#CPI高于预期，美股与BTC再度承压 The hardest part of trading full-time is having nothing to do.
When I first switched to trading full-time, the thing I struggled with most was the time. I’d spend over ten hours a day staring at the screen, but the window when it was actually worth making a move was very short. This is even more true with medium- to long-term trading: some days, there isn’t even one decent opportunity. If I don’t find something to do with the rest of the time, my hands start looking for volatility on their own.
Later, I started dividing that time into two categories. One is preparation: studying the structure, identifying key areas, and mapping out a few possible scenarios for the coming days. Once that’s done, it’s done. The other is just killing time: repeatedly checking the market, looking for new evidence to support a conclusion I’ve already reached, and calculating my unrealized gains and losses. After the first kind, I feel settled. After the second, I just want to make a trade.
Today, CPI came in above expectations, putting pressure on both BTC and U.S. stocks. Days like this make it especially easy to fall into the trap I mentioned. The market keeps moving, but technical analysis doesn’t control the direction it moves in. Forcing yourself to participate means handing over control of your timing.
My approach now is pretty simple. If the opportunity hasn’t come, I don’t act. I’d rather do nothing all day than make a move before I’m ready.
I still haven’t fully gotten used to it. I’ve just learned to treat “there were no opportunities today” as a perfectly normal conclusion.
When I first switched to trading full-time, the thing I struggled with most was the time. I’d spend over ten hours a day staring at the screen, but the window when it was actually worth making a move was very short. This is even more true with medium- to long-term trading: some days, there isn’t even one decent opportunity. If I don’t find something to do with the rest of the time, my hands start looking for volatility on their own.
Later, I started dividing that time into two categories. One is preparation: studying the structure, identifying key areas, and mapping out a few possible scenarios for the coming days. Once that’s done, it’s done. The other is just killing time: repeatedly checking the market, looking for new evidence to support a conclusion I’ve already reached, and calculating my unrealized gains and losses. After the first kind, I feel settled. After the second, I just want to make a trade.
Today, CPI came in above expectations, putting pressure on both BTC and U.S. stocks. Days like this make it especially easy to fall into the trap I mentioned. The market keeps moving, but technical analysis doesn’t control the direction it moves in. Forcing yourself to participate means handing over control of your timing.
My approach now is pretty simple. If the opportunity hasn’t come, I don’t act. I’d rather do nothing all day than make a move before I’m ready.
I still haven’t fully gotten used to it. I’ve just learned to treat “there were no opportunities today” as a perfectly normal conclusion.