Day Trading Statistics: Latest Data & Summary (2024)

"Only approximately 1% of day traders are able to predictably make a profit."

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"It takes approximately 12 months of practice to understand day trading fundamentals."

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"The average annual income of a day trader is $80,081."

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"Day traders have a 40% higher turnover rate than non-professional traders."

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"During 2020, day trading volume increased by 46% due to market volatility."

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"About 90% of day traders lose money in the stock market."

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"Day trading accounts for over 10% of all New York Stock Exchange volume."

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"Day trading accounts for over 10% of all New York Stock Exchange volume."

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"75% of day traders quit within two years."

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"Only 16% of current day traders consider day trading their primary occupation."

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"Approximately 1-2% of day traders are estimated to be consistently profitable."

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"Day traders use margin on 73% of their trades, increasing both risk and reward."

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"Over 90% of brokers charge a commission each time a trade is executed."

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"On average, day traders see an annual return of -5%."

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"Professional day traders average about 7.1% on a monthly return."

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"Around 20% of day traders rate their success as "very successful"."

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"Day traders trade the most during the first hour after the market opens."

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"Around 20% of day traders rate their success as "very successful"."

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"Frequent day traders trade an average of 59 times a month."

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"The average day trader trades about 29 times a month."

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"Approximately 10% of day traders achieve long-term profitability."

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"Day trading generates about $300,000 worth of trades per day on average among active traders."

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"About 1% of day traders are able to predictably and consistently generate net profits."

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"More than 5% of day traders who are successful have more than 10 years of trading experience."

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"Over 80% of day traders lose money in the first year due to poor risk management."

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"The average day trader spends about 3 hours per day trading."

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"Day traders in the U.S. generated about $14 billion in revenue in 2020."

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"About 60% of day traders rely extensively on technical analysis to make trading decisions."

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"About 15% of active day traders account for over 50% of all trades made in U.S. stock markets."

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"More than 40% of day traders trade primarily commodities and forex markets."

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"Only about 11% of day traders continue to trade after five years."

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"The average income for a successful day trader varies greatly, but many report earnings exceeding $100,000 per year."

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"The most active day trading times are generally within the first and last hour of the trading day."

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"Over 30% of day traders use cross-market arbitrage techniques to capitalize on disparities between markets."

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"About 70% of day traders quit within the first year without reaching their financial goals."

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"High-frequency trading (HFT) accounts for about 50% of equity trades generated by day traders."

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