On this road, I have countless times been bloodied and bruised at the stop-loss checkpoint. Initially, I always thought that as long as I understood the trend direction, I could make money by casually entering at any point. This cognitive bias led to a vicious cycle.

After widening the stop-loss, if I encounter a trend reversal, the account often suffers losses that are too great to bear, ultimately forcing me to cut losses and exit. Each time after a significant loss, I would revert back to a small stop-loss mode. In this cycle, the painful struggle feels like being trapped in a never-ending loop.

Later, I realized that what appeared to be the inconsistent stop-loss strategy actually exposed my blind spots in understanding market dynamics. What truly trapped me was never the stop-loss itself, but rather the haphazard entries that were not well thought out. Whenever I saw my account balance shrink due to entering the market at the wrong time, I would ask myself why I could not control my impulses. To put it simply, it was either misjudging the time cycles or using a short-term mindset to chase long-term trends, or placing orders based solely on intuition without looking at actual signals.

To solve this problem, it's crucial to establish fixed entry rules. First, clarify which market cycle you are dealing with, and then combine technical analysis to find specific entry points that ensure every trade can calculate risk logic and withstand scrutiny.

The market never disappoints those who treat it seriously. When we learn to use rules to restrain impulses and replace intuition with rationality, those once troublesome stop-losses, in times of difficulty, will become stepping stones towards mature trading.