Full-time trading is actually an extremely boring job. After several years of strategy building and mentality adjustment, all that is left is endless waiting - sitting in front of the screen all day, waiting for the moment when the market completely matches our trading strategy.
To put it nicely, the profession of trader is like a fisherman sitting by the lake, staring at the buoy (market signal) in a daze, while immersed in endless thoughts. The only difference is that there is no warm breeze and clear lake water around us, only a few computer screens emitting faint fluorescence, and red and green candlesticks flickering continuously.
Many people envy the life of full-time traders. I think there is actually nothing worthy of envy in the profession of traders. The happiness of full-time traders never comes from trading itself, but from other interests in life, such as reading books, listening to music, or making a fine dinner for themselves. It just happens that we have a lot of time to do what we like to do. I think this is the most enviable attribute. As for trading itself, friends who are just getting started may find trading exciting and happy. But for veterans, trading is just like breathing, it is just a routine - no one likes to breathe, no one hates to breathe, no one cares.
For us, trading is just so plain. In my extremely long trading life, I have felt countless times that trading is actually a boring and uninteresting chore. And every time the market is calm, this thought appears more and more frequently. If I didn't have the hobby of writing something, I think my trading career would be much more boring.
