Many people enter the market always feeling they lose on 'mentality', thinking they are 'too casual'

The truth is very simple: you are casual because your trading rules are never clear.

People without clear rules are like travelers without a map: seeing a light in the east, they run east; hearing someone shout in the west, they turn and run west. The final result is either exhaustion or getting lost.

Therefore, to escape the predicament of 'casual trading', the first step is not to learn more and more techniques, or various indicators and strategies you don't know, but to first establish a clear set of rules.

I. Why Should There Be Clear Trading Rules?

1. Avoid being casual and impulsive
The market fluctuates every day; without clear conditions, you can easily make emotional trades, chasing highs today and cutting losses tomorrow, ultimately becoming a cash machine for the market.

2. Reduce distractions and save energy
Rules are 'filters'. They help you automatically screen out 90% of ineffective market movements; you only need to wait for the 10% that meet the conditions.

3. Assurance of Execution
When you have an executable SOP (Standard Operating Procedure), every trade is just 'clocking in' according to the rules. Over time, your confidence and stability will gradually develop.

II. How to Build Clear Trading Rules?

For example, the moving average rules I often use (MA25, 144, 169) can clearly frame a set of executable systems:

1. Major Direction Determination

Condition: In the 4-hour timeframe, price above MA144 and MA169 → Major bullish trend.

If the price is below both moving averages → Major bearish trend.

First set the direction to avoid wavering.

2. Entry Conditions

In a bullish trend, if the price returns above MA25 and consolidates with a full candlestick → Go long (leverage can be controlled, e.g., 5X).

In a bearish trend, if the price breaks below MA25 and confirms → Go short.

Entry is a 'switch'; avoid arbitrary orders.

3. Exit Conditions

If going long, if the price breaks below MA25 → Close position to stop loss.

If going short, if the price breaks above MA25 → Close position to stop loss.

Stop losses at small losses to avoid holding on stubbornly.

4. Profit Handling

When the price reaches 2R (risk-reward ratio) → Move the stop loss to the break-even point to ensure no losses.

When the price reaches 3R → Take partial profits, or continue to follow the trend.

Profits need to have rhythm; both secure profits and capture trends.

III. Upgrading Advanced Trading Execution Rules

If you want signals to be more stable, you can add a few filters to the basic rules:

1. Volume Validation

The trading volume at entry must be greater than the average volume of the past 20 candles → Only then is the breakout valid.

2. Space Filtering

Before entering, confirm that there is at least 2 times the risk space to the next resistance level → Avoid entering at the ceiling.

3. Multi-condition Resonance

Price above 25MA + RSI above 50 → Stronger signal.

Price below 25MA + RSI suppressed by 50 → Stronger bearish signal.

IV. How to Truly Execute the Rules?

1. Write it down, simplify it into cards

Trend direction: Look at 144/169

Entry Condition: Return to 25MA

Exit conditions: Break below 25MA

Profit conditions: 2R to break even, 3R to take partial profits

Memorize the rules like a mantra, and execute without hesitation.

2. Train using the replay function
Use the candlestick replay in TradingView to mark out each qualifying market movement, calculate the win rate and profit-loss ratio, and build confidence in the rules.

3. Stick to making trades that meet the rules
Treat market movements that do not meet the rules as 'noise'; learn to be patient and wait.

V. Final Reminder

The role of rules is not to guarantee that every trade makes money, but to ensure that you can survive steadily.

Remember:

Without rules, you will eventually be harvested in the market.

With rules, you may achieve long-term stable profits.

In the market, being casual is the biggest enemy, while rules are your true armor.


I never rely on gambling for trading; it's all about rhythm. For small funds, doubling the account is a byproduct; living longer and earning steadily is fundamental.

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