Revenge trading is tilt in action. The trader treats the market as an opponent that owes them something. Size goes up, patience goes down, and losses compound.
A trading-journal makes it visible: trades within minutes of a loss, at larger size, usually with negative expectancy.
Example: after a $400 stop-out, a trader takes three trades in the next twenty minutes at double size, none of which meet his setup criteria. Total damage: $1,700.
Related: tilt, overtrading, loss-aversion, trading-journal