#【Reprint】The guy who made money every day later disappeared.

About five or six years ago, I met a trader. He almost every day posted profit screenshots in his social media feed. Today he earned $3,000, and tomorrow he earned $5,000.
Occasionally he would also write something like: “Trading is actually not as difficult as everyone thinks.” Many people started to envy him, and some even followed him. During that period, he really did make a lot of money.
Later, one day I suddenly noticed he wasn’t updating. Not just for a day, but for a full week in a row. Then a month.
Half a year.
Only later did I find out from someone else. During that time, the market suddenly crashed. He didn’t stop out. Because he’d been making money in a row, he felt that every drop would eventually come back up.
First, he added to his position.
Second, he added again.
Third, he kept adding.
In the end, not only did he lose all the money he had made before, he also ended up down by several hundred thousand dollars. After that, he exited the market and also left all social platforms.
Many people think the hardest part for a trader is making money. Actually, it isn’t. What’s truly difficult is staying in awe even when you’re making money.
The market will never show mercy to you just because you’ve been winning consistently. One thing it loves to do is to give people a lesson when they’re at their most confident.
Later, I watched those people who posted their daily returns less and less. Because a truly mature trader cares more about risk than about applause. In the market, living long matters far more than making fast.