The trough is never the end.

It is often the place where you truly begin to grow.

A trader, if they can repeatedly experience troughs in their life, that is not misfortune, but a process of being honed repeatedly. The real danger is never the loss itself, but rather never being truly educated by the market.

Only when you fall deep enough will you stop.

Stop chasing the highs and lows, stop fantasizing about getting rich quickly, stop clinging to the obsession of the 'Holy Grail'.

In that moment, you will start to review yourself, rather than blame the market.

True awakening often begins in the most difficult stages.

When your account experiences a significant drawdown, even approaching zero, all your emotions will be amplified: fear, greed, luck, stubbornness, not a single one will be spared.

You will clearly see for the first time how you have repeatedly pushed your account towards the abyss.

The trough is not to punish you, but to shatter old beliefs.

When those obsessions about 'luck', 'feelings', and 'this time it’s different' are completely shattered, you will have the opportunity to rebuild.

One day you will realize,

The market is still the same market, volatile, cruel, and devoid of emotion;

But you are no longer the person you once were.

You finally understand that the biggest opponent in trading has never been the market, but yourself.

In the hardest times, there are no miracles, and no one to lend you a hand.

What you can rely on is only discipline, structure, and the repeated denial and rebuilding of self.

Thus, you begin to build a system that truly belongs to you,

Knowing when to take action, when to exit,

Knowing what you can bear, and being clear about what you cannot touch.

When you can execute calmly, without emotional trading,

You will look back and find that those troughs you once thought impossible to cross,

Are actually the starting point of your transformation.

The trough is not proof of your failure,

But the beginning of your rebirth.