Many people's losses are not due to market conditions, but to that seemingly perfect timing for placing orders.

The most typical failed trades usually originate from small timeframes—5-minute charts, 3-minute charts, or even 1-minute candlesticks. You stare at the screen and suddenly "discover" something—huh, isn't this just a symmetrical structure? The highs are descending, the lows are rising, draw a line, and the pattern is established. The logic also makes sense, and with a flick of your finger, you place the order.

The problem lies precisely in this "appearance."

The trick that small-scale charts excel at is actually creating illusions. Volatility is essentially noise superimposed on noise. If you try to extract patterns from the noise, your brain will "cooperate" with you, completing a form of self-deception. In plain language, you think you're analyzing the structure, but what you're really doing is using subjective imagination to forcibly interpret those random fluctuations.

These kinds of trades often have several obvious common points.

First, the structure only exists on your screen.

Zoom out to a larger cycle, and the trend can't support this judgment; switch back to a smaller cycle, and you can "draw a new structure." The structure will automatically change according to your thoughts, which is inherently very dangerous.

Second, the entry logic is extremely precise, but the exit logic is vague.

You can clearly explain why you should enter now, but when it comes to "what if you're wrong," the answer is most likely: "Let's see first."