$1,000 growing 1% a day sounds amazing: about $12,274 after one year of 252 trading days, and about $1.85 million after three. But in a study of Taiwan day traders (1992–2006), only about 1 in 360 beat the market consistently. Lose 1% a day instead and $1,000 shrinks to about $79 in a year. SEC investor guidance calls day trading extremely risky. Illustrations are math, not predictions. Not financial advice. Investing involves risk. #daytrading #investing #personalfinance