Patience is required regardless of the vehicle.
Proper trading is like card-counting in blackjack.
You patiently count the cards to know when the deck is in your favor... then you get your money out.
In trading, you learn Technical Analysis so that know when the market setup is in your favor* (long or short, but mostly long), then you get your money out.
There are "times", as displayed on the price chart, when the probability of success and risk/reward are favorable. You wait for and play those... and only those!
KISS, baby! As always.
*With TA you learn to identify the places where, "after _______" (setup), usually follows up/more up or down/more down.