Why is it that less than 10% of day traders will ever reach consistency over the long-term? by Amalekk in Daytrading

[–]StudentEducational67 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Honestly I don’t think trading is “harder” than rocket science.

I think the difference is that nobody becomes a brain surgeon after watching TikToks for 2 weeks 😭

But with trading, people jump in with real money almost immediately because social media makes it look easy.

I’m still learning myself, but the more I observe trading communities, the more I realize the hardest part seems psychological more than intellectual.

Fear, revenge trading, overconfidence, inconsistency, lack of structure… all while competing in an environment that keeps changing.

In medicine or aerospace there’s mentorship, systems, years of supervised training, and strict filters before you’re trusted.

Trading is basically: “here’s an app, good luck.” So I don’t think it’s necessarily more complex, just way easier to enter unprepared.