THE DAY I LEARNED CASH IS A POSITION

I used to think being “out of the market” meant I was missing out.

If I wasn’t in a trade, I felt like I was falling behind.

So I forced entries.

I chased setups that weren’t ready.

I traded just to feel like I was doing something.

And the market punished me for it.

One week, I took five trades in a row.

All losers.

Not because the market was impossible —

but because I was impatient.

I was addicted to the feeling of being “in the game,”

even if the game was rigged against me in that moment.

Then came the day I stopped.

I closed my charts.

I held cash.

I waited.

It felt wrong at first.

Like I was wasting time.

But then the setup I’d been waiting for appeared —

clean, obvious, undeniable.

I took it.

It paid for every loss that came before it.

That’s when I learned:

Cash isn’t weakness.

Cash is a weapon.

It’s the patience that keeps you alive long enough to strike when it matters.

The market rewards action —

but only the right action at the right time.