Many brothers ask me:
"You've been trading for so long, what's your biggest insight?"
To be honest, the biggest insight can be summed up in two words—destiny.
No matter how hard you think, you cannot control the market's ups and downs;
No matter how closely you watch, you cannot predict what the next candlestick will look like;
You don't know when a black swan will appear,
You can't control the news, control your emotions, or even control your own hands.
Life is the same.
No matter how hard you try, you can't change other people's opinions;
No matter how much you cherish, you can't avoid certain things that are destined to happen.
You don't know who you will meet tomorrow, nor do you know who will suddenly leave you.
Both trading and life have too many "inabilities," "powerlessness," and "helplessness."
The most ironic thing is,
In life, going with the flow is a negative term.
It means you have been defeated by reality, compromised, and have given up.
But in trading,
Those who can truly go with the flow can actually make money.
You don’t bet on direction, you don’t bet on extremes, you control your position and go with the trend, which allows you to survive longer and earn steadily.
Yet most people can never achieve this in their lifetime.
They are choked by fate, wanting to resist, wanting to reverse, and as a result, the more they struggle, the more they lose.
They think they can turn the tables in the market, but instead, they are educated by the market.
They come to the market wanting to take revenge on fate.
But the market tells them: the rule here is precisely—go with the flow.