See a lot of sour grapes in this thread. IMHO it takes a lot of time, time most are not willing to invest. I think it takes more than 10000 hours of doing something to become good at it. But w trading you get taught tough lessons along the way & most likely will blow up a few times. I know I did. But somewhere along the way it just starts to click & you decide to treat it like a business instead of a hobby full of hopium & dreams. But even then you have to be constantly looking for edges & opportunities.. It the hardest job but the best job imho.
No offense sir, your 10000 hours quote reminded me of the quote on how many steps it takes to stay healthy? Answer: 10,000 steps. It turned out that number was plugged out of thin air with no scientific basis: https://www.health.harvard.edu/stay...d-to-take-10000-steps-a-day-for-better-health Do you have any scientific basis? I am eager to know.
then find something else to do. if you think you can make money out of it do it. there are pro gamblers who think they can do it ..so they do it.
I agree, I like trading my SEP IRA account. Of course when we turn 72 we have that annual "Required Minimum Distribution" to where IRS will then start getting their cut (70½ if you turned 70½ before Jan 1, 2020).
How is day trading scalable? You need a 8 figure account to make 6 figures easy a day. Swing trading and investing is scalable day trading not so.