Trading is a never-ending journey. There are ups and downs, and it all depends on how well you can get around when climbing and how you deal with your emotions when descending.
Leverage can make any market so risky, so before deciding about the market learn how to use leverage and also stay in safe money management, this is the hardest part of any kind of trade.
When you enter a trade, you should be very clear about the losses that you are prepared to take. It is also desirable that you should have a limit on profits so that your decision is not overtaken by greed.