Many people initially get into trading with their minds full of fancy maneuvers—various indicators piled up, studying candlestick patterns to the bone marrow, eager to see through the market. But what’s the result? The more indicators there are, the more confused the mind becomes; the charts get more complicated, and losses come faster.

Actually, trading boils down to four words: see the right direction. Don’t always go against the trend.

You see the market rising, clearly bullish, and yet? You’re still pondering where the top is. The market starts to fall, bears dominate, and you begin calculating the bottom price. Repeating this cycle, when you’re making money, you’re walking on thin ice; when you’re losing, you stubbornly hold your positions.

What’s truly effective in trading, so simple you might not believe it:

**Uptrend → Go Long**

**Downtrend → Go Short**

It’s that simple. Your job isn’t to predict what the market will do, but to learn to follow it. Choose the right direction, and making money becomes a matter of time; choose the wrong one, and no matter how much you tinker, it’s all in vain.

Someone asks: "What if I chase the high?"

That’s a good question, but trading doesn’t require every single trade to be profitable. The key is to capture enough profit when the trend is clear.

Trade with the trend, cut losses immediately when wrong, and the cost isn’t high. What’s really expensive? **Resisting the trend and stubbornly refusing to admit mistakes**. That can drain your account completely.

There’s also a particularly painful phenomenon—the ability to take profits. Look at those accounts that never seem to grow; their common problem is: once they see some floating profit, they panic and try to cash out, but they’re reluctant to cut losing trades. The final result? Small gains turn into tiny profits, tiny profits turn into break-even, and finally, the account becomes dead and dull.

What truly can change the account’s outlook is often not daily trading. On the contrary, just a few major trend moves can determine the success or failure of the whole year. And to seize these few opportunities, you don’t need supernatural skills—just three iron rules:

**Don’t go against the trend**

**Don’t stubbornly hold**

**Don’t rush to exit**

Where is trading difficult? It’s difficult when the market is highly volatile, whether you can be a “bored person”—stop losses when needed, hold your positions when necessary, stay firm in rules, and control impulses.

The market never rewards the smart. It only rewards those willing to repeat simple tasks over and over until perfected. That’s all there is to it.