π― Friday Fuel-Up: The Power of Sitting Out
Hereβs the truth most traders donβt wanna hear: Not trading is sometimes the best trade youβll ever make. Think about it. Constant trading isnβt discipline, itβs desperation. The market isnβt a slot machine you keep pulling until you hit jackpot. Itβs a battlefield. And every time you step in without your edge, youβre walking into crossfire with no armor. π If your setup isnβt there, donβt trade. π If the market feels off, donβt trade. π If your headβs not right, definitely donβt trade. Being flat doesnβt mean youβre losing. It means youβre protecting capital, your energy, and your focus for the setups that truly matter. Iβll give you an example. I was on a work trip in Seattle all week and didnβt take a single manual trade. Not one. Instead, I set up my automated algo software each morning, literally while I was in the bathroom, and let it do its thing. Fifteen minutes of prep. Zero overtrading. And guess what? It was very profitable. Profitable enough for me to request a Payout on 2 PA accounts again! Thatβs the lesson. This game isnβt about how often you trade, itβs about how well you prepare and how disciplined you are in sticking to process. The greats donβt measure their success by activity, they measure it by patience. This isnβt a get-rich quick scheme. Itβs about compounding smart decisions over months, years, and decades. Wealth built slow is wealth built strong. So next time you feel that itch to βdo something,β remember: your edge isnβt in the number of trades, itβs in the quality of them. π You donβt need to trade every candle to win. You need to protect your capital long enough to let the right ones find you. - Coach Stephen