one of the hardest lessons trading taught me, is that winning isn’t always about taking more trades.

sometimes, winning is simply about having the patience to wait for the right one.
for days, i sat back watching $hype move around the chart.
price was literally trading around $34 while i was doing nothing… just observing.
no rushing. no forcing entries. just waiting for price to come to me.
my levels were clear
$25 at the fvg
$21.5 at the bearish order block
and i kept telling myself, price will eventually mitigate these zones.
now, i know how crazy that sounds when the market is sitting at $34.
most people would think:
“why are you waiting for $25 or $21.5 when price is already moving?
if you believe price will go down there,
why not just short now?”
but that’s exactly where most traders lose discipline.
because trading isn’t about catching every move, it’s about executing high probability setups that align with your plan.
sometimes that means watching price move without you.
sometimes that means waiting days.
sometimes weeks.
sometimes even months.
just for one clean entry.
the urge to take every trade because you don’t want to miss out?
that’s usually what sends portfolios to zero.
i’ve learned something simple but powerful:
a good entry beats a tight stop loss.
patience beats impulse.
discipline beats excitement.
as traders, our job isn’t to be in the market every time.
our job is to be in the market at the right time.
so while $hype was trading at $34,
i was comfortable waiting for my levels while $hype is trading @ 28.7$ presently
because sometimes, the best trade is the one you wait for.
gm ct