The secret to making money in trading often doesn't lie in how many technical indicators you master, but in whether you're willing to let go of superstitions about technology.

Many people have been struggling in this market for years, yet they remain stuck on the surface—whether to go long or short, whether to buy the bottom or sell the top, trend-following or contrarian, light or heavy positions... These questions trap them like a curse.

But this precisely indicates that they haven't truly understood what the market is doing.

The market is not a multiple-choice question with a single correct answer, nor is it a binary choice. It is more like a system maintained in balance by countless contradictions. Every method has its advantages and costs: trend-following seems stable, but can also lead to a wave of retracement in extreme conditions; contrarian strategies carry high risk but can yield excess returns during reversals; light positions tend to last longer, while heavy positions might enable a breakthrough in status.

Look back at trading history, and almost all memorable names have once wagered huge chips at some stage. The question is never whether you can do this, but whether you understand what costs you are承担ing.

The most common misconception is to understand the market through binary thinking—right or wrong, black or white. But the reason the market exists is precisely because people with different cycles, perceptions, and logic are present simultaneously. Some analyze minute charts, others look at yearly lines; some chase trends, others wait for reversals. It is this diversity that allows continuous trading activity to occur.

If there was only one "correct" answer, the market simply couldn't operate.

That's why the phrase "follow the trend" only makes sense when combined with the cycle; otherwise, it's just an empty slogan.