In my tenth year of contracts, I've seen too many people struggle between 'relying on feeling' and 'relying on technique'.
To be honest: both are traps. The ones who truly survive are those who engrave the rules into their instincts. $ZBT
Where do the feelers fail?
Not from a single liquidation, but from repeated turmoil.
Those who trade based on feelings are like emotional puppets—when the candlestick moves, they panic, and their plans change at any moment.
Clearly seeing the right direction, yet running away early because of a fluctuation, ultimately being drained by fees and mindset that hollow out their accounts.
Where do the technical traders lose?
No matter how perfectly the indicators are drawn, they can't stop a sudden spike.
The most heartbreaking part is: the direction is right, but the position is gone.
This kind of 'technical misfire' directly breaches psychological defenses, plunging people into a vicious cycle of 'revenge trading'.
The real breakthrough point: create a trading system that allows you to 'sleep well'.
Rules are greater than feelings: clearly set stop-loss points before entering, exit on a breach, and don’t hesitate to 'take another look';
Position size determines life and death: do not exceed 10% of your principal for a single trade, preventing fluctuations from shaking your decisions;
Acknowledge the limitations of techniques: indicators are merely probabilistic tools; market consensus and sudden events are the true sources of price volatility.
The cruelty of contracts lies in: it doesn't need to defeat you all at once, it only needs to slowly consume you, waiting for you to make mistakes actively.
If you are always hesitant, anxious, and getting more exhausted, it indicates that you have not yet found a trading logic that suits your own rhythm.
Stop obsessing over feelings versus techniques, and focus more on 'how not to collapse'.
Mature traders do not lack emotions; they lock emotions with rules.
When you can accept small losses, stick to your plan, and trade with a position size you can bear, the market will treat you kindly.