After so many years of trading, the last lesson I learned turned out to be the simplest—clean charts, a single candlestick, volume, and a trend line. That’s enough.

As a beginner, I also took those wrong turns. My screen was filled with all kinds of indicators—MACD, Bollinger Bands, RSI—bombarding me in turn. What was the result? Conflicting signals left me at a loss, and I missed the best entry points right in front of me. Back then, I thought the secret to making money must be hidden in some complex indicator, but it was actually the opposite— the problem wasn’t how much I looked at, but whether I could understand the market’s pulse.

Now, a very obvious phenomenon in the market is this: many people lose money, and it’s not because there aren’t enough opportunities; quite the contrary, there are too many. They see a coin suddenly surge and rush in, then turn around and see another coin drop with high volume, and they have to exit to short. Left slap, right slap, and their accounts are gradually worn down.

It’s like losing your mind during a supermarket sale—wanting everything, ending up with a pile of useless stuff. The logic of trading is exactly the same. I’ve observed many traders; most of those who actually make money spend most of their time waiting and watching. They only act when the trend aligns with their signals. If it doesn’t? They just watch the chart patiently, no matter how much it rises, they don’t get excited.

Simplicity ≠ crude. The truly effective methods boil down to three questions:

What signals are needed to enter? How should stop-losses be set? Where to take profits?

Once you understand these three points thoroughly, you’ll develop your own trading rhythm and won’t be led around by every market fluctuation.