B
Evidence Grade B
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20%
20% -- share of traders earning net profits for day traders (2025)
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20%
Unit
Percentage
Data Vintage
2025
Entity
Sample Size
500,000
Evidence Quality
B
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50
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Source
Morningstar
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Tier C
https://instantfunding.com/think-only-5-of-traders-succeed-think-again/ ↗
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Cites Morningstar study 'The Cross-Section of Speculator Skill: Evidence from Day Trading' analyzing nearly half a million traders
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day traders: 20% share of traders earning net profits. Source: Morningstar (2025). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/profitable-day-traders-20pct
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