Why Most Traders Fail and How to Increase Trading Success 2021-05-01 15:00:00 Paul Robinson, Strategist What is the Number One Mistake Traders Make? Big financial market volatility and growing access for the average person have made active trading very popular, but the influx of new traders has met with mixed success. There are certain patterns which may separate profitable traders from those who ultimately lose money. And indeed, there is one particular mistake that in our experience gets repeated time and time again. What is the single most important mistake that led to traders losing money? Here is a hint – it has to do with how we as humans relate to winning and losing