Any trading method will experience retracement, and what really widens the gap is the way to deal with the retracement period. This article analyzes the psychological stages of the retracement period from unwillingness to admit to frustration to giving up. It distinguishes between normal retracements caused by unfavorable market conditions and out-of-control accounts with deformed execution. It warns of two dangerous reactions: eagerness to make money and frequent changes in methods. It also provides tolerance methods for reducing positions, returning to rules, and suspending transactions. It uses transaction record data to turn retracement from a perceived problem into a checkable problem.