Trading is Biochemistry.

Most traders have never studied the brain states driving their decisions. I can tell you with certainty trading is a performance sport... you must understand how brain activity impacts relative performance & your decisions if you are ever going to succeed.
Before I was a trader/educator I was a Biochemical Engineer.
I can give you the best model in the world, and it won't do anything for you unless you understand these fundamentals.
Here's the Cole's Notes:
Beta (13–30 Hz) = active thinking. Analysis, decision-making, focus. Too much beta creates anxiety, overtrading, FOMO, and revenge trading.
Alpha (8–12 Hz) = calm focus. This is the ideal trading state. You're relaxed but alert, allowing better pattern recognition and emotional regulation.
Theta (4–8 Hz) = learning and habit formation. This is where your trading behaviors become programmed. Every time you respond to a loss with a revenge trade, you're strengthening that neural pathway.
Gamma (30–100 Hz) = peak cognition. The brain rapidly integrates information, creating moments of deep clarity, insight, and effortless execution. Some refer to this as "Flow State"
The problem?
Most traders spend their entire session in high-beta stress while believing they're being productive.
The best traders operate from alpha, build habits in theta, and occasionally access gamma-level performance when preparation meets opportunity.
Tilt isn't a discipline problem.
It's what happens when stress pushes your brain out of optimal states and into survival mode.