Recently, someone asked me whether derivatives trading can be as easy and stable as turning on a tap to make money. My answer is: don’t get your hopes up.

The secret to stable profits, frankly, is hidden in those easily overlooked areas.

I’ve seen too many people enter the market thinking about how to make quick profits, but they never really consider how to close the trade properly. Take profits and exit? Admit defeat when you’re wrong? If these questions aren’t thought through clearly, subsequent trades will just be based on luck. Especially when it comes to stop-losses, everyone talks about setting them, but in practice, they hesitate. Once the market moves against you, they start hoping for a rebound, dragging the position deeper and deeper, until the losses become unbearable.

Another common phenomenon is—being timid when making money, but holding on stubbornly when losing. Quick to take small profits, but unwilling to cut losses. Over time, this mindset collapses, and trading becomes increasingly difficult.

True stable profitability doesn’t rely on inspiration or luck, but on a complete trading plan. Even if your judgment is wrong, you can exit in time within your risk tolerance, keeping your emotions in check, and your account running smoothly.

That impulsive way of trading based on feelings? Problems will eventually catch up with you—I’ve been there myself.

Derivatives trading doesn’t require pushing to the limit every time; the key is to stay calm. Don’t rush to prove how strong you are to the market. Focus on controlling risk, maintaining rhythm, and gradually refining your trading system.

When you truly learn not to fear losses or act recklessly, the difficulty of the market naturally decreases.