The market has a funny way of humiliating people who need to be early. They short too soon because they want to call the top. They buy too soon because they want to call the bottom. Then price keeps moving against them and suddenly they’re not trading anymore. They’re defending a prediction. That’s the trap. Once being right becomes part of the trade, getting out feels like admitting something about yourself instead of simply changing your mind about price. The money is rarely in being first. It’s in waiting long enough to let the market show its hand, then being humble enough to admit when what it’s showing you isn’t what you expected.