Patience might indeed be the most underrated trading skill, especially in the frenetic world of cryptocurrency, where markets can swing wildly and hype drives impulsive decisions.
As of September 5, 2025, with Ethereum’s trading volume surging 23.65% in the last 24 hours (Coinbase data), the temptation to act constantly is palpable. Yet, true success hinges on timing—executing the right move at the right moment and, critically, recognizing when to step back.
Research from the Journal of Behavioral Finance (2021) supports this, showing traders who wait for high-probability setups outperform impulsive peers by 15% annually. In crypto, where 80% of retail losses tie to hype-driven trades (MIT, 2019), patience becomes a strategic edge.
Top traders, per a 2023 Quantitative Finance review, spend 70-80% of their time analyzing, not trading, underscoring that restraint often yields greater rewards than relentless action.
