When people trade the common misconception is that they are trading the market or taking money out of the market. They are not. They are trading OTHER TRADERS and taking money from OTHER TRADERS. In order for one trader to make money another trader or group of traders needs to lose money. This is how the market works and that is why it is a zero sum game. If you are losing money in the market the market is not taking your money, other traders are taking your money.