Market has been rising for ten days, and it looks like it’s still going up. Should I enter or not?

This question actually reflects the real state of most traders. If you enter, you’re afraid of buying at the top and becoming a bagholder; if you don’t, you’re afraid of missing out on a wave of profit. You’ve probably experienced this dilemma.

But honestly, as long as you’re making decisions based on "feelings," you’re essentially gambling, not trading. Feeling it’s going up, feeling it’s going down—that’s the root of losing money.

**What truly determines the outcome of your account is never how much initial capital you have, but whether you have a stable profit-making system.**

So what’s the reality? When you make money, you immediately feel like the chosen one and go all-in aggressively. When you lose money, your mindset collapses, and you go all-in in a desperate attempt to recover. That’s not trading; that’s accelerating the zeroing out of your capital.

To change this situation, you must do these three things well:

**First, trading rules must be clear.** Is your buy signal a MACD golden cross? Or a bottom rebound? RSI entering oversold territory? Or Bollinger Bands opening upward? Every detail must be clearly written down. What about stop-loss levels? Fixed percentage sell-off, or exit when breaking support? Breaking the box or channel? These must be predetermined. How to manage position size? Fixed lot size or only risking 2% of your capital each time? This system must be backtested to know the win rate and risk-reward ratio.

**Second, focus on the process during review.** Don’t just look at profits and losses when reviewing your trades—that’s useless. During review, ask yourself these four questions: Did I enter according to the rules? Was the stop-loss executed decisively? Was position management strictly followed? Did greed take over after taking profit? Here’s a key insight—losing money according to the rules still deserves a thumbs-up. That’s a well-executed trade failure. But if you made money impulsively, you’ll eventually have to give it back to the market.

**Third, trust your system.** With rules in place and reviews done, the final step is execution. A good system can save you from disaster.

By mastering these three points, you’ll stop gambling based on feelings and start making money with discipline.