When you can truly live off trading, that state is not excitement, but calmness. You are no longer in a hurry to prove anything, nor are you led by the market. You know what you are doing, you know when to take action and when to wait. You no longer fantasize about 'getting rich quick,' nor do you chase 'one trade to become a god,' but rather, like an old farmer, you sow, wait, and harvest, everything follows the rhythm.
Stable profit is not just about making money from a few trades, but about enduring market downturns, consecutive losses, and still being able to withstand pressure and continue executing the plan. You can see the slowly growing curve in your account, and you will no longer be swayed by the ups and downs of a single day. The real ability of someone who can make a living from trading is not making money, but being able to bear losses and continue trading with a calm heart.
There is one very realistic point: you must ensure that the profits in your account are not based on luck, but on a set of stable methods. You are not relying on gambling, not on feelings, but on strategies, on rules that you follow step by step. So you will feel very certain in your heart that no matter how the market twists and turns, you can survive.
Most importantly, you no longer fantasize about the 'free life' that trading brings you. You clearly understand that this industry is actually very hard and very lonely, but you have already gotten used to it and are willing to continue. You know this is not a shortcut, but a path you truly recognize.
When you no longer fantasize about trading, only cognition and execution remain, this is the sign that you can rely on it to make a living.