When she doesn't love you, don't always look for reasons within yourself: Am I not rich enough? Am I not strong enough? Am I not gentle enough? If she occasionally gives you a small gift, it doesn't mean she's suddenly started loving you. That small gift might have been given to her by another guy, and she thought it was too cheap, so she gave it to you. Similarly, when the market is bad, don't always look for reasons within yourself. Making any trades is a waste of your precious attention and money. The market occasionally jumps 5%, and you're always fantasizing that a bull market is about to start tomorrow. If you can create five "bull market rallies" in 30 days a month, isn't that exhausting? ============ If you're always doubting your own trading system, then you don't actually have one. Follow the right people, make the right judgments, and do the right things. (Purely a simple-minded person)