First, the average newb is probably going to make some mistakes. They may try to cut corners, dodging anything they don’t understand rather than making the effort to raise questions. It might be that you misinterpreted something or didn’t take something into account. Many times this may turn up something that will have an effect on your results.
2nd, different folks have different trading styles. We aren’t bots. Allegedly two folk operating the same system with the same beginning investment using the same broker should have the same results, but if you set up two traders in this situation they might probably still do things in alternative ways. Are you acting fast enough when you get a signal, or are you simply distracted so the price moves before you place your trade? Or is it not your fault? Are you seeing too much slippage? Maybe you need to think about changing your broker. A quick look in the forums will prove this. Folks set it up differently, they may use different pairs, they have it connected at different times, there are 100 factors that can change. So don’t lose hope. The reality is that everyone has to do some work when they start out as a currency exchange trader, no matter if they are allegedly the perfect personality type, which most of us are not. However, you most likely are the right kind of person or you would not even have an interest in trying to earn income with currency trading.