Trading Psychology — Lesson Plan
KS3–KS4 (ages 11–16) · 60 minutes
Learning objectives
- • Name the three feelings that drive impulsive decisions: fear, greed and boredom.
- • Explain what a revenge trade is and why it is dangerous.
- • Describe waiting as an active trading decision.
Key vocabulary
impulse · revenge trade · patience · discipline · trigger
Starter
Two-minute silent wait: pupils sit with a ticking chart on screen and record what they wanted to do.
Main activities
15 min
Read “The Three Feelings” together and label each character on the board.
20 min
Pupils complete the module lessons and quizzes.
15 min
Simulator task: take one planned trade, then narrate the feeling after the result.
Discussion questions
- • Which of the three feelings do you meet most often outside trading?
- • Why is the trade after a loss the riskiest one?
Assessment
- • Quiz average 70%+.
- • Pupil can name a feeling and the rule that answers it.
Homework
Note one moment this week when a feeling nearly made a decision for you.
Safety note
Practice money only. Discuss feelings openly; flag anything worrying to a safeguarding lead.
Lessons in this module
1. The Three Feelings
Name the feeling, then follow the rule — feelings can advise you, never decide for you.
Open lesson2. The Revenge Trade
The market does not owe you a refund — never trade to get money back.
Open lesson3. Patience Is a Position
Not trading is a trading decision — and skipping bad setups is how good ones get funded.
Open lesson