90% of people lose money, and it's really not due to lack of skills, information, or indicators, but because of the disconnect between knowledge and action, and the root of that disconnect is not truly understanding.
You think you understand, but you’re just “heard of” it
- Heard that you should cut losses, but can’t bear to do so when truly losing - Heard that you should follow the trend, but want to buy the dip at the first sign of volatility - Heard that you should trade with small positions, but go all-in when excited - Heard that you should be patient, but start opening random trades out of boredom
Knowing ≠ Understanding Understanding is ingrained in instinct, something you can do without struggle.
Only when you truly understand the market will you not be led by emotions.
The reason you can’t control your hands:
- Mistake probability for certainty - Mistake luck for skill - Mistake volatility for threats - Mistake floating losses for failure
Basically, you’re not fighting the market, you’re fighting your own ignorance and fear.
People who truly understand the market are in only one state:
- Accept losses as a cost, not a mistake - Accept missing opportunities as normal, not missing out - Accept system flaws and still persist in execution - Accept that the market is unpredictable, and only do what is within your control
Unity of knowledge and action is not self-discipline; it’s a natural result of proper cognition.
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This sentence hits hard, but it's also so true.
90% of people lose money, and it's really not due to lack of skills, information, or indicators,
but because of the disconnect between knowledge and action, and the root of that disconnect is not truly understanding.
You think you understand, but you’re just “heard of” it
- Heard that you should cut losses, but can’t bear to do so when truly losing
- Heard that you should follow the trend, but want to buy the dip at the first sign of volatility
- Heard that you should trade with small positions, but go all-in when excited
- Heard that you should be patient, but start opening random trades out of boredom
Knowing ≠ Understanding
Understanding is ingrained in instinct, something you can do without struggle.
Only when you truly understand the market will you not be led by emotions.
The reason you can’t control your hands:
- Mistake probability for certainty
- Mistake luck for skill
- Mistake volatility for threats
- Mistake floating losses for failure
Basically, you’re not fighting the market,
you’re fighting your own ignorance and fear.
People who truly understand the market are in only one state:
- Accept losses as a cost, not a mistake
- Accept missing opportunities as normal, not missing out
- Accept system flaws and still persist in execution
- Accept that the market is unpredictable, and only do what is within your control
Unity of knowledge and action is not self-discipline; it’s a natural result of proper cognition.