Didnt trade the system today, look what happens!

So, after a period of losing trades, I decided not to trade the system today. However, to see how well it fares regardless of whether I trade it or not, I want to still continue to follow it. In trending markets, I suspect that it works rather well but when the markets are a bit uncertain, is when I don't do so well. If I can figure out when to not trade the markets, then I can continue with the system.. I do like it's simplicity and the fact that it's fire and forget. Anyway, I didn't trade