In the market, there exists an interesting paradox:
Those who make stable profits often look the most 'leisurely.' They may only place a few trades a day, close their computers when the market isn't right, and turn to drink coffee, work out, or spend time with family. Just by observing their lifestyle, you might even doubt their profession.
The busiest and most anxious are often not the well-funded experts, but rather the newcomers or the traders who are continually losing. They sit in front of three or four screens, simultaneously watching a bunch of indicators like FVG, RSI, MACD, EMA, appearing professional on the outside but filled with turmoil on the inside. When the market moves, they can't help but act, wanting to turn things around with every loss, ultimately getting deeper into the vicious cycle of 'frequent trading - anxiety - even more frequent trading.'
Behind these two states are two completely different core abilities:
The confidence of 'leisure' comes from the wisdom of 'waiting'.
Experts know well that truly high-probability opportunities in the market are rare; most of the time, it is just filled with the noise of fluctuations. Their freedom does not come from quick profits, but from the abandonment of ineffective fluctuations. They are like snipers, mostly lurking, only pulling the trigger at the moments they are most confident.
The trap of being 'busy' comes from the anxiety of 'doing'.
The busyness of beginners is essentially a fear of uncertainty. They try to compensate for their cognitive shortcomings (lack of a stable system) with diligent actions (constant trading), but the result is being repeatedly consumed by the market's noise.
Thus, the freedom that trading truly grants is fundamentally a victory of mindset.
It comes from:
Restraint: do not click randomly, do not gamble randomly, protect your capital.
Patience: accept that 'bad market conditions are more frequent than good ones', and wait calmly.
Confidence: comes from a proven trading system that allows you to have the confidence of 'not forcing yourself to always do something'.
Remember: it is not trading that gives you freedom, but the self-restraint, patience, and confidence you have cultivated within yourself, which through trading becomes the bridge to freedom in reality.
Waiting is the greatest victory.
