Maybe try reading Market Wizards by Jack Schwager. He talks to a...

Maybe try reading Market Wizards by Jack Schwager.
He talks to a lot of traders and they tell their stories.
Most of them lost big a few times and it took most of them
quite some years to become consistently successful.
A lot of trading is about recognizing situations where the odds are in your favour.
This is really only done thru trial and error.
Really is a prick of a game