Some summaries for October and some outlooks for the end of the year

October returns to the crypto world

After losing over $600 again, I sold my long-treasured account of Battle Dual: Phantom, with an initial deposit of £150, the account accumulated £160, and on the evening of October 18, I found myself in a dire situation but still did not give up.

During this loss, I kept wondering why I was losing.

Combining other people's posts, along with the experiences of the FX Warrior and my own, I summarized the following points:

1. After a big loss, the mindset explodes, purely gambling mentality leads to consecutive trades.

2. No personal judgment; wanting to trade at any time. For high leverage with small funds, most of the time is wasted time. Trading can create inexplicable pleasure; waiting and taking action is what needs to be done. Many people cannot stand the loneliness.

3. Continuous victories lead to a restless mentality. Even if the pattern is right, deep positions can be deadly with significant reverse fluctuations.

Next comes the money printing machine phase, almost entirely within the model trades, from the low point to the current state, from £20 in 2 weeks to £6400. I never imagined it would be so smooth.

Never give up hope, especially in defeat.

I really like Miyamoto Musashi in "The Book of Five Rings". I remember his first challenge against the unparalleled master Musashibo Benkei.

In the first encounter, he was completely knocked down and fled in a panic. Afterwards, he retreated to the mountains for three months, during which he said, "I did not lose; I just temporarily stepped back."

Indeed, the spirit of not giving up is rare, but not giving up does not mean failing to see one's own failures. Musashi recognized his shortcomings and, combined with his indomitable spirit, continually practiced, challenged masters, and ultimately became unmatched. Trading is the same.

In the futures trading competition, the top 10% of players took away 90% of the money from the other players. Out of 160,000 participants, the overall loss was over £6 billion, all earned by institutions and exchanges. It's really not easy for retail investors; it's hard to persist.

Do not let your guard down in victory.

I remember during high school, I was quite literary, reading Russian and Japanese modern literature every day, having a bit of understanding of Japanese Sengoku history, and reading some literature from the Republic of China.

Oda Nobunaga has long been at the top of the Japanese historical figure hall of fame. I really liked these three regulars: Oda Nobunaga, Sakamoto Ryoma, and Tokugawa Ieyasu.

Nobunaga was close to unifying Japan but was burned to death by Mitsuhide at Honnō-ji, which is really a pity.

When making contracts, one should think more about these.