To be honest, when I entered this circle 6 years ago with 10,000 yuan, my mind was full of myths about getting rich quickly. I believed in various "sure-win" strategy tools and followed what was hot. At my worst, my account directly plummeted to 3,000 yuan. That night, I smoked more than half a pack of cigarettes, staring blankly at the Candlestick charts, and suddenly realized – surviving in this market doesn't rely on how fancy the technical indicators are, nor following anyone's advocate.

The key is to understand "human nature."

Over the years, I've figured out a clumsy method, divided into four steps: layout period, trend-following period, exit period, and repeat cycle. When the market shows signs and everyone is still watching or even pessimistic, I have already started entering the market in batches—others' hesitation is my window; when the market truly starts, the call to action is everywhere, and at this time I expand my gains along with the trend; but once stories of profit screenshots start spreading like wildfire and the group is full of get-rich-quick tales, I become alert—it's time to take profits; then I engrave the entire process into my bones, waiting to replicate it when the next opportunity arises.

Surely some people will say: "Now that AI trading is widespread, what is there to discuss about human behavioral patterns?" I have tried various automation tools; they can calculate price trends, but they cannot predict the stampede rhythm during retail investors' panic selling, nor can they foresee the irrational impulse when funds gather together. It is precisely because market participants are human, and greed and fear will cyclically repeat, that this has become the most reliable signal.

Don't be blinded by those stories of overnight fortunes. The ones who can truly navigate through bull and bear markets are those who thoroughly understand, digest, and stubbornly execute simple principles. Technology will be updated and trends will come and go, but human instincts? They haven't changed in thousands of years. Last year, I took a novice under my wing, starting with a capital of 10,000, and taught him just one sentence: "Be greedy when others are fearful, and be calm when others are euphoric" —