I once thought that contract trading was a shortcut to wealth, but later I realized it is more like a long game with oneself. In trading, there are no eternal winners, only evolving practitioners. Over the years, the market has taught me not only technical skills but also a profound understanding of human nature, risk, and discipline. From blindly following trends to establishing a system, from emotional trading to mechanical execution, every step has been accompanied by pain and growth. What I want to share is not a 'sure-win secret', but the true insights of a lonely trader. 'The market has always been fair; it never punishes mistakes but constantly repeats lessons until you learn.' [There is no 'Holy Grail' in trading, and there are no 'secrets' in the market.] You think that the method to make money is hidden in some book, but in fact, everything is out in the open: market trends, support and resistance, money management, personal execution—trading is simply doing these straightforward things repeatedly and to the extreme.
[Predicting the future is less important than managing the present.] Those who guess market ups and downs every day end up either blowing up their accounts or getting slapped in the face. Trading is not about prediction, but execution. You don't know whether the next trade will make a profit or a loss, but you know that after long-term execution of the rules, the odds will favor you.
[Let profits run, and cut losses short.] Everyone wants to 'make money steadily' when they first enter the market, but the reality is that you must accept losses to truly make money. Losses are not scary; what is scary is not being able to bear the losses; profits come not from frequent trading, but from one right trade that captures sufficient profit.
The closer you are to the market, the easier it is to be consumed by it. Monitoring the market every day, trading frequently, and constantly trying to catch every fluctuation will only make you more anxious and uncontrollable. Those who truly make money understand the importance of keeping a distance from the market; learning to wait is how you earn your share of the market.
[True experts are often 'bored and can endure loneliness and solitude.'] Trading has never been an exciting thing. The more stable the profit, the more tedious trading becomes. The rules do not change, execution is not chaotic, they are not swayed by market emotions, they do not feel ecstatic due to profits nor collapse due to losses—they are merely disciplined executors. [Trading is a marathon; living longer is more important than running faster.]
