Everyone thinks the same before entering: how to make money. Only after entering do you realize that this question is the wrong one.

The market has no iron rules. No matter how meticulous the logic, it’s only probabilities on your side — the market doesn’t have to follow your script. Many newcomers can’t understand this, and their mindset collapses.

When a rookie loses on a trade, their first reaction is that their judgment ability is flawed. An experienced trader sees a series of losses with a certain method and thinks: Is this strategy correct in the long run? One is gambling on wins and losses; the other is gambling on the system.

Traders who truly survive often have surprisingly simple techniques. They don’t need to exit perfectly every time; they reuse small advantages. They don’t change direction because of one or two pullbacks; they only care if the overall rhythm deviates from the plan.

Their deepest obsession is actually one thing: don’t fall behind.

What does this mean? Keep positions light, cut losses decisively, and keep ammunition to continue entering — only then can you endure until the opportunity arrives.

The difficulty of trading, on the surface, is technical; at its core, it’s these three hurdles:

First, can you treat losses as costs rather than failures?

Second, when uncertain signals appear, can you still operate strictly according to the rules?

Third, during days of continuous setbacks, can you resist the urge to prove yourself?

Final words: trading is not about who reacts faster or has more ideas, but about who has a calmer mindset and steadier rhythm. Those who truly use probability to evaluate each operation tend to be less obsessed with the outcome of a single trade.

You’re not running fast enough; you’re just stumbling in the dark — actually, the light has been on all along, it’s just up to you whether you want to follow the rhythm.