In trading, the hardest skill is not Buy or Sell, but learning to sit on your hands. Money is made by sitting, not trading. Here are 3 golden moments to step back.
🔸 1. Uneven market or sideways trend:
Tight ranges, long squeezes constantly clear liquidity.
This time destroys accounts due to repeated stop losses. Trading now is like driving in a snowstorm — great effort, extreme risk.
🔸 2. High impact news:
CPI, FOMC, geopolitical shocks.
This time technical analysis becomes irrelevant. Price moves on emotions and algorithms. Large spreads and slippage turn trading into gambling.
🔸 3. Emotional instability:
Revenge trading after losses or excessive confidence after wins.
The market requires 100% concentration. If your mind is strained or distracted, your money will soon go away.
🔹 Treat your account like a fortress. By staying aside, you raise the drawbridge to protect your treasure.
You do not lose money by staying aside, only opportunity. Opportunities are like buses; another one will come. Capital is your lifeline; once lost, the game is over.
It is better to be on the sidelines wishing to be in the game than to be in the trade wishing to be out of it.
Did your last loss occur due to a bad market or stubborn emotional trading? Do you have a rule to stop trading for 24 hours after 3 consecutive losses?
News is meant for information, not investment advice. Please read carefully before making decisions.
