The market has really been poor lately, and there's little motivation to open positions. Trading is like fishing: the ripples on the water's surface are temptations, but the patterns below the surface are the real opportunities. Frogs in the pond always stare at the bait moving on the water's surface, leaping at shadows, only to either hit the weeds or get hooked. One clever frog discovered that the real prey hides in the deep currents—only the occasional shoal of small fish is worth the full effort. It waited in the crevice for three whole days, and when the fish gathered, it leaped up suddenly; one successful catch was worth ten blind lunges. Frequently casting the line only scares the fish away; it’s better to lie in wait like a crocodile—waiting for the key moment, then decisively striking.