In contracts, those who can truly make money in the long term are never the smart ones.

I also took a typical wrong path in my early days with contracts.

The more indicators I learned, the more frequent my operations became, with more than ten trades a day;

fearing retracements when I made profits, and stubbornly holding on when I lost, ultimately being led by the market, with my account continuously bleeding.

Later, I realized:

Those who lose money in contracts are not incapable; they just want to win too much.

They want to catch the bottom, want to touch the top, want to seize every fluctuation,

but the result is only getting shaken out repeatedly.

The group of people who genuinely make stable profits do the exact opposite—

They don't compete on judgment, don't compete on reaction, only compete on discipline.

What I use now is an extremely minimalist and counterintuitive method.

I spend no more than 10 minutes a day observing the market,

not guessing market trends, not looking at news, only following.

The core is just one sentence:

No predictions, just follow the trend.

① Only keep EMA indicators

Only two lines on the chart:

EMA21 and EMA55.

When 21 crosses above 55, only consider going long;

When 21 crosses below 55, only consider going short.

If conditions are not met, do nothing.

② Only trade on the 4-hour level

Do not look at smaller time frames.

Only enter when the trend is clear and the K-line aligns with the moving average direction.

Do not touch consolidation zones, and do not chase missed opportunities.

③ Stop-loss is a rule, not a failure

Set the stop-loss at the high or low of the previous 4-hour K-line,

with a single trade loss not exceeding 5% of the capital.

Do not hold onto losing trades; leave when wrong.

④ Profit relies on compounding, not on gambling

Start with a very small position, and only add when the trend is established.

Use profits to bet on trend continuation,

when EMA reverses, exit all positions.

Doing less is more important than doing more;

not losing is harder than making a big profit.

What contracts truly test is never the technique,

but whether you can adhere to this “simple but stable” discipline.