First, the average beginner is likely to make some mistakes. They may try to take shortcuts, dodging anything they do not understand instead of taking the time to raise questions. This may be fatal to a system. So the very first thing to do if you’ve been trying a system in demo, say, and it’s not working, is to study all the material again and see whether there is something that you have missed. It may be that you misinterpreted something or didn’t take something into account. Many times this will turn up something that will have an impact on your results.

2nd, different people have different trading styles. We aren’t robots. Allegedly two people operating the same system with the same beginning investment using the same broker should have identical results, but if you set up two traders in this situation they would probably still do things in other ways.

Are you acting fast enough when you get a signal, or are you simply distracted so that the price moves before you place your trade? Or is it not your fault? Are you seeing too much slippage? Perhaps you need to consider changing your broker.

And even if you are employing a robot, you might think that everybody using it will have the same results, but that is not correct. A fast look in the forums will prove this. People set it up differently, they may use different pairs, they’ve got it connected at various times, there are a hundred factors that will change.

So don’t lose hope. The reality is that everyone has to do some work when they start out as a forex trader, no matter if they are allegedly the ideal character type, which most of us are not. Sure it’ll potentially help if you’re a cool headed sort of person who can handle a certain amount of stress and maybe even works better under strain. It will also help if you are not freaked out by the thought of simple arithmetic. You most likely are the right sort of person or you wouldn’t even have an interest in trying to earn income with forex trading.