Bear markets aren't won by those who can stomach the losses. They're won by those who can handle the monotony. When price action stalls for weeks, when every chart looks the same, when there's nothing new to chase—that's when most traders break. The red candles? You adapt to those. The endless sideways trading and dead volatility? That's what really kills conviction. The ones who survive aren't necessarily the smartest. They're the ones boring enough to stick around.