Investing is never easy. Markets don’t always trend; sometimes they simply go sideways. The S&P 500 is a perfect example. Most people haven’t noticed, but it has been stuck in a roughly 7% trading range for more than six months, making little meaningful progress. You’re not losing money, but this kind of choppy action will truly test your patience. The reality is you can’t time the market perfectly. What you can do is stay invested. Time in the market beats timing the market.