Quote from Trader666:
Learning how to trade would be much easier intellectually and psychologically if all correct trading actions were profitable and all incorrect trading actions were not. But sometimes the market punishes traders for doing the right thing and rewards them for doing what's wrong. Not only does that make it harder to learn intellectually, intermittent reinforcement is addictive and adds a "compulsive gambler" dimension. Not to mention that human nature is such that many times the best move is the one that "feels" worst.