The Ultimate Practice of Trading: Keep Emotions Outside the Discipline Door
No one is born loving to lose money, but once you step into the trading arena, don't fantasize about winning every time—this is the most basic survival knowledge in the market. Trading in $ZEC is no different; stop-loss is never the monster, what truly crushes traders are uncontrollable positions: when losses breach the psychological bottom line, emotional collapse is just a moment away.
You are clearest before placing an order; with the strategy set, all that remains is strict enforcement once you are in the market. Holding positions will create biases, unfavorable signals will be ignored, and favorable information will be magnified; making decisions during trading is far more blind than when flat.
So the core rule is: think through the logic before entering, clear your emotions after entering, and focus on analysis rather than positions.
The four red lines that must be drawn before entering the market:
① A clear technical entry signal.
② Stop-loss line at key support/resistance levels.
③ A clear profit-taking target range.
④ Acceptable worst-case position risk—if one is missing, don’t act lightly.
Profit-taking should avoid rampant greed; allowing free profit-taking rarely leads to big success. Many watch profits come in but due to greed hold onto positions, ultimately leading to market reversals, evaporating profits, or even losses, with the double blow being more fatal.
A stable strategy is to take profits in batches or maintain a core position with the trend; the targets before opening a position must be strictly enforced, and any extra earnings are just pleasant surprises, not worth breaking discipline.
The outcome of trading is not about who makes the better judgment, but about who can execute the plan to the end.
