Prices operate in a trending manner

Trading is a marathon, not a sprint. Have you ever seen someone sprint in a marathon? That kind of reckless racing can easily lead to sudden death.

Some say that trading is gambling, which is probably just sour grapes from people who lost money. I believe that gambling, compared to trading, can only be considered a low-level hobby! Because gambling relies on luck to make money, while trading relies on trends. That’s the biggest difference between gambling and trading.
What is a trend? To put it simply, a trend is when the market moves consistently in one direction.

As long as the market is tradable, buyers and sellers can’t always be evenly matched; one side will always have a temporary advantage, which will inevitably create a trend. The only difference is how long the trend lasts.

In terms of time, trends can range from several years to just a few days or even minutes. Theoretically, all of these can be considered trends. But in daily trading, we pay more attention to larger trends. Because you are participating in trend trading, a major trend is like the mighty Yangtze River flowing eastward—clear direction, grand momentum, and difficult to change. Smaller trends are like the waves stirred up on the river—highly random, fleeting.

People tend to follow the crowd, and capital is driven by profit. Once signs of a trend form, they will attract more participants, and the trend will become more solidified (though it can also fizzle out). If this upward trend grows healthily, it will form a primary trend and a secondary trend.

The secondary trend moves in the opposite direction of the primary trend. It’s not a destructive force; rather, it injects new vitality into the market, making it more active and attracting more participants into this battle of attack and defense.