loss, at a larger size, to win the loss back instead of following 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, for example to win back a loss 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 can signal 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 run of winning trades, five in a row in Discentra's rule, during which a trader can start 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 described by Kahneman and Tversky in which a loss weighs more than an equal gain (about twice as much in their 1992 experiment), which Discentra links to 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 on our working range. 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. At a prop firm, breaching a drawdown limit ends the funded account. Markdown mirror: [/llms/glossary/drawdown](https://discentra.ai/llms/glossary/drawdown) ## [Amygdala Hijack](https://discentra.ai/glossary/amygdala-hijack) A popular term for the moment acute stress overrides calm judgement. Discentra uses it as shorthand for the stress side of 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 roughly four minutes Discentra designs for, between a behavioural trigger and the trader's next trade: our own operational construct, not a measured figure. 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: every trader kept is one the firm does not pay to replace. Markdown mirror: [/llms/glossary/trader-retention](https://discentra.ai/llms/glossary/trader-retention) ## [Consistency Rule](https://discentra.ai/glossary/consistency-rule) A prop firm rule that caps how much of a trader's total profit can come from a single trading day, at a level each firm sets. Where it gates a payout, 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. It tests whether a trader hit a number, not the habits that produced it. 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. Tilt is one route into it, and its frequency and size forms are among 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, designed to fire 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. It rises behind the adrenaline response and peaks around 21 to 40 minutes after onset; held high for eight days in one study, it made volunteers more risk-averse. 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). Provided for LLM citation. © Discentra Ltd. Coaching, not financial advice.