Just going on the figures quoted by brokers that something like 80% of retail traders lose money. The figures seem to vary a bit, but it would not be that surprising as trading is not even as good as a zero sum game due to trading costs. Do you have reason to believe something else?
Some observations: History repeats itself all the time. I get signals several times a day that just repeat what happened in the past. Leads to high win rates and positive expectancy. I purely use math and the constant feed of quotes coming in. Nothing else. I have visualized the math results as they are much easier to read that way. The basic system was created in the 90's and still works. I only fine tuned it ( this is NOT "optimized" based on past results!) during the years to improve the overall return.I fine tune the logic I use. Logical thinking and a self adapting system are key.
You ask my edge which clearly shows that you have no idea what I am doing. Yet you draw already your conclusions. The ultimate proof that you don't know what you are talking about.You are biased and by definition everybody is like you think he is. I will repeat what you posted earlier:"You are not sufficiently informed to make a decision." There are a lot of people on ET that are far smarter than me. But they fail in consistent profitability. To be successful in trading being smart is not the most important factor.
Some possible answers: There are small edges and there are big edges. There are people who live to work, and there are people who work to live. There are edges that are limited in size and there are unlimited edges. Priorities in life van change. When you have no money, money has a high priority. When you have some millions, enjoying life instead of trading every day can have a higher priority. You sound like someone who just started trading and is dreaming of making millions. When I started money was the highest priority. When I was in a financially more comfortable situation I preffered to travel and take time off instead of trading all day 260 days a year. I also limited the size and did diversify my investments (in lower returning things). The day you will make a lot of money you will not ask anymore why you are not a billionaire. You will understand why. https://bestlifeonline.com/priorities-after-40/