Webinar Psycholgoy Wp Landing
29/06/2026 · 15:00 CEST | 9:00 AM EDT

Common Trading Psychology Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them

Learn how uncertainty shapes trading behavior and drives three common performance problems — holding losing trades too long, FOMO, and hesitation — and how to build a more process-focused approach before emotion affects your decisions.

Speakers

Adil Qureshi, Ph.d
Adil Qureshi, Ph.D.
Counseling Psychologist & Specialist in Performance, Culture, & Human Behavior

Most traders assume their biggest challenge is finding a better way to analyze markets, identify setups, or add another indicator.

In practice, many trading mistakes happen because traders are making decisions in an environment filled with uncertainty. Even intelligent and experienced traders can fall into predictable psychological traps that interfere with disciplined execution, risk management, and consistency.

In this free webinar, ITI faculty member and counseling psychologist with 20+ years of experience across higher education, clinical practice, intercultural mental health, and applied research, Dr. Adil Qureshi, will show how uncertainty can shape trading behavior and lead to three common performance problems: holding losing trades too long, FOMO trading, and hesitation or paralysis when it is time to act.

You will walk away with a practical framework for recognizing emotional reactions, managing uncertainty, and building a more process-focused approach to trading decisions before emotion turns into costly behavior.

You’ll Learn:

  • Why uncertainty, not lack of knowledge, is often the real cause of poor trading decisions.
  • How holding losing trades, FOMO, and hesitation can be connected by common psychological mechanisms.
  • How emotional discomfort can influence decision-making under risk.
  • Why traders often respond to uncertainty with avoidance, urgency, or paralysis.
  • A practical framework for recognizing and managing emotional reactions before they affect trading performance.
  • How a more process-focused approach can support consistency, discipline, and long-term improvement.

Who This Webinar Is For

This webinar is for serious retail traders, intermediate traders, and market participants who already follow markets but recognize that technical knowledge alone is not enough to create consistent execution.

It is especially relevant for traders who want to move beyond isolated signals, short-term price watching, emotional trade management, or indicator-driven decisions and develop a more professional approach to uncertainty, risk, and behavior.

Your Speaker: Dr. Adil Qureshi

Dr. Adil Qureshi is an ITI faculty member and counseling psychologist specializing in performance, culture, and human behavior. He has more than 20 years of experience across higher education, clinical practice, intercultural mental health, and applied research.

His teaching and academic work span systemic theory, cultural psychology, human development, organizational behavior, cross-cultural management, and trading psychology. His areas of expertise include performance and trading psychology, human development and behavior, intercultural and multicultural mental health, and organizational behavior and cross-cultural communication.

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