Pocket aces in poker don't win every time

The best surgeons in the world lose patients now and then

Losses are normal, even in systems with high win rates. Yet we are bad at understanding this, often assuming that a few losses in a row means that an entire system or strategy is flawed

Time and time again I see beginner traders hop from one strategy to another, convinced after losing just a few trades in a row that there is something wrong with their approach, and keen to move onto something else that "works better"

All trading strategies, even brilliant ones, operate in a environment of randomness

Losses and losing streaks are a normal part of profitable trading

Remember that the next time you lose a trade