I think the 5% means long term.

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DislikedI don't really know why people get so wrapped up in it. 5%, 10%, 50%...does it actually matter?Ignored
DislikedHere is what I wrote in my blog about the subject:
Common belief is that 95% of retail forex traders lose their shirt. Out of 100 that try to become profitable in forex trading, only 5 succeed and 95 have lost –all- their money. A sobering statistic.
IBFX, one of the larger retail forex brokers, recently released statistics on the profitabiliy of accounts held by their brokerage. It does not make good reading.
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What you can see at first glance...Ignored
QuoteDislikedThe 5% success myth busted by CFTC