The core secret of trading lies in these words:
No thinking after planning, no self during execution
🚩🚩【No thinking after planning】: Focus on a complete plan, eliminate last-minute changes. Once the trading plan is established, do not think, hesitate, or modify it before/during execution.
Key points of application:
🚩Deep preparation before trading: Before trading, create a clear trading plan based on objective analysis: entry point, stop-loss point, take-profit point, position size, key scenario contingency plans.
🚩Filter out market noise: When observing the market, ignore price fluctuations, market news, and subjective impulses triggered by public sentiment (such as "I feel it will rise/fall," "let's wait and see").
🚩🚩【No self during execution】: Absolute discipline is paramount, discard personal will. Execute like a machine, strictly follow the plan, and eliminate emotions, predictions, and self-esteem.
Key points of application:
🚩Unconditional stop-loss: If the stop-loss level is hit, exit immediately. Do not tolerate thoughts of "reluctance" or "let's wait a bit more." This is a rule for survival.
🚩Mechanical entry and exit: Enter when conditions are met, take profit when targets are reached. Do not be greedy and think "let's earn a bit more," and do not retreat early out of fear.
🚩Abandon subjective judgment: Execution only looks at predetermined objective signals, not "what I think will happen next."
🚩Isolate emotions: Do not let the gains or losses from the previous trade (pride/fear) affect the execution of the current plan.
If you can achieve these two points, you will be able to separate decision-making (planning) from execution (action), use a solid plan to resist hesitation, overcome greed and fear with iron discipline, and combat human weaknesses, thus allowing you to survive long-term in the trading game.