The Three Realms of Trading

First Realm: Technical Survival -- Novices obsessively review K-line indicators, viewing trading as a quantifiable skill, mistakenly believing that diligence can overcome the market. This stage is trapped in the 'Maze of Technique,' and most people struggle to break the illusion of technical worship throughout their lives.

Second Realm: Psychological Game -- Breakthrough traders begin to confront human weaknesses, practicing emotional detachment: avoiding impulsiveness, resisting temptation, and accepting impermanence. This stage eliminates pseudo-enlightened individuals who cannot manage greed and fear, as the market repeatedly verifies the truth that 'knowing is easy, doing is hard.'

Third Realm: The Way is Natural -- Top traders transcend the trading dimension, viewing the market as a mirror reflecting human nature. They comprehend the laws of the world through gains and losses, elevating trading behavior to a continuous purification of the instinct of greed. At this point, buying and selling are no longer for profit, but rather a ritual to validate understanding.

The three realms are akin to cultivating spirituality through tribulations: 90% stop at the technical level, half get stuck at the psychological tribulation, and only one in ten thousand can sever the delusion of greed and reach the simplest state of 'unarmed victory over armed.' Which heavenly gate are you currently knocking on?