#交易核心 Stop being obsessed with candlesticks, indicators, and news—these account for at most 10%, while the remaining 90% is a game of mindset and human nature.

Today, I will share some truths that may sting, but they can save you.

1️⃣ What you lack is not the Holy Grail, but the "courage to cut losses."

Everyone knows cutting losses is important, but you just can't seem to do it.

Always fantasizing about "just after cutting losses, the market goes up" or "holding on a bit longer can bring it back," results in small losses turning into huge losses, ultimately leading to liquidation.

💡 Remember: Cutting losses is not failure; it is a cost. It is the "insurance premium" for survival.

Top traders cut losses on more than half of their trades, yet still make money—because they decisively "cut off losses and let profits run."

✅ How to practice? Within 10 seconds of opening a position, you must set your stop-loss. Train your hands to form muscle memory; don’t give your brain time to make excuses.

2️⃣ What you need is not opportunities, but "patience for being out of the market."

Retail investors are always afraid of missing every opportunity, FOMO kicks in, and they invest everything chasing highs, only to end up stuck at the peak.

💡 The truth: The market lacks not opportunities, but money and the ability to discover opportunities.

Most market movements are garbage time; real trends may only happen a few times a year.

Lie still like a crocodile, waiting for a certain opportunity to strike with precision.

3️⃣ What you pursue is not win rate, but "odds."

Always trying to find the Holy Grail that is "right every time?" It simply doesn’t exist.

💡 Making money doesn't rely on how many times you're right, but on how much you earn when you're right and how much you lose when you're wrong.

In a trade, being able to earn 5000U and willing to lose 500U is a good odds of 1:10— even if you're right only 3 out of 10 times, you still win.

✅ Before opening a position, ask yourself: "What's the maximum I can lose on this trade?" Write the number down, and use the stop-loss to determine position size.

4️⃣ Your real enemy is not the market, but the "inner demons."

Candlestick charts are objective, but actions are subjective. Your enemy has always been yourself reflected on the screen.

When in profit, greed: "Just hold on a little longer," resulting in profit reversal;

When losing, fear: "Just hold on a bit more" or "Quickly cut losses";

When not holding a position, itch: "Hands itching to trade", "Afraid of missing out."

✅ Weekly review of trading records: The focus is not on profit and loss, but on the emotions at that time—"Did I act out of fear/greed/FOMO?" You will find that you keep falling for the same mental trap.

📍 The last sincere word:

In this market, surviving long is more important than surviving fiercely.

Tech skills can be learned in a month, but mindset takes a lifetime to cultivate.

Focus on becoming a better person first; making money is a natural result.