Many people want to implement a "simple and efficient" trading system, but they overlook the most critical point: your "human nature" must also be simple enough.
What does it mean for human nature to be simple? It means not being greedy, not fantasizing about catching every market movement, not being fearful, and not losing your composure due to floating losses. It is about being willing to give up the vast majority of vague opportunities and focusing solely on guarding that small segment of profit that truly belongs to you.
In other words, a trading system is never just about technical design; it is also a reflection of your worldview: whether your system is stable reflects whether you have discipline; whether your signals are clear reflects whether you are overly greedy; whether you can stop losses and hold cash reflects your acceptance that "the world is inherently imperfect."
How a person trades is essentially how they face the world. Trading not only exposes your technical level but also reveals your understanding of money, risk, and success or failure.
Therefore, when we talk about a "simple system," on the surface, it has fewer indicators and signals, but essentially, it has fewer obsessions and fewer fantasies. It is a kind of technical subtraction, but more importantly, it is a sedimentation of character.
Some people feel that a "simple system that only earns a small segment" sounds very helpless, indicating a lack of confidence in the market and an unavoidable compromise.
I admit that it is indeed so, but that is a kind of mature helplessness, a willingness to choose a path you can steadily walk after experiencing chaos, greed, and liquidation.
I just want to say one heartfelt statement: Don't wait until you have lost enough to understand, don't wait until you have been liquidated to be willing to be simple. The market movements you truly deserve to earn are actually very few, but as long as you guard that small segment, it is enough for you to earn, and avoiding anger and greed is the way to long-term success.