Progress in trading is not always measured in profit.
Sometimes progress looks like:
Sitting out unclear markets
Taking a small controlled loss
Ending the day flat
Many traders only respect green days. Elite traders value capital protection just as much.
They understand that staying solvent preserves opportunity.
Professional trading is surviving low-quality phases so you can participate in high-quality ones.
Elite traders treat capital preservation as success —
because without it, nothing else matters.