A common misconception is that among new traders that one needs to win in most of their trades in order to become profitable. As much as this sounds ideal, it's unfortunately quite far from the truth about how traders really make money...

All traders will have their "good" and "bad" days. It's inevitable. No trader will always have a "good" day every day for three months consecutively.

Sometimes you'll make small profits, and some other times you'll make small losses. Other days you might also make large profits, BUT never, ever make large losses.

That's the whole "hidden" secret to profitable Forex trading. It's simpler than most people think.

You'll first need to understand that trading is a game of probabilities. You may win today, and lose tomorrow. Or lose today, and win tomorrow. You might even win in five consecutive trades before you suffer your first loss. No one can tell for sure.

The real problem comes when traders suffer a series of consecutive losses before they start winning. And this is the crucial point that separates the good traders from the poor traders.

At this point, the poor (beginner) traders may lose faith and give up on Forex trading altogether... and they often do this right after they have wiped out their trading accounts.

But the good traders will always spend their time and effort in analyzing what went wrong with those trades. They understand that there are no guarantees in trading. Good traders prepare for the worst, and never give up trying. They spend their time managing their risks, and wait patiently for the few good trades that will turn their losses into overall profits for the month.