Time in the market beats timing the market. Frenetic energy should be applied towards data/earnings report research, reading professional/amateur analysis and tracking investment theses. Once you’ve made a decision of selecting stocks, the Winning Strategy is simple (and calm): Buy. Hold. Accumulate. Then let market forces do its work.
“Compound interest is the 8th wonder of the world. He who understands it, earns it; he who doesn’t, pays it.” – Albert Einstein