{"slug":"can-you-make-1000-a-day-day-trading","qid":"capital_math","label":"Daily return required for $1,000 a day, by account size","post_title":"Can You Make $1,000 a Day Day Trading?","post_url":"/blog/can-you-make-1000-a-day-day-trading#q-capital_math","columns":["account_size","daily_return_needed_pct"],"rows":[{"account_size":"$25,000","daily_return_needed_pct":4},{"account_size":"$50,000","daily_return_needed_pct":2},{"account_size":"$100,000","daily_return_needed_pct":1},{"account_size":"$250,000","daily_return_needed_pct":0.4},{"account_size":"$1,000,000","daily_return_needed_pct":0.1},{"account_size":"$10,000,000","daily_return_needed_pct":0.01}],"shape":"ranking","sql":"SELECT\n    tupleElement(tier, 1)                         AS account_size,\n    round(1000 / tupleElement(tier, 2) * 100, 2)  AS daily_return_needed_pct\nFROM\n(\n    SELECT arrayJoin([\n        ('$25,000',        25000),\n        ('$50,000',        50000),\n        ('$100,000',      100000),\n        ('$250,000',      250000),\n        ('$1,000,000',   1000000),\n        ('$10,000,000', 10000000)\n    ]) AS tier\n)\nORDER BY tupleElement(tier, 2)","computed_at":"2026-09-19T15:24:49.618471+00:00","elapsed":0.029953142}