"Only when trading no longer changes your emotions do you truly start making money."

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Most people's understanding of trading is characterized by intense emotional swings:
Getting excited and unable to sleep when making money,
Feeling anxious and doubting life when losing money,
A single candlestick can determine your mood for the day.
They think this is called commitment,
but in reality, it’s just—
not yet reaching the true threshold.
Because in this market,
those who truly begin to make stable profits,
often share a common change:
Trading finally no longer influences their emotions.
1. The bigger the emotions, the farther from stability
The most obvious trait of beginners isn’t poor skills,
but a large emotional amplitude:
A profit on a trade makes them feel enlightened,
A stop-loss makes them doubt the entire system,
Continuous drawdowns lead to questioning life.
It looks like trading,
but essentially—
they let the market decide their emotions.
But the market is randomly fluctuating,
when you entrust your emotions to randomness,
the almost certain result is:
Loss of control.
2. The first sign of maturity: accepting “calm”
Many people pursue:
Huge profits,
High win rates,
Opportunities every day,
But those who truly break through,
gradually are left with just four words:
Nothing much.
Profits no longer bring euphoria.
Stop-losses no longer cause breakdowns.
During major market swings, inner peace remains.
It’s not cold-blooded,
but finally understanding:
The more stable your emotions, the better your system performs.
From that moment on,
trading becomes—
something that can be repeated long-term.
3. You’re not fighting the market, but training your nervous system
Many treat trading as a technical game,
competing over indicators, methods, news.
But as they go deeper, they realize,
what truly determines life or death isn’t technology,
but a deeper layer:
Can your nervous system withstand fluctuations?
When losses come, can you still follow the rules and cut losses?
When profits grow, can you maintain restraint?
When there’s no opportunity for a long time, can you wait quietly?
All these have nothing to do with intelligence,
but with stability.
And stability is a skill developed through repeated practice.
4. The true phase of making money is often so quiet it doesn’t look like success
Many imagine success as:
A steep upward curve,
Frequent big moves,
Eye-catching gains that make others envious,
But real long-term profitability,
is often very unremarkable:
Slow gains,
Small drawdowns,
Very calm emotions,
A normal life,
And outsiders might not even realize you’re making money.
But only those who reach this stage know:
Being able to make money quietly over the long term,
means you’ve already outperformed most people in this market.
Conclusion
If you’re still emotionally affected by a single profit or loss,
don’t worry,
you’re still on the way.
But remember this:
The true watershed in trading isn’t how much you earn,
but that no matter how the market fluctuates,
your inner peace remains.
When that day truly arrives,
you might not celebrate at all,
or even feel particularly excited.
But from that moment on—
making money,
becomes just a matter of time.
💎 I am MK Shou Yue,
only speaking the honest truths that help you survive in the market.