Every time I encounter this kind of small-range consolidation where the price goes up and down, up and down, and people keep getting caught both ways, eating losses on both longs and shorts.

How do you all manage to nail the shorts every time at 3130/3150 and now at 3180, and then go long at the bottom, take profit right at 3130, and then immediately flip? I’m not envious of that technique at all.

But what I do envy is, why is it that on the final breakout to the upside, you’re able to hold onto your long positions from below? Not only did you not take profit at 3130, but you also didn’t flip to a short. Is this skill something you can teach? I can do laundry, cook, and if worst comes to worst, I can even have babies 🐵. I’ll travel anywhere in the country to learn this technique.