Many traders are well-versed in candlestick charts and can apply indicator formulas fluidly, yet they ultimately struggle in the futures market—it's never about how thoroughly you learn, but rather whether you can control your desires and impulses‼️
I’ve seen traders who can accurately identify breakout points for common patterns, and they monitor on-chain data until the early hours of the morning.
When macro policies are released, they interpret them even before brokerage research reports. However, once they enter the futures market, they still end up losing heavily.
The key is: the market doesn’t test how much you “know,” it tests whether you can “hold back.” This is similar to losing weight—
Everyone knows that “controlling your mouth and moving your legs” is the essence, but when you're starving and can't sleep at midnight, how many can resist the temptation of takeout?
Trading is even more so: when prices are low, they’re afraid of further declines and hesitate to buy; when prices are high, they see everyone making profits and chase after them, ultimately becoming the ones who get harvested.
Some believe that “small funds rely on short-term trading to snowball,” always fantasizing about catching 10 points today and 20 points tomorrow.
But after frequent entries and exits, the fees and slippage first chew away half of the principal, and then their own greed and fear lead to repeated losses, causing the principal to shrink.
Those who truly make small funds grow are the ones who can endure—recognizing the trend and daring to hold, not being greedy for small fluctuations, and patiently waiting for the market to ferment.
As for leverage, many people calculate “when will I be liquidated” before opening a position, which is not risk control at all. True risk control is setting a limit on “how much I can lose on this trade” before entering, and cutting losses decisively when the line is hit, without hesitation.
Technical skills are merely the entry ticket; what allows you to survive is a trading system, iron rules, and the restraint of impulses.
Don’t always blame the market's strangeness or the manipulation by big players; most liquidations are simply losing to oneself.
Most people are trapped in a vicious cycle; it’s not a lack of effort, but rather a lack of a guiding light.
If you want to walk more steadily in the cryptocurrency world, it’s better to follow Sister Ting and learn the true logic of layout.
