#我的策略演变 My trading strategy has evolved through three stages, each transition directly related to the pitfalls and losses experienced, and looking back, it’s all about upgrades in mindset and understanding:
First Stage: Obsessed with the 'Holy Grail', chasing signals
When I first started, I always thought 'good strategy = high win rate,' and I was crazily in love with various combinations of indicators (like MACD + RSI golden crosses and death crosses, Bollinger Band breakouts). I would stare at the market every day looking for signals, trading frequently. When I made profits, I thought my strategy was great; when I lost, I would change indicators. The result was that I paid a lot in fees, my account experienced rollercoaster fluctuations, and I was always frustrated about 'missing signals,' which made my mindset particularly anxious.
Key Transformation: Realizing that 'win rate ≠ profit,' the real determinant of profit and loss is the 'profit-loss ratio.' For example, in 10 trades, if I made a profit 4 times and lost 6 times, but earned 3 units each time I won and lost 1 unit each time I lost, in the long run, I could actually make money. This led me to shift from 'looking for sure-win signals' to 'accepting losses and amplifying profits.'
Second Stage: Focusing on 'rules,' cutting off emotions
Understanding the importance of the profit-loss ratio, I began to establish strict trading rules: for instance, only trading two familiar instruments, entry must meet both 'trend + volume' conditions, setting stop-loss outside the recent high and low points, and taking profits in two batches (one portion to break even, the other based on the trend). However, during execution, I couldn’t help but 'manually intervene'—for example, if the stop-loss was approaching, I would increase my position, thinking 'this time it will definitely rebound,' resulting in small losses turning into huge losses.
Key Transformation: Treating 'rules' as a 'lifeline,' using mechanical execution to combat human weaknesses. Later, I even trained on a demo account for a month 'to only place orders according to the rules, not looking at account profit and loss,' and gradually discovered: when you don’t get caught up in the profit and loss of each individual trade and focus on 'doing the right thing,' the long-term results tend to be more stable. My mindset also shifted from 'afraid of losses' to 'afraid of violating rules.'
Third Stage: Adapting to 'changes,' leaving room for error
The market always has black swan events (such as sudden policies or liquidity decreases), and even the most perfect rules can fail. Once, following a trend strategy to go long, I encountered extreme conditions with a gap down, which directly breached the stop-loss line, causing me to lose the profits from the previous three trades. This made me realize that 'strategy is not fixed; one must leave room for error in the market.'