The most important thing about being a trader is "waiting". After doing day trading for six years, if you ask me what I am best at now, I would say that I am best at "waiting". Some people may ask: shouldn't a trader be best at market analysis? In fact, market analysis only accounts for a small part of trading work. A mature trader spends most of their time on "waiting". So, during a long day in the market, what exactly are we waiting for? Simply put, we are waiting for the moment when the trading advantage is the greatest in the market. During the market's movement, some signals will indicate that the buyers have an advantage, while other signals will indicate that the sellers have an advantage. When the signals indicating buyer dominance far outnumber those indicating seller dominance, the market's balance will tilt towards the buyers with a higher probability (and vice versa), and that’s when we should take action. The collection of market advantages that we are waiting for is also referred to as a "trading strategy" by traders. A trading strategy is usually composed of several conditions that the market must meet. Only when a market condition that meets the trading strategy appears can we have the highest probability of success in participating in the market. In some people's understanding, they believe that trading should involve constantly analyzing market conditions, always predicting the next direction of the market, and then participating in it. I believe this is a mistaken way of understanding the market— the market itself has a strong randomness, and for most of the time, there is no pattern to the market's movement. What we should do is not to try to win in every market situation, but to join when a high-probability winning situation arises. If trading is compared to fishing, what we should do is not to predict the fish's movement (which is also unpredictable), but to pull the fishing rod when the fish is hooked and bring the hooked fish up. When you have been trading for a long time, you will realize that the essence of trading is actually "waiting". Learning to avoid chaotic and unordered markets and only participating when you are most confident will naturally elevate your trading level to a new stage.