01
Context
Traders often blame failure on technique: late entries, early exits, tight stops, not enough indicators, imperfect parameters.
But a deeper truth is that many errors are not caused by execution details — they come from a wrong understanding of what the market is.
If the market model is wrong, strategies, tools, and even discipline become effort built on a broken foundation.
02
Core idea
Most trading errors stem from three common misunderstandings:
These misconceptions shift the decision center toward hit-rate, instant reaction, and precision forecasting — instead of structural validity and executable failure condition.
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Why it matters
If the root cause is market understanding, improvement is not “add more skill.” It is “change the language.”
With a correct market model, discipline has a target: you know what you are waiting for, when not to act, and when you must exit.