does trading really work?

Now value investing obviously work and this is the way to go however i have been wondering can you actually make money off of trading like FX,stocks,commodities etc.. because whenever i try to research about this topic i always either find scammers trying to sell me a course or people saying it will never work because “95% of traders lose” i am willing to learn the fundamentals and start from the ground up if someone has experience in this matter please give your input. Also any books you recommend about learning?

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I'm sure there are some discretionary solo/retail traders out there who win. Personal experience tells me there's a lot who lose. Personally I've been at it (forex trading) a while and I do not win consistently lol. I treat it as gambling because it's fun but I expect no money from it. 

There are people who sell good courses I believe but counterintuitively, generally the bigger someone's course is, the more likely it is to be a scam or not very good. Look for people who aren't bragging about $ amounts.

 

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