Trader interview | Controlling drawdowns and respecting rules is my deepest understanding of trading
- 2025年7月9日
- Posted by: Eagletrader
- Category: News
For 11 years in the market, Zhang Haikang traders went from the initial “to make money” to gradually building a mature trading system. He values the correctness of rules, discipline and trading behaviors themselves more than short-term profits. He is one of the new traders in the EagleTrader exam, but he is also a trader who is respectful and self-disciplined about the market and himself.
In this interview, he shared his trading philosophy, response strategies, and how he gradually moved towards stability through continuous trial and error and correction.
Teacher Zhang Haikang’s trading system is mainly based on short-term strategies with trends. Technical analysis occupies 90% of the weight in his decision-making. Intuition and experience are used to filter signals, and fundamental factors are almost not involved in judgment. He has been using the strategy for two consecutive years and is constantly optimizing slightly, especially in position control. He said: “In the future, I think I need to lower my positions to control the drawdown range when losing money.”
He attaches great importance to the executability and consistency of the system. “Control drawdowns” and “avoid illegal operations” are his two core principles for stable profits. He said: “The long-term stability of trading depends on two points: one is to control drawdowns, and the other is to focus on doing the right behavior.”
Trading is a process of self-training
Zhang Haikang trader admitted that the initial entry into the trading market was motivated to make money. But as time went by, he began to realize that trading is not only a way to make profits, but also a kind of character cultivation.
“In addition to making money, trading has also played a good role in tempering my character.” Nowadays, he is more willing to trade within a clear range than to play in chaos. He likes markets with high volatility, but also emphasizes: “A qualified trader should trade within his own cognitive scope.”
Light position, high frequency, and avoid luck
Zhang Haikang trader does not hide the fact that he has lost his position many times in the past. He said: “Every time I lose my position, I will feel uncomfortable and I will doubt whether I am suitable for this market. But now I won’t. If I lose my position again, it must be because I didn’t follow the trading system.” He emphasized that during the trading process, the exposure of positions, control frequency and fluctuations must be minimized to weaken the uncertainty brought by luck.
When dealing with major losses, he will choose to close his position immediately and restore his mentality to short positions; and in profit retracement, if it cannot be confirmed whether it is trendWhen the trend reverses, you also choose to take profit and leave the market, and you will not trade in a short period of time. His stop loss strategy is very clear: it is not a bet market, but to protect execution.
Rhythm Control and Fund Management
At present, Zhang Haikang traders occupy an average of 40% of the affordable risk per transaction. When the account encounters a maximum retracement, it usually takes only 2 days to return to the high. His trading rhythm is stable, his execution is decisive, and he does not blindly follow the signal. He said he would make a trading plan and “go as planned as possible”, but also retained a certain amount of room for adjustment.
Trading behavior is more important than profit
As EagleTrader’s profit-sharing account trader, Zhang Haikang trader is still participating in trading in part-time. “I will work part-time in the short term. If the future returns of trading are much greater than work, I will consider trading full-time.” In his opinion, the most important gain of passing the exam this time is to verify the necessity of “controlling drawdowns” and “controlling positions”.
For new traders who are preparing to register for the EagleTrader exam, he suggests:
“I hope everyone will focus more on making the correct actions of ‘opening, holding, closing positions’ rather than focusing on the amount of profit. Money is the reward for insisting on doing the right behavior.”
In the context of volatility and uncertainty, traders Zhang Haikang have always adhered to a trading system with clear logic and strict discipline. He does not judge heroes by short-term profit and loss, but focuses on the correctness of every trading behavior. As he said, “Money is a reward for insisting on doing the right thing.” This respect for rules and self-requirement is the distinctive background of a mature trader.
In this impetuous era, Zhang Haikang’s trading path will continue to remind us: a true strong man does not rely on luck to make a profit, but on the system to survive!