Today, the S&P 500 was up a bit over 1% on the heels of a strong jobs report. That’s great—but you know what I did in my IRA? Nothing.
I spent a couple of hours reviewing charts, checking open positions and looking for signals... but didn’t place a single trade.
Why? Because nothing needed doing. Most of my positions are set up for monthly expirations, and there were no rolls, no closes no changes to make.
This is how investing should feel most of the time—steady, planned, even boring. If you're placing five trades a day just to stay busy, you might be chasing noise.
So today’s lesson: Trust the plan, let time do its thing, and don’t confuse action with progress.
I’ll do a little research this weekend, and come Monday, I’ll be ready to… hopefully, do nothing again.
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