Hey traders,
You’re not crazy, sometimes the market is just slow.
“You’re staring at the screen, watching your scanner show a whole lot of nothing.
You start clicking around just to feel alive.
Maybe you take a trade out of boredom… and then another…
Suddenly, you’re bleeding out on setups that had no edge.”
Sound familiar? Yeah, I’ve been there too.
After the wild action in 2020, I came into 2021 thinking I could just keep steamrolling.
But the market cooled off big time, and I didn’t.
I kept swinging like it was still January madness.
I traded aggressively and was overconfident, thinking I could outwork a dead market.
Can you guess what happened? I gave back a fat chunk of profits that took months to build.
It felt like getting slapped by the market with every trade and the worst part was that I knew better. I just didn’t want to slow down.
That reality check hit hard, It forced me to change how I trade when things slow down.
And honestly, it saved my career.
Because if I hadn’t adapted, I’d probably still be stuck in that cycle of frustration, grinding my account into the floor.
If you’re feeling that same pressure right now like nothing’s working and you don’t know what to do next…
The traders who learn how to survive always get to thrive when momentum comes back.
The ones who force it usually don’t make it that far.
Don’t be the second group.
1. Stop Forcing Trades
First, if the market isn’t giving you clear opportunities, don’t trade.
Sitting in cash is better than losing on desperation plays.
Your P&L isn’t a video game score. You don’t get bonus points for activity.Second, focus on quality over quantity, My trade on ProShares UltraPro QQQ (NASDAQ: TQQQ) trade alone outperformed most traders’ entire months of forced, low-conviction trades.
The best traders aren’t the ones trading every day.
They’re the ones who wait, watch, and strike only when the odds are stacked in their favor.
So next time you feel the urge to force a trade, ask yourself: “Is this an A+ setup, or am I just bored?”
Because in trading, patience isn’t just a virtue; it’s a profit strategy.
2. Expand the Radar
Just because your go-to plays aren’t working doesn’t mean nothing’s working.
In 2023, small caps felt dead, but large-cap names like NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ: NVDA) and Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA) kept showing clean momentum moves.
And when the OTCs cooled, NASDAQ names started heating up again.
In March alone, I made $10K by switching my focus.
Around $5K of that came from NASDAQ trades, where the patterns were just cleaner and I had confidence.
3. Use the Quiet Time to Get Better
Some of my biggest breakthroughs didn’t happen during hot markets, they came during the slow ones.
That’s when I studied every chart, rewired my setups, and fixed the leaks in my game.
This is your time to:
- Review your last 10 trades. Where did you leak money?
- Test one new setup (paper trade it first).
- Update your watchlist for the next cycle.
Inside my Seven-Figure Cycles system, I break down the exact trades and patterns I’m hunting every month.
You can see what’s working now, not just what worked two years ago..
Survive First. Then Thrive.
Markets move in cycles.
Traders who stay patient during slow periods? They get to play when the real opportunities come. The ones who overtrade out of boredom usually don’t make it that far.
You don’t need to win every day. You don’t even need a crazy win rate. I win about half my trades—and I’m totally cool with that.
Because when I win, I win big. When I lose, I cut quick.
Keep your losses small, your expectations real, and your focus sharp.
The next hot cycle always comes.
I’m rooting for you.,
Jack Kellogg
P.S. The market will heat up again. Here’s how I prep so I’m first in line when it does.