Must-Read for Beginners: Survival Principles in Contract Volatile Markets: True Experts Endure Mindset and Maintain Discipline
The reason a volatile market is a "hell on earth" for contract traders is not due to insufficient technical skills, but because the mindset collapses first — the greed of chasing highs and cutting losses, the anxiety of repeatedly stopping losses, and the impatience of not wanting to be in cash are the real culprits that erode capital. To survive in a volatile market, the core isn’t about "how to operate," but "how to control oneself." These four principles will help you cultivate a "winning mindset" in a volatile market.
1. Accept the reality of "not being able to make big money" and give up the obsession of "catching every fluctuation."
The biggest trap in a volatile market is the desire to "make quick money." Watching prices fluctuate back and forth in a range, you always feel that "this wave can earn money, and that wave can earn money too," leading to frequent openings and repeated trades. As a result, you either get stopped out by false breakouts or make a small profit and run, while losing a lot of money by holding on. The mindset of an expert is: a volatile market is not a battlefield for profit but a stronghold for preserving capital. You must calmly accept the fact that "you can't make big money in a volatile market" and shift your goal from "profit" to "not losing money." Don't get too anxious about small fluctuations in the market; remember that the big profits in contract trading always come from trending markets, and the small disturbances in a volatile market are not worth risking your capital. Remember: being able to preserve your capital in a volatile market is the greatest victory.