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The essence of trading is probabilistic games
The core of trading is risk control

Experience tells traders that many shareholders are more likely to give up in long-term fatigue than in short-term panic.

Understanding this, a trading system truly has value

The significance of a system is never about "whether it will make money," but rather about "placing a bet here has a higher chance than elsewhere."
Generating an entry signal is because the probability of winning is high;
Generating an exit signal is because there is a high probability of trouble.

Trading is not a dialogue with future ups and downs, but a dialogue with probability.

The term "high probability" in life means "uncertain, but leaning this way."
Saying "probably" is essentially acknowledging uncertainty.
The "high probability" of a trading system is the same.
It is never a guarantee, but a tilt.
Once you understand this, you will not expect the market to provide certain trends.

Many people cannot take action because they desire certainty.
Many people hold onto positions also because they want certainty.
But in the language of the system, there is fundamentally no "certainty."
What the system provides is "at this point, if you don’t act, you will deviate from the advantage."
The essence of holding a position is that the system has already given the exit conditions, but the hands have not moved.
It is not waiting for an advantage; it is waiting for a miracle.
And the market dislikes nothing more than people waiting for miracles.

The market is chaotic, while the system is orderly.
The maturity of a trader lies not in how accurately they predict, but in whether they respect this "order" of the system.

The experience that ultimately settles down is just one sentence:
Trading:
Is not about right or wrong, but about execution;
Is not about prediction, but about conditions.

In the beginning, there is always a worry about gains and losses.
Winning makes your heart race like a drum.
Losing keeps you awake at night.
But many years later, I came to understand—
that was just a short-term illusion.

A single trade,
is just a wave on the sea.
It comes quickly and goes even faster.
Random, indifferent,
it never changes because of you.

What you should really ask is,
it's not whether this trade made a profit or not,
but whether you have stocked enough provisions,
whether you trust your own boat,
that boat forged by statistics and time.

If you can trust it,
you just need to paddle.
Day after day,
year after year.
Consistent,
more consistent.
Then, the storm cannot scatter you.
Gains and losses cannot shake you.

Truly Understand Probability Thinking

The only thing you can control is how much you lose; how much you can earn is determined by the market?
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True wisdom lies in making losses as light as a feather, while making profits as heavy as mountains. Every decisive cut of a loss paves the way for future profits.

People often talk about probability.
Talk about advantages.
Talk about persistence leading to victory.
I knew the reasoning long ago.
But I couldn't do it.

I get anxious.
I'm afraid of losses.
I broke my own rules.
Once, and again.
Like a fish constantly swimming back into the net.
I understand.
But couldn't break free.

Later, I came to understand.
It's not about the method.
It's about belief.
Emotions push me.
They keep my focus on the present.
Forgetting the distant future.
Not changing my beliefs.
Consistency is just an empty shell.

For those who fear dogs.
No matter how many times you say dogs are gentle.
They will still be afraid.
They need to touch gentle dogs time and again.
Only then can they trust.
Trading is the same.
You have to experience it yourself.
Then you can truly understand.
Experience is harder than books.

So I practice. Small capital. Simulation trading.
Once. Ten times. A hundred times.
Not changing the rules.
Letting me see clearly.
The law of large numbers is at work.
Advantages slowly emerge.
It's not a day.
It's not a month.
It takes years.
Before I can see.
The real rewards.
In the distance.
Behind consistency.

Now I understand.
Mature traders.
Are not just people who talk a lot.
They are doers.
True traders.
Bring probability to life.

With a drink in hand.
Few words.
The storms in their eyes.
Already say it all.

I have seen the tide rise and the tide fall.
But one thing has never changed——
Every person who goes into the water wants to bring some fish back to shore.

Some want to take the initiative.
Some wait for confirmation.
Some only set sail when the sea is calm.
Some chase the big waves to fight.
And some take advantage of others' netting to cast their hooks.

But no matter who it is,
They are all exchanging others' gains for their own.
When one person makes a move,
It is another person's opportunity.
This game,
Like the sea breeze, never stops.

Some say, AI has arrived.
I laugh.
AI also seeks profit.
AI also wants to stop losses.
It is just another boat on the sea.
The sea never favors anyone.
Losses will fall on everyone.

I have grown old, and only then do I understand.
The market is not a blueprint.
It is not a one-man show.
It is the tide of human hearts and greed.
As long as the spark of profit is there,
The sea will keep churning.

What truly needs to be worried about,
Is not whether the sea will change.
But whether you yourself——
Can maintain structure and direction,
Can hold on until dawn.

If you cannot hold on,
The sea will swallow you.
If you can hold on,
You will see the dawn.

This is trading.
As cold as the sea,
As ruthless as the wind.
Yet also because of perseverance,
You survive.

We made an investment decision and entered the market. Not long after, there was a sharp decline.

There are two independent events here: one is entering the market, and the other is the sharp decline.

***Remember: these two events do not have a causal relationship.

Wrong, how much will be lost?
Right, how much will be gained?

Then repeatedly execute the same set of strategies with expected value greater than 1, ultimately there will be a deterministic result, relying on the accumulation of compounding from a large number of samples, with the aim of using probabilistic thinking to weaken the impact of emotions on decision-making.

The pancake is broken

The concept of demand consists of two elements: the desire to buy and the ability to pay. A poor person desires to own a car but cannot afford it, so he cannot generate demand. Similarly, a rich person can afford to buy low-quality furniture but is unwilling to buy it, so he cannot generate demand.

To think in terms of probabilities, you must create a mental structure or mindset that fits the basic principles of a probabilistic environment.

A probability-based mindset related to trading consists of five basic facts:

(1) Anything can happen.

(2) You do not need to know what will happen next to make money.

(3) Profits and losses from any set of variables that define an edge are randomly distributed.

(4) An edge is simply a sign that one thing is more likely to happen than another.

(5) Every moment in the market is unique.

Smart money doesn't worship anyone

Open a casino to make money instead of becoming a gambler.

Study losses more, avoid losses, and you will naturally make money.

Anything can happen in the market, why don’t you stop loss?

What if you make a wrong trade, what if you make a right trade?
It’s enough if the profit from 100 right trades is greater than the loss from wrong trades. If the profit from 100 trades minus the loss is still $10,000, what if you make 10,000 trades?

When we trade, we identify the market environment. If the market is in short supply, the price will definitely rise. If there are too many goods in the market and the supply exceeds the demand, the price will fall. So entering and exiting the market depends on the current market environment. For example, entering the market depends on whether there is a shortage of goods in the market or whether the supply exceeds the demand. The operators who cause changes in the market environment are large institutions, so when they come in, we must pay attention. Are they collecting goods or selling goods? Because they have large funds, it takes time to collect goods or sell goods, which gives us time to identify what they are doing. If they are sure to collect goods, then when will they collect almost all the goods in the market? Is it because the goods in the market are already in short supply? Are they ready to start pushing up prices? Because they also buy low and sell high to make a profit, so just follow them in and out. They have funds, teams, and insider information. They can dominate the market, and we just need to follow them.