{"slug":"can-you-make-1000-a-day-day-trading","qid":"range_pctiles","label":"Intraday range (high minus low, over the open), 2021 to 2025","post_title":"Can You Make $1,000 a Day Day Trading?","post_url":"/blog/can-you-make-1000-a-day-day-trading#q-range_pctiles","columns":["ticker","median_range_pct","p75_range_pct","p90_range_pct","session_count"],"rows":[{"ticker":"SPY","median_range_pct":0.99,"p75_range_pct":1.45,"p90_range_pct":2.15,"session_count":1255},{"ticker":"QQQ","median_range_pct":1.37,"p75_range_pct":1.96,"p90_range_pct":2.72,"session_count":1255},{"ticker":"NVDA","median_range_pct":3.43,"p75_range_pct":4.64,"p90_range_pct":6.29,"session_count":1255},{"ticker":"TSLA","median_range_pct":4.07,"p75_range_pct":5.46,"p90_range_pct":7.14,"session_count":1255}],"shape":"table","sql":"SELECT\n    ticker,\n    round(quantileExact(0.5)(range_pct), 2)  AS median_range_pct,\n    round(quantileExact(0.75)(range_pct), 2) AS p75_range_pct,\n    round(quantileExact(0.9)(range_pct), 2)  AS p90_range_pct,\n    count()                                  AS session_count\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":"2026-09-19T15:24:49.831306+00:00","elapsed":0.009283207}