I once thought trading was a shortcut to getting rich, but later I realized it is more like a long game with oneself. Here, there are no eternal winners, only practitioners who are constantly evolving.
Over the years, the market has taught me not only techniques but also a profound understanding of human nature, risk, and discipline. From blindly following trends to establishing a system, from emotional trading to mechanical execution, every step comes with pain and growth.
What I want to share is not a 'sure-win secret,' but the genuine insights of a lonely trader.
"The market is always fair; it never punishes mistakes, but it will continually repeat lessons until you learn."
[There is no 'Holy Grail' in trading, and there are no 'secrets' in the market.]
You think the methods to make money are hidden in some book, but in reality, everything is laid out in plain sight: market trends, support and resistance, money management, personal execution ability; trading is just these simple things done repeatedly to perfection.
[Managing the present is more important than predicting the future.]
Those who guess the market's ups and downs every day often end up either blowing up their accounts or getting slapped in the face. Trading is not about prediction, but execution. You don't know whether the next trade will profit or lose, but you know after long-term rule execution, the odds are on your side.
[True experts are often 'bored and can endure loneliness and solitude.']
Trading has never been an exciting thing; the more consistently profitable a person is, the more tedious trading becomes. Rules remain unchanged, execution is orderly, not swayed by market emotions, neither ecstatic due to profits nor collapsing due to losses -- they are just disciplined executors.
[Trading is a marathon; living longer is more important than running faster.]
You don’t need to be the fastest runner in the market; you just need to outlast others a little. Those who blow up their accounts are not unintelligent; they just didn’t survive. Good risk control, managing drawdowns, and keeping yourself qualified to stay in the market; time is the strongest compounding force.
I want to say: the essence of trading is to continuously cultivate oneself. The market won’t give you more money just because you do well, nor will it take care of you just because you put in effort. The market won’t change; you can only change yourself.
It’s not technique that makes money, but cognition; it’s not method, but execution. If you really understand this, you no longer need anyone's guidance because the market has already taught you everything.