Why is trading easy for some and hard for others?

As the title says, why is trading such a personal thing? One trader can think it's easy as cake, another trader for the life if him will never be able to do it. I'm still trying to get the hang of it even after all these years. It feels like you get it, then there's always a degree of uncertainty, doubt.
You know what they say: if you think probability theory is easy - you don't understand probability theory. Exact same thing applies to trading, I really doubt any seasoned trader will ever tell you trading is easy.
 
like Yogi [may have] said - it's 90% work, and the other half is skill

i think some people Do have a gift for certain things,
whether it be sports, chess, music [certainly not me] etc etc etc

marc
:D
 
Btw, RN, you were missing for a while - hope you didn't have a big loser that set you back 10 years..lol:D

All ok I take it!

J_S

Took a couple month hiatus.., my Better Half and I traveled the country

Most relaxed I've been in years

RN
 
Took a couple month hiatus.., my Better Half and I traveled the country

Most relaxed I've been in years

RN

Good idea, as no good leaving all that money behind you for others to spend, when you are 6 foot under and pushing up daisies :D

J_S
 
You know what they say: if you think probability theory is easy - you don't understand probability theory. Exact same thing applies to trading, I really doubt any seasoned trader will ever tell you trading is easy.

I have to disagree, but, coming from one who openly states he knows nothing, it does not really mean much.

Trading is very easy, once you know what you have to do, and then, the hard bit, actually do it!

By the way most people talk on these sites, one would be led to believe that they are some kind of experts, or, an even dumber word, a "professional trader" :rolleyes:

WTF, all you need to make money trading, is, a bit of cop on, acess to adequate capital, and be smart enough to know that when you are wrong, you are in fact, wrong!

Wishy washy thinking leads to wishy washy actions - trading is not for wishy washey people!

J_S
 
I have to disagree, but, coming from one who openly states he knows nothing, it does not really mean much.

Trading is very easy, once you know what you have to do, and then, the hard bit, actually do it!

By the way most people talk on these sites, one would be led to believe that they are some kind of experts, or, an even dumber word, a "professional trader" :rolleyes:

WTF, all you need to make money trading, is, a bit of cop on, acess to adequate capital, and be smart enough to know that when you are wrong, you are in fact, wrong!

Wishy washy thinking leads to wishy washy actions - trading is not for wishy washey people!

J_S
I had to Google "cop on":D:vomit:
 
There is nothing "easy" about trading modern exchange-cleared markets. Especially if the goal is success over a protracted period of time.
 
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