Primary source of income: how many have made it?

1. Is trading your primary source of income?
No. Not yet. I'm still building toward that point, trading with small size(unlike what Mike says) and strict risk controls, focusing more on growth, structure, and execution quality than generating full time income right now. AND working with a small account under an ultra-strict drawdown rule like I only risk a fraction of my capital per trade and protect my downside obsessively. For me, consistency and preservation come before scale. This is still a proving ground, not a paycheck but that’s by design and it seems like it's working by now..

2. Do you make over $100k/year in trading?
Under. I'm not focused on hitting a specific income number at this stage. My main goal is consistency, compounding small wins, and mastering my edge so I can scale responsibly when the time is right.

3. How long did you trade prior to making trading your primary source of income – or if not primary income yet, number of years trading? (Approx. # hours on screen)
I’ve been studying and trading seriously since mid 2022. I'd estimate thousands of hours of screen time by now "easily over 2,000 if not more" including chart analysis, order flow study, journaling, and deep review sessions. Still learning every day, but a lot of ground has already been covered.

Ps: Screen time is everything in trading, after execution psychology. You can read all the theory in the world, but until you've logged the hours in front of live charts, feeling how the market breathes, you don’t truly know how to trade. Every session teaches something.