The market has been a source of great frustration for many traders as both long and short positions have been difficult to say the least. We focus our efforts on patience allowing us the wisdom to stay flat until the market is ready. There is probably some correlation between the duration and intensity to a difficult trading period and the length and duration of excellent trading. Difficult periods are followed by decisive moves in the market that allow big profits. Time will bear this out and we will be ready to consider a slightly larger trade size due to this phenomenon