When I first started trading, I had a particularly foolish obsession: I believed that more trading and more entries would lead to more profits.



Whenever the market moved, my hands itched. Watching my P&L, I couldn't help but chase the trend, entering and exiting multiple times a day. The result? I couldn't hold on to small winning trades, but I would stubbornly hold losing positions. After a full day of busywork, the final tally showed I was losing more.

Over time, I gradually understood:
——Trading isn't really about frequency; it's about patience.

Most of the time, we lose money not because we can't read the market, but because we can't stand being on the sidelines. The market always presents opportunities, but our capital and mindset are limited.
Now my state of mind is much more relaxed: I no longer stare at the screen all the time. I only wait for opportunities I'm familiar with and have high confidence in. If there's no suitable market condition, I stay out and watch, never forcing a trade.

Gradually, I realized that after reducing ineffective operations, my account became more stable, and my mindset calmed down. I truly believe that the first lesson for beginners is not about learning many techniques, but about learning to control yourself.
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NightFlightMint
· 13h ago
Too true. During the beginner phase, you just get the itch to trade, and in the end the fees end up being more than the profits.
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MinimalistSculpturePedestal
· 14h ago
An empty position is also a position; I only understand this now.
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StainedGlassSolarArray
· 14h ago
I used to think frequent trading was diligence, but now I understand that waiting is the real skill. A stable yield like 3.8% APY on GUSD, on the contrary, makes me less inclined to trade recklessly.
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GateUser-ad8b77bd
· 15h ago
#Trump Announces the End of the US-Iran Ceasefire This kind of sudden news tests your composure the most; once the news breaks, volatility is huge—at this time, holding back is far more important than chasing orders
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