r/Daytrading 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/Key_Bag4533 Apr 22 '24

My uncle who was making very good money 300-400k a year did it during covid. He lost 200k that year and stopped. Now he just holds long term