The index rallied in the second half of last week, meaning it was time for the pendulum to swing in the other direction. This simple reversal explains most of Monday’s trivial losses: One day’s ups become the next day’s downs.
I will let the day traders fight over these nickels and dimes while I wait for better profit opportunities. Maybe that will happen later this week, or maybe it will take a week or two. But the next trade is coming because it always does, and it will be here when we least expect it. Until then, my goal is to avoid losing money overtrading this meaningless chop and that means sitting on my hands.
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