{"slug":"can-you-make-1000-a-day-day-trading","qid":"range_frequency","label":"Share of sessions whose intraday range reached 1%, 2% and 4%","post_title":"Can You Make $1,000 a Day Day Trading?","post_url":"/blog/can-you-make-1000-a-day-day-trading#q-range_frequency","columns":["ticker","share_range_over_1_pct","share_range_over_2_pct","share_range_over_4_pct"],"rows":[{"ticker":"SPY","share_range_over_1_pct":49.6,"share_range_over_2_pct":12.4,"share_range_over_4_pct":0.6},{"ticker":"QQQ","share_range_over_1_pct":74.3,"share_range_over_2_pct":23.3,"share_range_over_4_pct":2.3},{"ticker":"NVDA","share_range_over_1_pct":99.8,"share_range_over_2_pct":88.4,"share_range_over_4_pct":35.9},{"ticker":"TSLA","share_range_over_1_pct":99.9,"share_range_over_2_pct":95,"share_range_over_4_pct":51.6}],"shape":"ranking","sql":"SELECT\n    ticker,\n    round(countIf(range_pct >= 1) / count() * 100, 1) AS share_range_over_1_pct,\n    round(countIf(range_pct >= 2) / count() * 100, 1) AS share_range_over_2_pct,\n    round(countIf(range_pct >= 4) / count() * 100, 1) AS share_range_over_4_pct\nFROM\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)\nGROUP BY ticker\nORDER BY indexOf(['SPY', 'QQQ', 'NVDA', 'TSLA'], ticker)","computed_at":"2026-09-19T15:24:49.990345+00:00","elapsed":0.002583951}