There is randomness in the market.
But there is also randomness in the untrained mind:
random impulses,
random fear,
random hesitation,
random rule-breaking.
The work is not to eliminate external randomness.
It is to become less internally random.
If you cannot sit still, you cannot trade well.
You may get lucky.
You may even have good months.
But you cannot build something serious on emotional restlessness.
This IS NOT an intelligence game
I am not smart at all
Most reading this are smarter than me
But
I'm disciplined
Patient
Have a true edge
I stack base hits (1:1 rr)
I'm honest with myself
That's why I became a millionaire with trading
"Your job as a trader is to wait for the best opportunities. Money is made stalking and sitting not being active and forcing a new trade each day."
- Dan Zanger
Most traders are trying to create certainty from the market.
The wiser path is to create stability within themselves.
The first one is impossible.
The other is trainable.
Asymmetry is not just in setups.
It's also in your psychology.
A small lapse in discipline can destroy weeks of good execution.
A small improvement in emotional regulation can compound for years.