If you're long term then it would really be understandable that you do need to wait and patience would really be tested on times like these and it's not surprising that market could really move sideways whether going up next or would really dip down further that's why it's really hard.
When you do have the experience then you do have the advantage over or compared to those people who are just new to deal with the market. So expect the unexpected because everything could really happen along the way.
Some people are always in hurry they want to get profit as early as possible.
I am one such character - so the waiting time is so much trouble for me. for this I always find an alternative sources and I have to keep myself very calm while doing all this.