I have seen too many traders whose fate is sealed the moment they enter the market and get caught.

They watch the charts every day, chase highs and sell lows, study various indicators, only to realize in the end — what destroys you is not the market itself, but your lack of self-awareness.

Later, I changed my approach and decided to do only one thing: not to guess the market direction, but to design a trading structure in advance.

Whenever I want to place an order, I first ask myself three questions:

If I make a wrong judgment, how should I cut my losses?

If I make money, when should I take profits and secure them?

When should I withdraw the profits?

If I haven't thought through these three points thoroughly, I don't act.

Once the account's floating profit exceeds the principal, I immediately withdraw the profits. Because you know — money left on the exchange will eventually be eaten by the market. True safe gains are only the part that has already reached your wallet.

Regarding market judgment, I stopped struggling with it long ago.

The market is often sideways, and volatility is hard to predict. So I never bet my entire wealth, but participate in stages with different strategies and different positions. Even if my main direction is wrong, losses stay within my planned range. If the direction is correct, profits will automatically amplify.

Maybe my win rate isn't high, but I can survive long enough.

Stop-loss isn't a failure; it's your pass to continue sitting at the table. As long as you haven't been severely hurt, there will always be opportunities in the next big trend.

In the later stages of trading, it's no longer about who predicts more accurately, but about who can still stand in the game and continue participating.

Remember this — the market's biggest fear isn't your mistake, but you leaving the scene entirely after one error. Survive, and there's a chance to win.