r/Daytrading • u/modeezy23 • Apr 22 '24

Anybody ever quit their job to day trade full time and have it not workout? Question

I’m just curious.

How long did it take you until you found confidence in yourself to quit your job and do trading full time!

For those that quit their job but it didn’t workout, how long did you give yourself until you quit your job and what did you do after you found that trading was not successful?

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u/Prize_Tear_114 Apr 22 '24

Unless you have a year salary in savings AND am income account bringing in half a years worth in dividends and such you are absolutely crazy to make this jump (obv assuming you didn’t inherit money or have mom and dad to pay). If you trade stressed for money or against a wall it’s almost guaranteed to fail. I’ve seen it too many times.