Why do you lose more the more you watch the market? I find the root cause very simple: you treat the K-line as your heartbeat line, and the weight of your positions as your life’s winnings—your heart bounces with the K-line, and your money naturally follows the fluctuations.

After spending a long time in the trading circle, I’ve seen too many people fall into traps and have slowly summarized three iron rules:

- Those who go all in panic at the slightest drop, closing the software to hide, fearing to see their account worsen; a slight rise makes them nervous and shaky, unable to hold or dare to sell, constantly caught up in 'panic' and 'fear';

- Those who hold cash and wait miss out on opportunities after not monitoring the market for three days, seeing others profit while feeling anxious; but when market volatility hits, they can’t seize the opportunity due to long-term non-participation;

- Only those who adhere to 'half position as a base + stop loss as a cushion' can maintain a calm mindset to watch the rises and falls, not being swayed by short-term fluctuations, and their account curve can slowly trend upward, living the most comfortably.

This is not some mysticism, but rather the 'game mindset that trading should have': don’t gloat over wins, don’t blame the sky or the market for losses; even when faced with small losses, don’t shift blame or make excuses; when you make money, don’t forget the risks; always think about 'how to do the next trade well', rather than getting caught up in 'how to lose the last trade'.

If you want to incorporate this mindset into your trading system, it actually boils down to three steps.

Step one: Never go All in

Once you put all your capital in, you are not trading anymore; you are gambling on size—only hoping for a rise without any space for rational analysis. You should know that 'praying' does not bring stable returns, it only makes you stare at the screen with a racing heartbeat, and in the end, the probability is high that your blood pressure rises while your capital decreases.

Step two: Never hold cash

If you haven’t held a position for a long time, your perception of the market will gradually dull: after a bull market arrives, you realize too late, and by the time you react, it’s already risen high; during a bear market, you might find amusement, but this mindset will only shrink your trading awareness and capital together— the market is always teaching new things, and if you don’t participate, you will never keep up.

Step three: Adjust your position to the 'slight pressure' zone

I have a simple method: when preparing to sleep at midnight, if you see an industry breaking news and can immediately analyze its impact on the market, then your position is just right.

- If you feel sleepy reading news, it means your position is too light, and you haven’t focused your attention on the market, making it naturally difficult to seize opportunities;

- If you can’t sleep after reading the news, it means your position is too heavy, and you’re always anxious, making it easy to lose your rhythm due to fluctuations.

I personally keep 40% to 60% of my position year-round: a 10% drop will hurt, but it won’t make me angry enough to smash my keyboard; a 20% rise will make me happy, but I will never be so elated that I want to quit my job to trade full-time— every day, I first check the market when I wake up, but I won’t be scared out of my wits by a 15-minute short-term fluctuation; this kind of 'stability' is more important than anything.

Some misunderstand: is a 'game mindset' just lying flat and slacking off? In fact, it is quite the opposite; this is the most stable offensive strategy. It forces you to focus on 'how to win the next round', leading to replicable strategies; instead of getting caught up in 'how to lose the last round', being dragged by regret and anxiety—strategies can help you keep profiting, while emotions will only make you more chaotic.

So, it’s better to treat trading as a long-term game:

- A fixed position is your 'basic equipment', and you shouldn’t easily adjust it in every trade;

- Stop loss is like a 'revival coin'; even if you lose a round, you can preserve your capital and come back again;

- Reviewing trades is like a 'strategy guide'; summarizing daily what went wrong and what went right enables smoother performance next time.

If you can execute these three things to perfection, you will find that the market is still the same market, the assets are still the same assets, but you have slowly evolved from being the 'cut leek' to becoming a 'gold mining' player who can stabilize profits.

Finally, I want to tell you: don’t treat trading as a matter of life and death, just treat it like playing ranked matches— as long as your trading 'rank' (awareness, strategy) goes up, the growth of your capital is just a trophy you pick up along the way.