What is the biggest obstacle on the trading road?
The obstacles on the trading road are often not just technical, but also involve psychological, emotional, and external environmental factors. Traders are easily influenced by emotions when faced with market uncertainty, leading to decision-making errors. This is a complex, multifaceted problem.
It's not that one can't draw lines, nor that one doesn't understand candlesticks.
It's these invisible things —
Emotions: Excited when the market rises, panicking when it falls, riding a roller coaster with the account.
Greed: Originally making a 5% profit, thinking about reaching 20%, only to give it all back.
Fear: Not daring to hold onto small losses, selling at a loss only for the market to rebound, always being toyed with by the market.
Obsession: Refusing to admit when the direction is wrong, insisting on going toe-to-toe with the market.
Environmental interference: A comment in the group saying "It's going to fly," and suddenly getting hot-headed and going all in.
These things cannot be saved by even the best techniques.
What truly determines whether you can make money is whether you can control yourself.
So, how do experts operate?
They remain calm amidst wild fluctuations, not being led by "FOMO," "going all in," "full position," or "doubling dreams," but instead seize opportunities, manage their positions wisely, hold on, and know when to stop.
The calmer a person is, the easier it is to survive; the more disciplined a person is, the easier it is to make big money.
The market is never short of opportunities; what is lacking is whether you can endure, hold on, and let go.
What truly makes a difference are the practices outside of trading.
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