Even 50% annual returns on $10k account insufficient if withdrawing $3,000 monthly; withdrawals destroy account growth.

Your trading account is now $15,000. Now, if you're just spending this to live over that time, great. You've now compounded your account to 15k. But if you have to withdraw from this account to live, you're [ __ ] Like you're [ __ ] This is not nearly enough money to trade full-time. Cuz if your monthly living expenses are $3,000, you need to be making so much money from trading that you can cover your monthly expenses without really damaging your account at all. I think the math to profitability and when you should trade full-time uh is completely um it's completely misrepresented online.