First, follow the recipe.

The Zhongyuan line position-building method regulates not only the timing of buying and selling, but also the quantity allocation—all of it is prescribed. There is profit in buying and selling according to those prescriptions, despite some compatibility with certain securities.

However, the book “Zhongyuan Line Position-Building Method” frankly describes the hardship of simply following the prescriptions, essentially “killing one’s own intention.”

While introducing mechanical trading as a “pride,” it emphasizes that “carrying out one’s own will is what keeps it going,” valuing the practitioner’s delicate emotions and senses.

On the other hand, it states that “there are things you won’t understand until you try,” so first you should trade according to the prescriptions.

Since Zhongyuan line executes trades in three parts, the initial position can be called a “trial position.” By “trying it for now,” you observe the subsequent movements and, when it seems viable, you add to the position.

Therefore, to become accustomed to deploying (trial positions), it is indicated that you must surely deploy when Zhongyuan line shifts from yin to yang or yang to yin. Let’s quote that portion from the book.

At the same time as determining the starting point for riding the waves of the market, it is good to begin by deploying whenever Zhongyuan line reverses in order to cultivate (acquire) your own sense.

(omitted)

If after executing you think “this might be a failure (a false move),” you should cut immediately. But it is absolutely wrong not to deploy just because you think “this time will fail.” Always deploy with the same number of shares.

(From “New Edition Zhongyuan Line Position-Building Method,” Part Four: Practice and Experiment)

To adapt to your own style or to base a unique technique on Zhongyuan line, it is crucial to try to fit yourself snugly into a completed Zhongyuan line technique as a “model.”

In cooking terms, it is like “trying to make it exactly as the recipe says.”

If someone with little experience merely looks at a recipe and says, “This step is inappropriate,” or “The combination of seasonings is unsuitable,” the cooking teacher would likely scold them. “Just do it as written and see.”

In any field, there is a tendency to resist “just do as told” by throwing yourself aside. Experience and pride can get in the way.

But it is also important to endure a little and become good at learning.