Looking at my profit curve, I realized that even a 1-hour fluctuation now is equivalent to the goal I worked an entire year for before—something I couldn’t even dream of back then. Growing a small account into a big one is such an important process for building mental resilience, and even more so for understanding the power of compounding. So many people overlook the strength of compounding, always chasing overnight riches, always hoping for one trade to make an A8 or A9. But in trading, that’s just not realistic. Whether it’s Buffett or my own trading system, compounding holds the most central position. The power of compounding doesn’t come from extremes but from consistently being “pretty good” over a long enough time. What truly matters isn’t how high your returns are in a single year, but whether you can stay in the game through the ups and downs. A system that keeps you up at night, constantly second-guessing yourself, is not the way to go.