According to @QCompounding, stocks are not lottery tickets but ownership claims on future profits, so price action should be anchored to changes in profit expectations rather than randomness (Source: @QCompounding on X, Dec 8, 2025). Traders can focus on catalysts that shift earnings outlooks—quarterly reports, guidance updates, and margin trends—and use metrics like EPS revisions, FCF yield, and ROIC to time entries and exits (Source: @QCompounding on X, Dec 8, 2025). Position sizing and risk should align with the conviction in forward profit compounding instead of short-term noise (Source: @QCompounding on X, Dec 8, 2025).