Why Do I Keep Repeating the Same Trading Mistake?

I used to romanticize the flatline. Those long, quiet stretches after a crash—the low-volume chop, the hesitant candles—I told myself that’s where the pros accumulated. I’d watch price grind sideways for weeks, convincing myself the next move would reward my discipline. But every time I placed my faith in the breakout, the market moved the other way. Not once. Every time.

It felt like I was tracking a secret rhythm—some invisible beat only the "smart money" could hear. But I wasn’t decoding a signal. I was being played. This isn’t a battlefield. It’s a maze. The calm isn’t opportunity—it’s camouflage. Exchanges don’t wait for your strategy to click. They orchestrate hope, inject just enough movement to bait belief, then ambush with cold precision. Stop-hunts. Trap wicks. Momentum mirages. You don’t stand a chance.

I thought patience made me clever. But the house doesn’t punish impatience—it punishes presence. You’re not too early. You’re exactly on time…for their harvest.

They call it a chart. I call it a leash. And every trade tightens it.

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