Decision making · 29 July 2026
Introduction
The longer you trade, the clearer it becomes that profit does not only come from finding opportunities. It comes from declining the wrong ones.
Discussion
There is always an opportunity in Istanbul, Dubai or North Cyprus. What separates an experienced investor from everyone else is not the number of purchases, it is the quality of the decisions.
Sometimes holding cash is the better position. Sometimes waiting is. Sometimes stepping away from a deal that everybody at the table is excited about is the single most profitable thing you will do that year.
Every opportunity you can buy is not an opportunity you should buy.
Key takeaways
- Look for reasons not to buy with the same effort you look for reasons to buy.
- Cash held on purpose is a position, not a failure.
- Excitement in the room is a signal to slow down.
