Trading can create the illusion of control.
Many traders enter positions simply to feel involved when markets are uncertain. This behavior usually increases risk instead of reducing it.
Elite traders are comfortable not trading.
They know:
Control comes from discipline
Clarity comes from waiting
Safety comes from defined risk
Professional trading is not forcing action during uncertainty.
It is allowing conditions to develop naturally.
Elite traders stay consistent because they don’t trade to feel powerful —
they trade when probability appears.