trading is a skill for whether it's long - term or day trading. I don' t know if i' m a successful trader , but i know how to make sure that you fail is believing in luck when you trade . There's no funny thing for you to deal with when you' re trading , you' re going to win a comparison with two lucky words. Win is lucky , but defeat is unlucky? That's because your skills are bad. When you say the job you' re doing is luck , you haven' t been able to tell the difference between trading and luck.