{"slug":"can-you-make-1000-a-day-day-trading","qid":"capital_vs_range","label":"Capital at which $1,000 equals the whole, a tenth and a hundredth of the median daily range","post_title":"Can You Make $1,000 a Day Day Trading?","post_url":"/blog/can-you-make-1000-a-day-day-trading#q-capital_vs_range","columns":["ticker","median_range_pct","capital_whole_range","capital_whole_range_millions","capital_tenth_of_range_millions","capital_hundredth_of_range_millions"],"rows":[{"ticker":"SPY","median_range_pct":0.99,"capital_whole_range":"$101,000","capital_whole_range_millions":0.101,"capital_tenth_of_range_millions":1.01,"capital_hundredth_of_range_millions":10.1},{"ticker":"QQQ","median_range_pct":1.37,"capital_whole_range":"$73,000","capital_whole_range_millions":0.073,"capital_tenth_of_range_millions":0.73,"capital_hundredth_of_range_millions":7.3},{"ticker":"NVDA","median_range_pct":3.43,"capital_whole_range":"$29,000","capital_whole_range_millions":0.029,"capital_tenth_of_range_millions":0.29,"capital_hundredth_of_range_millions":2.9},{"ticker":"TSLA","median_range_pct":4.07,"capital_whole_range":"$25,000","capital_whole_range_millions":0.025,"capital_tenth_of_range_millions":0.25,"capital_hundredth_of_range_millions":2.5}],"shape":"table","sql":"SELECT\n    ticker,\n    round(median_raw, 2)                                              AS median_range_pct,\n    concat('$', toString(toUInt32(round(100 / median_raw))), ',000')  AS capital_whole_range,\n    round(0.1 / median_raw, 3)                                        AS capital_whole_range_millions,\n    round(1 / median_raw, 2)                                          AS capital_tenth_of_range_millions,\n    round(10 / median_raw, 1)                                         AS capital_hundredth_of_range_millions\nFROM\n(\n    SELECT\n        ticker,\n        quantileExact(0.5)(range_pct) AS median_raw\n    FROM\n    (\n        SELECT\n            ticker,\n            date,\n            (toFloat64(argMax(high, _ingest_time)) - toFloat64(argMax(low, _ingest_time)))\n                / toFloat64(argMax(open, _ingest_time)) * 100 AS range_pct\n        FROM global_markets.stocks_daily_aggs\n        WHERE ticker IN ('SPY', 'QQQ', 'NVDA', 'TSLA')\n          AND date >= '2021-01-01'\n          AND date <  '2026-01-01'\n        GROUP BY ticker, date\n        HAVING toFloat64(argMax(open, _ingest_time)) > 0\n    )\n    GROUP BY ticker\n)\nORDER BY indexOf(['SPY', 'QQQ', 'NVDA', 'TSLA'], ticker)","computed_at":"2026-09-19T15:24:50.496774+00:00","elapsed":0.001928828}