As simple as it may sound, it's very difficult to abide by it.
A good and Skill trader must know that in other to stay long and profitable in the market,
it very important we know when to stay off the market,
there are always opportunities in the market,
so why risk your capital when you are not sure
of your analysis or the market is in an awkward situation like consolidation from the 4hrs timeframe? When there is no clear direction and confirmation of the next move the market is trying to take.
The best we can do is to stay off, the most important thing is for us to be profitable, even if we have to trade once in a week , it's better than losing, it's better that our account is intact than blowing it
Staying off is the best we can do, when not sure.
Meanwhile, every trader should come to the reality that they will either lose or win so if you only have the mindset of winning while trading you would get it wrong and all your decisions will not be in tandem with the market. As the topic creator have said, there is always an opportunity to enter the market so while haste and waste your money when there is no clear opportunity to enter the market. Patience is a virtue and anyone who intends to be a trader must possessed the attribute of being patient and also the ability to control their emotion. If you are sure of your strategy even when the market is against you maintain the strategy and when you lose you will be proud that they'vs applied your strategy and it failed. You will tend to develop another strategy.