Overtrading is the highest-margin product Wall Street sells.
Retail accounts churn an average of 4 to 8 intraday tickets per session, paying the spread tax while generating zero statistical expectancy. On a holiday like today, that compulsive itch reveals the fatal flaw: mistaking activity for progress.
When we flagged the late-week traps like $BRNX (-21% day-one fade), the trade wasn't catching the bounce—it was staying flat. In trading, 0% return on capital beats a -15% unforced error every single time.
Your edge is defined by what you refuse to touch.