Many people have told me this: "I don't lack understanding of the rules, I just can't do it." Honestly, I am all too familiar with this statement.

Because I have also experienced this torment—before the market opens, I am like a calm analyst; during trading hours, I become a gambler; after hours, I turn into a philosopher reflecting on life. The system is written clearly, the rules are posted in front of the screen, but when it comes to critical moments, my hands start to tremble. It’s not that I don’t understand, but once emotions take over, the whole person changes.

Leroy Moore’s words I have read repeatedly for many years: "What determines the success or failure of a trade is never how accurate your judgment is, but whether you can control your emotions during execution." It sounds simple, but in practice, it’s almost impossible.

Do you think you lose because of technical analysis? Wrong. The real reason is: seeing unrealized gains on your account makes you daydream; seeing a drawdown makes you doubt yourself and invent stories; seeing an opportunity makes you impatient and reckless. The cruelest part of the market is this— it doesn’t punish ignorance, but repeatedly crushes those who "understand but cannot do."

Here are three truths for you:

**1. Rules are only effective before the market opens.** Once the market starts, stop "thinking about life" and just execute.

**2. The moment emotions hit, you must reduce your position size more than you actually plan to.** Leave yourself a backup.

**3. A stable, moderate system that can be consistently executed is always worth much more than a perfect system that cannot be implemented.** This is not compromise; it’s reality.

In the end, trading is not about who has better market insight, but about who can still place orders like the same person when emotions explode. That’s the difference.