Many people say they understand the market trend, but at the moment of clicking to place an order, their mind goes blank. The judgment itself is not wrong; what really stalls you is not your technical analysis ability.

In fact, the reason you keep double-checking and hesitating is because: you are not clear about what the worst-case scenario for this order could be. You don’t know how much you might lose, you don’t know how to respond if something goes wrong—your mind is filled with uncertainty and fear.

Therefore, even if you have identified the correct direction, you still need to wait until the market has moved halfway before summoning the courage to act. As a result, you miss the best entry point and fail to earn the desired profit.

How to solve this? The solution sounds simple but requires a bit of ruthless execution: before pressing the button, run through the failure scenarios.

What exactly should you do? Before placing an order, you must be clear about three things:

First, if this order is wrong, where is my stop loss?
Second, in the worst case, how much could I lose at most on this order?
Third, if I make three consecutive wrong judgments, how much is left in my account?

When you can clearly answer these three questions, your mindset when pressing the button will be completely different. Because you are not gambling on luck, but executing a decision that has already been calculated for its cost. With confidence in your plan, the operation becomes natural.

If you’re hesitant to enter the market, ultimately it’s not a matter of judgment ability, but because you’re not yet prepared to take responsibility for this trade. Only by acknowledging and quantifying the risk can you truly feel at ease to execute.