There is a classic phenomenon in the market: even when the direction is correctly judged, the account still shrinks. Recently, some traders have reported that they enter the market with confidence in an upward trend, only to be immediately trapped; after cutting losses, the price then surges straight up. Almost everyone has experienced this.

In fact, the problem is not that they can't understand the market, but that they lack a sense of trading rhythm. Comparing the market to waves, there are peaks and troughs — the real test is not predicting where the wave will go, but learning how to navigate within the wave.

**Why do I always buy at the high and sell at the low?**

Many traders can't resist the urge to buy during a big rally, fearing missing out on huge profits, and impulsively rush in. Unbeknownst to them, at this moment, the chips are just flowing out of institutional hands, and they become the last to take the bait. Behind this are two major human weaknesses — one is greed (fearing missing out during a rise), and the other is fear (fearing losses during a decline). Institutions have mastered this: they create panic at low levels to make you cut losses, and foster frenzy at high levels to make you rush in.

Carefully review your trading records — do you often rush into the market after a sharp rise, only to panic and sell at the first small correction? This is actually a passive reaction, not an active grasp.

**The essence of trading rhythm**

It is not some magical prediction tool, but a practical methodology for dealing with the market. The core includes three points:

**Timing judgment** — knowing when to act and when to stay put. Not every opportunity should be chased; signals from the market need to be filtered.

**Mindset management** — learning to stay rational during rises and falls. Greed and fear are the enemies of trading; setting rules and strictly following them is a hundred times more reliable than impulsive judgments.

**Risk control** — using stop-loss and position management to hedge against uncertainty. Every trade should have a clear exit point; better to take small losses than large ones.

Many people think they have understood the market laws but still can't make money — the core issue lies here. The gap between knowing and doing is called "execution."