The most insidious thing about the market isn't how brutal or vicious it is—it's that it specializes in breaking people with no cushion. What does having a cushion mean? It's not about how good your technical indicators are, but how much capital you have that can absorb the beating. If you go all-in with everything you've got, a single swing can shatter your mindset; one wrong trade and you might not even be able to get through the day. Those who can last ten, twenty years in this business were never the lucky ones who got rich overnight—they're the smart ones who don't panic even when they're losing money.