With this kind of crappy market, doing less is earning more.

You can either go against the range boundaries or wait for a breakout and follow the trend—both strategies work. Even if you pick the wrong direction or run into a fake breakout, your stop-loss is there. Cut your losses when you have to, and at least you know why you lost.

What’s the real trap? That vague middle zone. If you didn’t catch the earlier moves and don’t have any profits as a cushion, there’s absolutely no need to chase the continuation now. Choppy markets really test your patience—not opening random positions is key.