What's the Biggest Reason Why Traders Fail?

Why do so many traders fail?

  • Being undercapitalized

    Votes: 13 26.5%
  • Not having a trading plan

    Votes: 15 30.6%
  • Lack of discipline (eg. too emotional and not following a trading plan)

    Votes: 20 40.8%
  • Lack of knowledge or experience (eg. either too dumb or too arrogant)

    Votes: 15 30.6%
  • Lack of focus (eg. jack of all trades, master of none)

    Votes: 11 22.4%
  • Poor money- and risk-management (eg. taking on too much risk)

    Votes: 26 53.1%
  • Impatience (eg. always getting in and out too soon)

    Votes: 13 26.5%
  • Overconfidence (eg. IT'S DIFFERENT THIS TIME!!!)

    Votes: 16 32.7%
  • Being emotionally tied to the stocks

    Votes: 8 16.3%
  • Being emotionally tied to the market direction (eg. alway bullish)

    Votes: 8 16.3%

  • Total voters
    49
  • Poll closed .
Not surprisingly, we all know why and yet we keep committing the same sin over and over.
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A bias towards longs;
bias on shorts like BA sector may Not be a cause for failure LOL, if trend study supports it.
I voted for all the rest of them, even though i dont do polls usually..............................
Another big cause for failure + sub average performance /not taking enough risk;
sorry\ 1% from bank interest = sub average LOL.
Soem people get by that by 40 years of IRA so can still be a millionaire on sub average LOL:D:D:D:D:D:D:D,:D:D:caution::caution::caution::caution::caution:
 
Hello ondafringe,

I am not sure what this means, but programming is a very wise and profitable skill to have. And fun.

Hi SimplemeLike...been following you a while...i like you honesty and attitude..glad you making a killing now... how often are you trading per day ? eg 3 trades, 10 trades, 50 trades, 100 plus trades ? do you use the $Tick,Avd/Decl,Trin at all for bigger picture ? thanks again
best
John
 
And #6: They're all out to get me. :D
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That can be a difficult number 6/ because if you win it before they spin it/good job LOL:D:D
NOT that trading=investing is gambling; its not.
I just thoutht of one SEPT\FNGU made as surpise move, much more than EVER befor ; so that turend out to be much BIGer loss than planned .
Actualy i trade it smaller now\ if at all\ much less volume now , another hint to me...........................
Good %% gainer on right side of it LOL
 
Hi SimplemeLike...been following you a while...i like you honesty and attitude ..glad you making a killing now... how often are you trading per day ? eg 3 trades, 10 trades, 50 trades, 100 plus trades ? do you use the $Tick,Avd/Decl,Trin at all for bigger picture ? thanks again
best
John
Hello beginner66,

I responded to your questions

I trade between 1 to 1000 trades per day. More or less, all depends if I have alot of time or not. All depends on how I feel for the day. I do not have rules. I would like to trade up 2000 times per day, but not enough time.

What do you mean by $Tick,Avd/Decl,Trin? I never heard of this before. What is this?

What do you mean by "bigger picture"? What big picture are you referring to. I never heard of this before, bigger picture.
 
You would like to make 5 trades per minute?
There are THAT many setups?
Manually??
Seems reasonable :)



Hello beginner66,

I responded to your questions

I trade between 1 to 1000 trades per day. More or less, all depends if I have alot of time or not. All depends on how I feel for the day. I do not have rules. I would like to trade up 2000 times per day, but not enough time.

What do you mean by $Tick,Avd/Decl,Trin? I never heard of this before. What is this?

What do you mean by "bigger picture"? What big picture are you referring to. I never heard of this before, bigger picture.
 
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Hi SimplemeLike...
do you use the $Tick,Avd/Decl,Trin at all for bigger picture ? thanks again
best
John
Hello beginner66,
What do you mean by $Tick,Avd/Decl,Trin? I never heard of this before. What is this?

What do you mean by "bigger picture"? What big picture are you referring to. I never heard of this before, bigger picture.
Obviously, SimpleMeLike is either a poser o_O or he really is a simpleton :confused:. In either case, he sure knows how to tell a good story: From rags to riches, I'm a overnight success. To be like me, all you need to do is clicky-ty, clicky-ty, click! (If fact, you don't need to know NOTHING.)

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