Is it possible to win in one trade? Or are we supposed to lose 9/10 times

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tradingacct1

Hi guys,

I have been finding over the last month and a half, out of 60-or 70ish trades, I have lost on every single one.

I could literally have closed my eyes and randomly pressed buy or sell and still be wrong 90%.

The question here is, what am I doing wrong? I can't seem to have a single winning trade and build an account up.

I have traded options, futures, forex, and stocks.

I know all these instruments well, but the problem is I don't specify and stick to a single market and learn it well.

What do you all think? Is it possible to win in trading? Or are we all kidding ourselves and this is just one big lottery.
 
Win rate is only part of expectancy. Scalping pennies will have a high win rate, but devastating losses. Shooting for home runs will result in big wins amongst a sea of losses.

Have you observed any patterns about your losses? We can't figure out what you're doing wrong if you can't tell us what you're doing.

But I will start with some questions.

You mentioned hypothetically closing your eyes with random entry would be just the same.
Over the course of these trades, were you in the green at any point? If so, why did it go red? Why didn't you close before then?
How long do you let a trade stay red?
Exit deserves more attention than entry, I'd say. There's no pressure to enter; trades come and go. There is pressure to exit at a good time.
 
If your losing 90% of the time then obviously the problem is with you. It is normal since 90% of traders tend to lose money in their 1st year but that means 10% do win money. I manage 60%-70% win ratio so it's not just a big lottery for everyone...
 
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well, there are just so many good markets to trade and i want to trade them all. forex, options, stocks... there is almost too much information out there, i don't know how to stick to just one.
 
tradingacct1 said:
well, there are just so many good markets to trade and i want to trade them all. forex, options, stocks... there is almost too much information out there, i don't know how to stick to just one.
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You shouldn't try to catch fish by jumping in the lake.
 
You are trading for entertainment. Which is ok, as long as those trades are tiny. The rare, serious trades should be taken in size.
 
tradingacct1 said:
well, there are just so many good markets to trade and i want to trade them all. forex, options, stocks... there is almost too much information out there, i don't know how to stick to just one.
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Tbh, you sound like a person who would lose a lot of money in the stock market. I've seen too many of that type they just wanna jump in for the thrill. My stepsister lost about 500k like that!
 
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