The contract is not a casino; it's a battlefield.

I have also experienced that sense of helplessness—opening a position with high leverage for the first time and losing half of my account in just 15 minutes. I will never forget that moment of mental vacuum.

Later, I realized that this is not a matter of luck, but the most straightforward textbook of the market: here, surviving and making money is more important.

What truly changed me was not a single brilliant operation, but the establishment of a simple yet effective survival framework.

Take the BOLL indicator as an example. Many people use it as a prediction tool, but I see it differently—I regard it as the market's metronome. When the bands contract, it indicates that volatility is converging and strength is accumulating; the direction of the middle band reveals the tilt of the bulls and bears; only when the bands open up and volume expands simultaneously is it a truly worthwhile entry signal.

On SOL's daily chart, I built a position after a series of contractions near the lower band, and later I fully capitalized on that trend. This is not prediction; it's following the signals given by the market.

But every system has its nemesis—restlessness.

I have posted three bottom lines on my screen that I must not touch:

Single trade stop-loss no more than 2% of total funds

Open no more than two positions per day

When floating profit reaches 50%, move the stop-loss to the cost basis

At first glance, these rules may seem like shackles on myself, but in fact, they are armor that allows me to survive long enough in the market.

The market never rewards the bravest traders; it only rewards those who make it to the end. When you stop relying on feelings to place orders and instead use a system to execute every step, you truly take control of your own steering wheel.