I think trading is addictive in a way that even if we're losing through our shorts/longs, we still continue to do futures and we're not learning from that mistake. While me, I've learned it a long time ago already and that's the reason why I am no longer doing futures. At some point, it also becomes addictive when you're lucky with your trades and you're winning a lot. And that's because you have an idea that's how it is easy to make money if you have the capital and the market is with you. But once it turns around, you'd see how bad it goes and that addiction will lose you more money just like in gambling.