Trading ultimately comes down to cultivating your own mindset. What do top traders have in common? A stable mentality. Every trade, whether it results in profit or loss, they remain unmoved. This is not numbness, but complete control over their emotions.
There are no garbage orders in trading, only garbage traders. Every entry and stop-loss is an internalization of their own cognition. Failure is the best teacher, as long as you are willing to learn.
The crypto market is like a battlefield. Small retail investors need to be even smarter—strike when it's right, and retreat immediately if you can't win. That’s the true meaning of stop-loss. When you find a good opportunity, dare to add to your position and seize the moment fiercely—that’s called "making dumplings." A long-term mindset never relies on overnight riches.
Skilled traders understand the principle of hunting: patience is more important than the hunt itself. Wait patiently, strike only when the opportunity is certain; for vague signals, better to miss than to risk. Most traders, on the other hand, prefer to make mistakes rather than miss out. Knowing what to avoid is a hundred times more valuable than knowing what to pursue.
Good traders focus on larger cycles and major trends. The real opportunities in a year are few, so they conserve their energy and wait for the market to find its rhythm. When the trend signals a buy, they buy; when it signals a sell, they sell. Unconditionally follow the big trend and let go of subjective judgments.
The final layer is: once you make money, you realize it’s the least important. The less desire you have, the higher your trading realm. Like dancing, become familiar with your own rhythm and the market’s rhythm; only when both resonate is true trading achieved.
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RetroHodler91
· 9h ago
That's correct, but I think most people can't do it at all, including myself, who sometimes also get anxious.
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GateUser-5854de8b
· 9h ago
It sounds good, but how many can truly stay "unmoved"? I think most people are still fooling themselves.
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GweiTooHigh
· 9h ago
That's right, but I think most people get stuck and die at the first step. How can their mindset be stable? Losing money to the point of questioning life—does that count as cultivation?
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SilentAlpha
· 9h ago
That's a good point, but the reality is that most people simply can't do it... When they incur losses, they start self-reflecting, and when the next wave of market movement comes, it's the same old story, cycle after cycle. I think the hardest part isn't mindset, but accepting the fact that you're really not as smart as the market.
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LostBetweenChains
· 9h ago
That's quite right, but in reality, how many people can truly stay "unmoved"? I haven't seen any myself anyway.
Trading ultimately comes down to cultivating your own mindset. What do top traders have in common? A stable mentality. Every trade, whether it results in profit or loss, they remain unmoved. This is not numbness, but complete control over their emotions.
There are no garbage orders in trading, only garbage traders. Every entry and stop-loss is an internalization of their own cognition. Failure is the best teacher, as long as you are willing to learn.
The crypto market is like a battlefield. Small retail investors need to be even smarter—strike when it's right, and retreat immediately if you can't win. That’s the true meaning of stop-loss. When you find a good opportunity, dare to add to your position and seize the moment fiercely—that’s called "making dumplings." A long-term mindset never relies on overnight riches.
Skilled traders understand the principle of hunting: patience is more important than the hunt itself. Wait patiently, strike only when the opportunity is certain; for vague signals, better to miss than to risk. Most traders, on the other hand, prefer to make mistakes rather than miss out. Knowing what to avoid is a hundred times more valuable than knowing what to pursue.
Good traders focus on larger cycles and major trends. The real opportunities in a year are few, so they conserve their energy and wait for the market to find its rhythm. When the trend signals a buy, they buy; when it signals a sell, they sell. Unconditionally follow the big trend and let go of subjective judgments.
The final layer is: once you make money, you realize it’s the least important. The less desire you have, the higher your trading realm. Like dancing, become familiar with your own rhythm and the market’s rhythm; only when both resonate is true trading achieved.