Trading, why is it always hard to hold on? Most people can "resist" but can't hold on. It's not that they are looking at the wrong direction, not that they completely missed the opportunity, but rather that they clearly did the right thing, the account once showed a good floating profit, but in the end, they just couldn't really keep the money. The market clearly moved as you expected, the structure also gave you room, even people around you could see that your direction was correct, but you still always get out at the critical moment.

Either you take profits quickly as soon as there's a little gain, or you panic at a pullback, and in your panic, you end the trade that could have continued; conversely, once you incur a loss, you are reluctant to admit defeat, stubbornly hold on, endure, explain, comfort yourself, and finally small losses turn into big ones. When you look back, you realize that the most stable thing in your trading isn't letting profits run, but letting profits turn into losses; it's not ending mistakes in time, but ending correct trades in time. Why does this keep happening?

Many people’s first reaction is to think it's because of their mindset, that they are too timid, or that they lack experience. All these are true, but none are the fundamental answer. From a long-term trading perspective, the reason a person always can't hold onto profits is fundamentally not because they don't want to, but because they lack a trading system that can be executed long-term. Without a system, there are no boundaries; without boundaries, there are no objective standards for "when should I continue holding, when should I close"; without standards, people can only rely on emotions to make decisions. When floating profits appear, emotions immediately take over you, and then you're not executing trades anymore, but dealing with heartbeat, anxiety, desire, and fear of giving back.

Ultimately, many people can't hold onto profits not because profits are too hard to take, but because their entire trading world lacks a structure that can support "holding long-term."

This is the most easily overlooked point. Many people are always studying how to enter the market, how to find opportunities, where might start, where might break out, as if the most critical techniques in trading happen before entry. But in fact, the real difference is often not how you enter, but how you stay after entering. Staying put gives profits a chance to grow; if you can't stay, even the right direction can only give you scraps. But most people are almost naked when it comes to "holding." They have no plan, no contingency, no consistent execution standards, and no psychological preparation for normal pullbacks. So as soon as the market enters a phase of "not giving immediate results," people start to panic.

Having interacted with so many fans and friends, I see that most people's trading is actually not systematic at all, only some fragmented understanding. They may know support and resistance, understand moving average arrangements, be able to see breakouts and pullbacks, and their directional judgment may not be bad, but these things haven't been integrated into a long-term executable structure. In other words, they know how to find a trade but don't know how to manage a trade. They can talk about trends, but they don't truly grasp the trend.