The top reasons that lead to failure in trading are huge in number. Few of them I would love to mention are lack of basic knowledge about the currency you are dealing in. As a result, you take unwise or redundant decisions in crucial time which leads to loss. A long term investor is often a happy investor because he keeps himself away of the fluctuation shocks in the value of the coins he invests in and wait till the steady state in achieved. Lack of practical experience and inability to invest and, hold or trade in the right time.