Being patient enough to catch a big move is often the least exciting part of trading and probably the part very few people have the patience to stick with.

For me, the edge is knowing when it’s time to play aggressively.

Until then, I’m comfortable taking singles, scratches, controlled wins and losses, while keeping the number of trades relatively small.

I don’t need to force a trade just because the market is moving.

Unless I start seeing clear high-timeframe continuation, I’ll likely keep doing the same.

Personally, I think a V-shaped reversal straight to new highs is the less likely scenario. I’ve spent 10 years in this market, and I’ve never really seen that happen. The market would need time, patience and real continuation to make that happen.

Can this time be different? Yeah, sure.

Heading into September, I’m leaning more toward a choppy month.

Bulls will be too excited looking at August’s candle and expecting the market to continue higher. Then a few red candles come in and we’ll have the bears getting excited about a new low in Q4.

There will be opportunities on both sides. That’s the least I’m expecting from September.