Gambling traders get stuck in a cycle of bad
trading habits because they will probably hit a few nice winners here and there just out of pure luck.
Not exact matches
Simply
because trading using a demo account for longer that it is needed makes you develop poor
trading habits and decreases your chances to succeed when you switch to the real money account.
(Note, some traders do avoid ever blowing out a
trading account, and it's typically
because at this stage they begin
trading with proper
trading habits and they never waver, they stay on track and don't give into the temptations of
trading like a gambler).
The trick is that the longer you remain disciplined, organized, and patient, the easier it will become, and eventually you will enjoy
trading the right way
because you will have forged these things into positive
habits.
Another part of this idea is to start with Questrade
because it's the cheapest discount brokerage available but alter your
trading habits — if you contribute monthly then only buy one ETF per month.
This is
because there is often more to learn from your wrongdoings or bad
habits than those aspects of your
trading that need little to no work.
There's a good chance that you're not making money in the markets mainly
because you have bad
trading habits.
One of the reasons why many people fail at
trading is
because they aren't organized and disciplined,
trading seems easy on the surface, but if you aren't exited about developing positive
habits and about being patient and disciplined, you're probably not going to make it as a trader.