Always a half-step too slow—you deserve to lose money

Look through the trades where you lost money. Isn’t it that when the market has already risen a lot you finally chase it, but after it has fallen for a while you can’t take it anymore and then cut—right at the wrong time?

Your actions always run after the market’s tail. If it doesn’t lose you money, then who will?

This is reactive trading. When you see it rising, you think it will keep rising; when you see it falling, you think it still has to keep falling. By the time you react, the market move is already over. You enter as the late buyer, and you exit cutting at a low point.

Those who manage to stay alive do predictive trading. They set up before the trend starts, and they’re out before the decline. No reliance on news—just watch the chart signals.

The core is four words: “see the big, do the small.” Weekly and daily charts determine the big trend; the hourly timeframe is for finding the entry point. If you can sort out the big-picture cycle, you’ll be half a step ahead of most people.

Don’t get stuck obsessing over one or two candlesticks. Broaden your perspective—the trades will run more smoothly.