Choppy, directionless markets. My edge performs best when price moves with clear intent, but in ranging conditions liquidity gets swept on both sides and good-looking setups fail more often. Most of my losses don't come from being wrong about direction—they come from trading when the market has no clear direction at all.
For me, it's when the market lacks clear direction. That's usually when overtrading becomes tempting
That’s a very accurate read of market behavior—most edges don’t break in trends, they break in chop, where structure keeps invalidating and liquidity gets recycled both ways, so the real skill is often knowing when not to trade.
