A true trading expert never boasts that they never lose.

Do you know what really differentiates them from ordinary retail traders? It's not win rate, but control over losses. Being able to limit losses within a tolerable range is where the gap truly widens.

Many people enter the market with their minds full of learning indicators and studying market trends, but the first step should really be mastering risk control. Without a solid risk management line, no matter how good your market judgment or high your win rate statistics are, one mistake can send you back to square one. The reality is often harsh.

Therefore, if you don't want your trading career to end prematurely, you need to understand this logical chain: survive first, then talk about profitability. Persisting in survival allows the advantages of your strategy to gradually manifest over time.

So, how exactly should you do it?

Don’t copy others’ trades, don’t bet on directions. What you need to do is:

1. Build your own trading system
2. Backtest it with historical data to verify if it truly has a positive expectation
3. Use clear rules to enforce execution, and protect your account with position management and stop-losses

Finally, a one-sentence summary of all the secrets: strictly follow trading rules + rational risk allocation. This is your entry ticket into the market.

Trading is never about who dares to act first, but about who can survive until the end. That’s exactly what this phrase means.