In trading, the hardest part is waiting in a vacant position.

Because there will be countless voices in your head saying: "You can enter here." "If you don't enter now, it will be too late." "Look, it’s going up again."

These voices, each trying to persuade you: give up your rules.

You clearly know that the overall trend is downward right now, but because you haven't reached your entry point, you can't place an order.

You start thinking: "Maybe open a small long position first? Try for a rebound?"

Note: When you want to take a counter-trend trade, don't ask "Will it go up?" First, ask yourself these five questions:

1. Where is the take-profit set for this order?
You don't know, because the rebound could go further.

2. Where is the stop-loss set?
You also don't know, because stop-loss for counter-trend trades is hard to set and easy to get swept out.

3. If you're caught in a position, how long do you plan to hold?
You don't know that either, because you originally just "wanted to try."

4. How much can you make? How many times leverage?
If you’re risking only a few hundred points with high leverage, why bother? If the trend continues, the loss could be much more than that.

5. Can you hold on?
This is the most critical. Counter-trend trades tend to rise very slowly, with every step making you hesitate. While holding the position, you'll keep asking yourself: "Did I judge this wrong? Should I exit? If I don’t, I’ll lose money."
Every second is torment, every candlestick shakes your confidence. You simply can't hold on. Even if it finally rebounds, you’re likely to exit halfway through. The final result is: loss, you lose; profit, you don’t make it.

If you can't answer any one of these five questions, this trade shouldn't be made.

Trend-following trades are different.

Because the trend is clear, you know:

- The price range in your mind, shorting
- Where to take profit, where to set stop-loss, all drawn on your chart

While holding the position, you know what you're waiting for, where the profit is, where the stop-loss is. You won't torment yourself; you'll just wait.

We are all hunters.

Old hunters never chase after prey. They just set traps on the prey’s inevitable path and wait.
If the prey doesn’t come, they’re not in a hurry. If the prey comes but isn’t in the best position, they’re still not in a hurry.
What they want is for the prey to walk into the ambush circle on its own at the right moment.

Trading is the same.
You're not waiting for "the feeling that it will go up," but for "a sense of security," your trading system, and the reason for opening the position.

If these conditions aren’t met, even if the prey runs past your eyes, you won’t shoot.
Because you know, that’s not your prey; that’s a trap.

When you're out of the market, you haven't done anything, but you're doing the most important thing: protecting your capital and waiting for the right moment.

Those who can't resist opening a position have already used up their bullets. When the prey finally walks into the ambush circle, they can only watch you shoot.

Move only when in the zone; don’t move if not.

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