Does trading really make money? Many people avoid discussing this question, but if you want to survive longer in the market, you need to think carefully.

The answer is actually very straightforward—yes, it can make money, but the approach might challenge your perception.

Most beginners enter the market with certain expectations, thinking that catching two or three opportunities can change their fate. But the reality is that this impatient mindset is the easiest to cause a crash. Once you want to turn things around quickly, your decision-making starts to distort—your positions get heavier and heavier, your stop-loss lines are set further and further away, and your trading rhythm becomes more chaotic. The end result is usually the same: the account shrinks to a shocking degree.

So if you truly want to treat trading as a long-term endeavor, these three paths are essential:

**First, abandon the idea of huge profits.** Equate trading with investing, suppress the desire for speculation, and only earn money within your capability. That’s the only way to stay steady.

**Second, strictly adhere to risk limits.** The part of your account that, even if lost entirely, you can still sleep peacefully—that’s a safe risk setting. Most failures happen when risk exceeds your capacity to bear.

**Third, develop your own trading rules.** Especially for medium- and short-term trading, you must establish a systematic trading logic, pursue probability advantages, and avoid relying on vague "market feel" or luck. Frankly, when you think you have a market sense, nine out of ten times it’s just desire playing tricks.

Finally, I want to say that those who survive the longest in the market are often not the smartest. Instead, they are those who can coexist with calmness, accept slow growth, and sometimes just stay put. This patience is more valuable than anything else.