If you trade shit coins, you will see yourself losing because they are too volatile. If you gain, you may later lose. Successful traders trade with less than 10 times of their trading funds. If you have $1000 for trading, using $100 makes you understand what trading is. If you use leverage, you are increasing the chance of you losing. Patient traders are more likely to earn.
Patient traders usually have a higher earning potential because patience is a very important factor in trading. They also understand scams well, which is why they avoid them. Patient traders usually work with a long term perspective. They focus on the larger market trend rather than small fluctuations this allows them to reduce risk and make profits. Many traders risk more to make a profit in the short term but patient traders wait for stable profits which yields better results in the long term.