For over a year plus I have been an active trader's mostly I trade on derivative market, oh yeah the most risky form of trading, since you can blow off your balance to liquidation if the market goes against your position, but that is not why we are here with this topic, but let dive into it straight away.
Future derivative trading is liken to gambling since both activities have similar outcomes and results which is either you gain it all your you lose everything, but with proper management one can still make something out of this risky trading pattern but once you hit the jackpot, it becomes almost a go to point whenever you want to trade.
So the question is, can one becomes addicted to trading same way gambling can be addictive?
If yes what are the sign to know that one is becoming a trading addicts?
You are very right OP.
It's very important to keep yourself grounded everyday, it is tough if you are browsing social media or looking at other people who got more than you.
For every trader, it's the same feelings, no matter where you get and how profitable are you, there will always be that gambling logic sometimes which makes you increase your leverage and risk way more than you should, and that can be the time that it blows your account.
I have seen pro market makers that know how market works and are creating the market, even they told me that it's hard to not gamble lol, but over a long term, it's much better to follow your strategy and risk management as everyone of us wants easy and fast money which rarely happens.