Whether you are a day trader or you trade once in a while, you have to align yourself with the smart money, not the dumb money, surf along side the whales,not against them, trading is war and you have to choose your battles correctly
in trading you cannot make more concentration about the market situation if it was not also good we can make the profit as the same level like we are expected so I think that smart work will increase the profit when trading and it will the way to get success also while the market condition was not also good.
Efficient work and effective strategies will give help for us to be more profitable in all market situation. But some players easily quit when they experience losses and being in patient especially during bear season which is supposedly won't be like that and of short thinking.