The road to excellent trading is not about skill, not about methods, but about mindset. It is about what kind of person you truly are. The market is a mirror; what you see in it is merely your own illusion. At the same price point, you go long, others go short. Perhaps both can make money, or perhaps both can lose money, because everyone is trading merely their own desires, fears, greed, anxiety, arrogance, humility, and so on, which constitute the traits of themselves.
What you are actually trading is what kind of person you are. In the end, those who can truly emerge as traders have the greatest trait: the embodiment of contradictions, the unity of yin and yang. What does it mean to be the embodiment of contradictions? What does it mean to be the unity of yin and yang? It means that he can be both arrogant and humble, both greedy and fearful, both brave and cautious. The market's rigorous tempering has refined him into someone who can integrate all contradictory elements together.
Facing his own trading system, he is very arrogant. He does not hesitate when it is time to act, nor does he listen to anyone's voice, being arrogant enough to believe only in himself. However, he is also very humble in every trade, not believing that he can definitely conquer the market. In terms of money management, he is extremely humble, always thinking that this trade will fail, thus strictly controlling risk. He advances with this arrogance in trading and humility towards the results. This contradictory characteristic is reflected in every trade.
Facing the orders he has done right. He is greedily holding positions, hoping for enough profit to come in late. At the same time, he is very fearful, constantly moving his stop losses, just like walking on thin ice, solely focusing on the reversal signals given by the market. Whether entering or exiting, he is brave and decisive, not looking back or feeling regretful. However, he is also very cautious, to the extent that he prepares all his plans in advance before every trade, analyzing in detail and patiently waiting. He executes strictly and treats every trade with care. This is a characteristic unique to an excellent trader: the embodiment of contradictions, the unity of yin and yang, accommodating various contradictory traits while still being able to move forward without any influence. As a trader.
Do you think you have such characteristics?
