As a trader, know that the market trend is not your enemy; it must be your friend. Avoid trading against the trend. Following the market trend is crucial when trading because it helps you align your trades with the overall direction of the market, increasing your chances of success. Trading against the trend is risky and can result in losses, as you're fighting the market's natural movement. By identifying and following the trend, you can enter trades with momentum on your side, ride the wave of price movement, and make more informed decisions.
Do you only trade according to the trend or you counter-trend trade from time to time?
There's a case to be made for this. Just cause you're trading against the market current doesn't necessarily mean that you'll lose out on profits, especially when everything's going to the shitbox nowadays courtesy of the ongoing recession in most western countries, particularly the US, it's anybody's game in here, which could very well mean that the market could go either way, and choosing to go against the current market situation is just as a valid action as following the wave.
Don't force people to be these cookie-cut traders who only do one thing and are not venturing into other ways to trade and earn money, this gig get's boring after some time and if you seclude people from getting into other ways of trading, it might get old way faster for them.