Someone always asks me, why do I keep emphasizing that rolling positions is a slow process, yet it can turn small amounts of money into bigger ones? My answer is simple—making money is not primarily about technique, but about the mind.

What’s the most exaggerated story you’ve heard? Turning 5,000 into 1 million? That’s just an extreme market condition, anyone could encounter it. I’ve seen even more intense cases: someone making tens of thousands in a day, only to be slammed back to the starting point by a black candle. That kind of mental blowout is more deadly than a direct liquidation.

The market’s temperament is like that; it has to beat you into submission before it’s done. I also suffered losses early on. Making a little profit and immediately expanding positions until I was trembling; falling a bit and stubbornly holding, afraid that a stop-loss would lead to a rebound. After being beaten down a few times, I finally realized—rolling positions isn’t a get-rich-quick game, it’s about one word: patience.

Patience for what? For the right market conditions to eat big gains, for the wave of the main players to start, for signals to confirm before acting. Beginners tend to be itchy-handed, always wanting to try their luck, but they end up falling into traps. My current approach is: first withdraw the principal I earned and keep it safe, then use the profits to trade. That way, my mindset stays stable.

My trading routine is actually very simple: when I gain 50%, I move the stop-loss to the breakeven point; if the market keeps rising, I take some profits; when I double my position, I lock in half of the profits—no greed. Staying alive is more important than how much you earn.

Honestly, most people lose money not because they are beaten by the market, but because of their own mindset—fear of loss, rushing to recover, gambling tendencies, stubbornly holding positions. These mental demons are more terrifying than price fluctuations. Don’t dream of getting rich overnight; making ten times in a day is meaningless. Being able to hold onto what you’ve earned—that’s real skill. Opportunities are everywhere in the market, but if your principal is gone, it’s gone forever.

If you’re still caught in the cycle of crazy rises and crashes, maybe it’s time to change your mindset. Keep a steady rhythm, learn when to enter and when to exit. It’s not some secret formula, just a little more patience, a little more courage, and better waiting.