Trading is a probability game.

You find patterns in data and charts that have repeating probabilities greater than 50%.

I see too many people that do not understand this concept.

This is why it is HIGHLY advised to trade WITH the trend, because probabilities are on your side.

This is also the reason why most people make money during uptrends, because probabilities are on their side.

This is also the reason why people lose money during chop / sideways trends because they do not buy support and sell resistance and round trip everything.

All you have to do to find an edge is to find something with a high probability and take it over and over OR ONLY wait for conditions that align with your trading style.

For me, I typically just wait for ideal conditions so that I am not wasting 1.) time and 2.) energy focusing on something that will not yield the results I want in the time frame I am looking for.

Knowing WHEN to trade > Knowing WHAT to trade.