A wave of market movement, but the tide lasts only a moment; a single trade, merely a speck of dust on the long journey. Regardless of success or failure, it is only a drop in the ocean of millions of transactions, insufficient to judge your stature as a professional trader.

A true strong person is never swayed by temporary gains or losses. They do not become arrogant when successful, nor do they disturb themselves when facing setbacks. Only a heart as calm as water is the foundation for transcending cycles and standing undefeated.

When your emotions start to fluctuate with gains and losses, and anxiety, fear, impulsiveness, and restlessness follow one after another, regardless of whether your balance shows a profit or a loss, you have already been defeated mentally. Because the tides of the market show no mercy to anyone; they will strike you mercilessly when you are at your most exhausted, shattering your last will.