Situation · Money and survival
“I check my investments all day”
What could be going on
Overconfidence in investing: Fits if checking turns into frequent trades. Barber and Odean found the busiest traders earned less.
Loss aversion: Could be that drops hurt far more than rises please. Check how your day goes after a red morning.
Illusion of control: Fits if watching feels like doing something, as if attention could move the price.
Behavioural addiction: Check whether checking has become compulsive: more time each month, failed attempts to cut back.
Gambling disorder: Fits if trading looks like betting: chasing losses, bigger stakes, hiding it, borrowing.
Financial anxiety: Could be worry looking for reassurance. Check whether each look calms you or winds you up.
Questions to carry
- The last time I opened the app, what was I feeling just before I reached for my phone?
- What would I be doing with that minute if the app were gone?
Also said as
- can't stop checking my portfolio
- refreshing the stock app every five minutes
- obsessed with crypto prices
- checking my shares constantly
- anxious every time the market drops
- my boyfriend is always on his trading app