Recently, a top A9 trader shared a popular statement about trading, mentioning five 'taboos' and what kind of person can become a top trader. The content is roughly as follows:

Trading is actually the most difficult profession to succeed in this world and also the easiest way to make money.

Young people are a taboo;
Those whose wisdom is not yet awakened are a taboo;
Those who have not passed the emotional barrier are a taboo;
Those who have not experienced worldly affairs and the warmth and coldness of human emotions are a taboo;
Those who are unwilling to embark on the path of cultivation are a taboo.

Only those who embody both Buddha and demon will choose this path.
This is a path of inner cultivation; one must be good at emotional management, enjoy solitude, have a top-level understanding of human nature, and dare to break self-awareness.

Outwardly gentle and elegant, but inwardly decisive and ruthless. Only focusing on one's spiritual inner self, eliminating all useless social interactions, such a person may become a top trader!

At different stages, the understanding of this statement will vary; some may find it exaggerated, while others resonate deeply, as the facts are indeed so.

The difference lies in the depth of this person's understanding of people and things. Trading is the business of the brave, just like the bidding cultivators, it is the act of a true man!

"I originally thought trading was a path to the paradise of wealth, but I almost entered the gates of hell; I came to this market to 'seek wealth', but instead, I pulled myself in to 'seek the Dao'!

The language may vary, but there are similarities.

Everyone has various reasons for entering the trading industry; although different, they boil down to a few:

1. Want to click the mouse, earn money easily, and quickly get rich, achieving a myth of sudden wealth. This is the most common reason;

2. Other paths to monetization in the world are convoluted, while the path in trading lies in the clicks of the mouse between 'opening and closing positions';

3. When wealth reaches a certain level, one purely wants to make money grow, elevating wealth to another level, whether by self-operation or entrusting money to others or institutions for management;

4. Tired of the interpersonal relationships in the workplace and marketplace, wanting to live a quiet life;

5. Advocating freedom, traveling across the country and even globally, without affecting earning money;

6. Due to innate personality, wanting to engage in financial trading;

7. Traditional industries face obstacles, wanting to switch to a new development track;

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These thoughts are good, but they are extremely lacking in objectivity, and can even be called naive. Why do I say 'naive'? Because all the reasons listed above are essentially driven by human nature. 'Humans, this animal with the instinct of 'avoiding the heavy and focusing on the light', are naturally filled with yearning for seemingly simple, efficient, and get-rich-quick industries or opportunities.' Whether it's myself, seniors, or juniors, as long as one is a normal person, the nature is the same. They have not escaped human nature, and neither have I.

From 'seeking wealth' to 'seeking the Dao'. What kind of transformation is this? Every person who has spent a long time in this market will inevitably go through this process. Unless the person who enters this industry only tastes the surface of this field, without seeking deeper understanding, remaining a young person floating on the outside.

Returning to what was said at the beginning. Young people are a taboo. It's because they are too young, their temperament hasn't been tempered, and they are inevitably impetuous, lacking reverence for this market, and they do not have a correct value view of money.

If one doesn't settle down to learn, a series of problems such as heavy positions, no stop-loss, and holding onto losing trades will occur, ultimately ending with a margin call. There are many such young people around, and sometimes even with earnest advice, it is futile. Later, I became too lazy to care.

Those whose wisdom is not yet awakened and are unwilling to embark on the path of cultivation are a taboo. To outsiders, the market's rise and fall seem chaotic and hard to decipher, every candlestick is unpredictable.
Greed, fear, entering too early, selling too late, worrying about gains and losses... In an instant, countless thoughts fly through the mind... If one cannot study technique while also exploring traditional Chinese culture, and cannot draw nourishment from the wisdom of ancient sages, it is impossible to cultivate the inner world beyond technique, nor will one 'understand the Dao'.
Yin and Yang, impermanence, offense and defense, 'knowing when to stop and then having determination', awareness of mind, 'reaching the utmost emptiness and keeping still; all things act together, I observe their return.'... Trading skills are merely external techniques; the true heart method exists within. 'All methods are created by the heart.' Looking at trading experts, without exception, they all have some degree of cultivation. If this trader does not realize this, short-term results may be dazzling, but in the long run, bottlenecks will inevitably appear. You may not believe it, but we can witness it over time!

Those who have not passed the emotional barrier are a taboo. The so-called 'emotional barrier', in today's society, especially in the trading field, is not just what many people understand as the 'emotional barrier' between men and women, but more importantly, the 'emotional management barrier'.

How many have suffered heavy losses due to emotional trading triggered by their trading systems? The fundamental reason is that they do not realize the importance of cultivation, becoming 'unable to restrain their emotions', unable to extricate themselves.

Those who have not experienced worldly affairs and the warmth and coldness of human emotions are a taboo. 'In business, with its complexity, can I always follow the trend and grasp one industry opportunity after another? Meeting different people, saying different things, going to different cities, participating in various social events, staying up late when I don’t want to, drinking when I don’t want to, constantly consuming mental and physical energy... Is this the life I want? I feel a sense of detachment.' My inner world is a projection of a certain instinct after experiencing the warmth and coldness of the world in many years of business society. It’s not that I am tired of worldly affairs, but rather that when a person reaches a certain point, it naturally leads to a certain inner state. This state will lead a person to begin transforming from the outside in.

In the trading market, what appears to be price rises and falls is, in fact, a manifestation of the greed, anger, ignorance, arrogance, and doubt in every being's heart. To overcome these 'five poisons', cultivation is the only method.

Through cultivation, you can become 'Buddha', with a soft heart, tranquility like water, quick thinking, facing the collapse of Mount Tai without changing color. But you must also be 'decisive' when facing a stop-loss, just like an ancient general leading troops into battle.

On video platforms, it is said: only those who embody both Buddha and demon will choose this path. I prefer to change it to: only those who can kill enemies on horseback and chant Buddha off the horse will choose this path.

Because I don't like the word 'demon'. 'Demon' gives a sense of evil. Although it doesn't express malicious intent. It just means that the field of trading is really not something ordinary people can handle!

Someone once asked me if they could learn trading from me, and I said, 'Only those who see through worldly affairs can enter this industry.'

In fact, conversely, if someone does not match the aforementioned conditions, just like when my master sent that picture to reject me, it is still better to stay away from this industry early and do something else. Because the suffering in this industry is not something ordinary people can endure. Before understanding the Dao, it is hell on earth; after understanding the Dao, it is the paradise of wealth!

Everything has two sides; although it is said that 'there is nothing difficult in the world, only the heart is fearful', there are some industries that simply cannot be mastered just by effort.

Talent, effort, spirituality, courage, endurance, focus... the comprehensive quality requirements are unimaginably high. In Wall Street terms: training a trader is harder than training a pilot, and it surpasses it!

Of course, perhaps it is because of high self-requirements, or maybe for many people, their positioning in this trading industry differs from mine.

Just like I once saw a post on Douyin by a young man from the '90s saying: If trading requires enlightenment to do, then this industry is not meant for humans.

I want to say, this industry was never meant for humans, nor can ordinary people engage in it.

I am not a person who likes to tell lies, and spreading falsehoods will bear consequences. The longer the time, the more I can comprehend the words of trading seniors, and I increasingly hope that many people will not easily enter this industry.

If you truly want to enter this industry, please think carefully. Do you possess the above traits? If you do, you can come here to showcase your skills!

Wishing you good luck! — Trader without attachment!