Leaving is not an action, it is the last war between you and humanity. Why is it so difficult to leave due to the triple illusion of leaving? When you want to leave, your brain will give you three reasons to stay: Illusion 1: It will rise again. When there is a profit on the books, you feel like "wait a little longer", and when there is a loss on the books, you feel like "get out of the trap and leave". Regardless of the situation, you are delaying the decision to 'leave'. The problem is that the market will not match your schedule. Illusion 2: This time is different. Every time you want to stop loss, you think, 'The fundamentals are good this time, the main force hasn't left, this time it's just a wash...' You treat every 'present' as an exception, so the rules can never be enforced. Illusion 3: Giving up after leaving, many people equate "leaving" with "admitting they were wrong". This is ego at work. But in the market, admitting mistakes is not failure, not admitting mistakes is.   Taking profits is more difficult than stopping losses. Many people think that stopping losses is difficult, but in fact, taking profits is even more difficult. When it comes to stop loss, you are passive. The market forces you to go, and you have to go. When taking profits, you are proactive and the market is still rising. What you need to overcome is greed. When you make 10%, you think about 20%; when you make 20%, you think about 50%; when you make 50%, you want to double, but the result is a pullback to 30%. You want to "rebound and then move on", but in the end, it drops to 10%. Hurriedly leaving, the profit that should have been obtained disappears like this. How to break the exit rule? The only way is to write down the exit rules before entering the venue. Stop loss rule: Unconditional stop loss when losing 5% of the principal. Breaking below the key support level, unconditional stop loss. The logic of buying has been falsified, and there is an unconditional stop loss. Profit taking rule: If the profit reaches 20% of the principal, take profits in batches. There is a clear top signal indicating profit taking. The logic of buying has been fulfilled, take profit. Time rule: If there is no performance within one week after buying, consider leaving. If the position exceeds one month, re evaluate the logic. These rules must be formulated when calm. Once you enter, you can no longer trust your own judgment, only these rules. Leaving is not the end, it is the beginning. Every departure, regardless of profit or loss, is an opportunity to learn: if you make a profit, summarize what you did right. If there is a loss, summarize where the judgment was wrong. If you didn't follow the rules, summarize why you lost control. A true trader is not someone who can buy at low points and sell at high points every time. But those who can quickly recognize mistakes, hold onto the right, and not hesitate when it's time to leave. Leaving is the trader's final practice.