Few interesting stats from this Business Insider blog post, I went to a day trading meetup and spoke to people with dreams of getting good enough to quit their 9-to-5 written on Oct 5 2025.
There's been an explosion of interest in trading groups, classes, and coaching in recent years.
- Global search interest for “day trading class” is up 700% the past quarter and hit an all-time high this summer.
- Search interest in “trading coach” is up 325% over the same timeframe, while interest in “day trading group” is up 572%.
- On Coursera, enrollment in online trading courses soared 213% from 2019 to 2024.
Becoming a successful trader is notoriously hard.
A 2020 study found that 97% of investors who traded for more than 300 days lost money, and less than 1% earned $54 or more a day.