I used to be a wage worker wrapped in anxiety, but now I have established myself through trading and finally escaped the predicament of "wanting to escape but afraid to move."

Six years ago, when I first encountered trading, I was still crammed into a rental house in a Shenzhen urban village, watching the markets. At that time, life was like being pressed on the "double acceleration button": staying up late at night staring at the US markets, too tired to blink; during the day, going to work with dark circles under my eyes, secretly reviewing the market when my boss wasn't paying attention, fearing that I would miss even the slightest market signal. The most unforgettable moment was the night I faced a margin call; I kept my eyes open until dawn, the instant noodles I prepared went cold, I chewed them for half an hour but felt my throat tightening, unable to swallow. That was the first time I truly felt the cruelty of the market and the weight of reality.

Until now, I have achieved stable profits through trading. Last week, the profit from a single trade was enough to cover an entire year's salary back then. Yet, the thought of withdrawing never crossed my mind; I merely adjusted my stop-loss slightly. This calmness was something I couldn't even dare to dream of back when I was crammed in the rental house.

Here, I want to share two key insights I've gained from my years of pitfalls:

First, only by jumping out of emotional trading can your understanding become clearer; when your understanding is in place, the performance of your account will stabilize. Many people panic when they lose and become complacent when they win, turning trading into "emotional venting," which only leads to greater losses — stabilizing your mindset is the first step to profitability.

Second, light positions in the larger time frame are far more reliable than heavy bets in the smaller time frames. Time has a compounding effect: earning steadily and slowly may seem slow, but it's much longer-lasting than quick entries and exits. If you can't see this point clearly, you'll always be led by the market's fluctuations, forever a slave to your emotions, and you'll never achieve sustained profitability.

In fact, to survive through trading, the core is not about "betting correctly a few times" but about treating yourself as a "trading entrepreneur" — what entrepreneurs value most is sustainability and stability. Learn from how successful traders operate; avoid the pitfalls they steer clear of. Instead of spending all day fearing missing out or incurring losses, it's better to focus on refining your trading system: even if using a demo account, try to independently complete a full trading cycle — from planning, execution, to final review and summary. @Air 安叔