Its the most volatile investment in the world that you could end up zero if you don't study it very well. But the positive side is it can make you you rich within the short period of time.
The market by itself does not make you lose money, people lose money to the markets, if you have no experience investing or trading why do you decide to invest in a market that is so difficult? Pick something else like stocks, this market is very unforgiving if you invest at the wrong time, like all of those people that invested in December or if you invest not knowing what you are doing like all of those people that decided they were traders when they have not read a single book about the subject.