Ok how about this scenario:
I trade the GBP/CHF with a 7 pip spread on a 1.00 lot...
I make 5 trades a day and win all 5 of them... 25 pips for the day right.. well factor in the 35 pips you had to climb out of the hole to make your 25 pips. You banked $250 but had to climb out of a 35 pip...