Why does it feel like every time I try to patiently wait for a high-probability setup the market completely ignores my plan, goes sideways for hours, then suddenly explodes in one direction when I momentarily look away, making me miss the ideal entry.
When I finally try to jump in during a pullback the price immediately snaps back against me, stops me out, and then goes in my original direction without me, creating a painful loop where I feel like I'm always on the wrong side of the market, and this entire experience makes me question whether I'm choosing the wrong timeframes, waiting too long or not long enough, analyzing incorrectly, or simply failing to understand the natural rhythm of the market, because it seems like the moment I take a break from the chart is precisely when all the movement happens, yet when I stare at the screen intensely for hours the market becomes frozen and lifeless, leaving me drained, frustrated, and feeling almost personally antagonized by the price action as if the market knows when I'm watching and intentionally moves when I'm not.
Of course I know isn't possible but emotionally it feels that way, and I'm starting to wonder whether there's a specific skill or intuition that experienced traders use to anticipate when the market is about to move, or whether they simply have more patience, more screen time, better timing, or deeper understanding of volatility cycles, because I honestly feel like I'm always missing the action, always reacting late, and always entering when the move is already exhausted, so how do I break out of this painful cycle of constantly feeling like the market is moving only when I'm not ready for it?