Trader's Enlightenment: From Chasing Tops and Bottoms to Coexisting with the Market

In trading circles, people often talk about 'enlightenment.' It sounds mystical, but it's actually the collapse and reconstruction of cognition—from 'wanting to win' to 'knowing how to lose,' from 'predicting the market' to 'following the market.' No one achieves clarity from a book or a single profitable trade. All true insight comes from hard-earned losses paid in real money.

The Arrogance of Beginners: Thinking You Can Beat the Market

When you first enter the market, everyone thinks they're the chosen one. Moving averages are the code to riches, MACD golden crosses are ATM signals. You chase breakouts, hunt divergences, feel like you've cracked the system when you win, and blame the 'unreasonable' market when you lose. That 'dao' is an imagined shortcut—an arrogant belief you can conquer the market.

Like a chess novice focused only on capturing pieces, missing the flow of the entire board—celebrating small gains, only to lose the game.

The Three Levels of Enlightenment

Trading, in the end, isn't about profound techniques—it's a simple habit: earn when the setup comes, wait when it doesn't. Candles are no longer jumping numbers, but the market's breathing. Trading is no longer a gamble, but a practice of coexistence with the market.