Trading Wisdom: Seven Levels from Struggle to Enlightenment
1. Give up on prediction, focus on rules
Novices always ask: "Will it go up or down next?"
Veterans only care: "How should my strategy respond?"
The market cannot be predicted, but it can be controlled—establish rules, execute them strictly, and price movements will be irrelevant to you.
2. There is no 'Holy Grail', only 'fit'
Many people constantly change strategies, always thinking the next one will be better.
But the truth is: the method that can be executed long-term is the truly profitable one.
Find your advantage, repeat it, optimize it, instead of forever searching for the 'perfect system'.
3. Losses are not scary, lack of control is fatal
When entering the market, losses evoke fear, anger, and unwillingness, even leading to reckless overtrading in an attempt to recover.
Later, it becomes clear: losses are the cost of trading; controlling them is the key to profitability.
Strictly cut losses, accept small losses, and you can make big profits possible.
4. Less is more, waiting is the strategy of masters
Once thought that trading more would lead to more earnings, but frequent trades actually accelerated losses.
Later understood: true profits come from a few high-probability opportunities.
Patiently wait, strike precisely, far more valuable than blind trading.
5. Techniques are easy to learn, inner demons are hard to conquer
Indicators, patterns, strategies... these are not hard to master.
The hard part is: restraining when greedy, staying calm when fearful, letting go when losing, and being composed when winning.
The market will not change; the only thing that can change is you.
6. Trading = Probability + Discipline
The outcome of a single trade is meaningless; long-term adherence to rules is the core.
As long as your strategy has a positive expected value and is executed strictly, time will become your ally.
7. The ultimate realm: trading like breathing
True trading masters feel neither excitement nor anxiety, only calmly executing.
Market fluctuations become unimportant because the system will respond on its own.
Do not become complacent when making money, nor disheartened when losing; just do what needs to be done day after day.
Summary
Trading is not about the market; it is about oneself.
Rules, patience, discipline, mindset—
these seemingly simple things are the true keys to profit.
