United States
Day Trading Addict is a U.S.-based full-time trader and educator who has built a large YouTube following around practical, experience-driven content covering futures, Forex, and equities markets.
Total Followers -0.0%
1M
Across YouTube, Instagram
Primary Platform
YouTube
847K followers · 85% of audience
Engagement
8.5%
vs. 1.5% category median
Sponsorship Tier
Macro
Est. $3.1K–$7.7K / IG post
| Window | YouTube | Combined | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Last 7 days | +1K +0.1% | +0 +0.0% | +0 +0.0% | +1K |
| Last 30 days | +1K +0.1% | -1140 -0.7% | +0 +0.0% | -124 |
| Last 90 days | +2K +0.2% | -2912 -1.9% | +0 +0.0% | -964 |
| Last 365 days | +2K +0.2% | -2912 -1.9% | +0 +0.0% | -964 |
Daily follower snapshots from CreatorDB's longitudinal index.
Day Trading Addict is a U.S.-based full-time trader and educator who has built a large YouTube following around practical, experience-driven content covering futures, Forex, and equities markets. With over a decade of active trading behind the channel, the creator's instructional style leans heavily into candid personal narrative — titles referencing years of losses before achieving consistency frame the content as built on hard-won lessons rather than promotional optimism. That transparency distinguishes the channel from the more surface-level trading content common in the space, and it sits at the core of why its audience keeps returning.
Viewers skew heavily male and trend older than most YouTube finance audiences, with a significant share aged 35 and above — a demographic profile consistent with self-directed retail traders who have real capital at stake and are looking for process over hype. Engagement rates running well above the category median signal an active, invested community rather than passive subscribers. The channel's careful 'entertainment purposes only' framing keeps it outside regulated advisory territory while making it a natural fit for trading platform integrations, prop firm sponsorships, and fintech tools. Operating primarily across English-speaking markets — the U.S., U.K., Canada, and Australia — the creator has established a durable, trust-based position that should strengthen as active retail trading participation continues to grow among older demographics.
Day Trading Addict reaches an audience concentrated in United States primarily through YouTube, and is best activated via long-form YouTube integrations, Instagram Reels and Stories. As a finance creator they map naturally to brands targeting that space. Engagement on YouTube runs around 8.5%, pointing to an audience suited to category-relevant, mid-funnel brand campaigns rather than pure-reach buys.
Benchmark estimates for a creator at Day Trading Addict's tier (Macro, 1M combined followers, United States). Pulled from CreatorDB's category benchmarks.
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Yes — Day Trading Addict has openly discussed going through more than seven years of consistent losses before achieving profitability, and it is one of the defining parts of his public story. He credits the turning point not to a new system or secret strategy, but to a fundamental shift in how he managed risk and position size.
According to his own content, trading smaller position sizes was the single biggest change that moved him from chronic losses to consistency. His argument is that reducing size removes the emotional pressure that causes traders to break their rules, and that discipline — not a smarter strategy — is what most struggling traders actually need.
Day Trading Addict focuses primarily on futures markets, Forex, and the broader stock market. Gold is one instrument he has specifically featured in dedicated videos, and his content regularly covers strategies across all three of these asset classes rather than specializing in just one.
No — Day Trading Addict explicitly states across his bio and content that he is not a financial advisor and that nothing he shares should be treated as financial advice. He frames everything as entertainment and personal experience, and consistently recommends that viewers consult a licensed professional before making any investment decisions.
Day Trading Addict uses case studies of trader blowups as a teaching tool, showing viewers what not to do rather than just showcasing wins. The goal is to help newer traders recognize the psychological traps and risk-management mistakes that cause accounts to blow up — without having to experience them firsthand.
Day Trading Addict's Instagram bio references a discount link, which signals that he offers or is affiliated with a trading education program of some kind. Trading education and strategy breakdowns have been a consistent focus of his content across both YouTube and Instagram for years.
Day Trading Addict describes himself as having over 13 years of full-time day trading experience as of his most recent bio. That span covers multiple major market cycles and significant volatility events, which he draws on heavily when explaining why certain mistakes are so common among newer traders.
Yes, gold is one of the specific instruments Day Trading Addict has dedicated content to, including at least one video directly addressing how he approaches trading it. He trades it through the futures market, which fits his broader focus on futures and Forex rather than just equity markets.
Day Trading Addict has grown his YouTube channel to approaching one million subscribers, which places him in the Macro creator tier for trading and finance content. His engagement rate runs well above the typical category average for channels at that scale, which is unusual and points to a genuinely active core audience.
Day Trading Addict is based in the United States, and the large majority of his audience is also American. He draws meaningful viewership from the United Kingdom, Canada, and India as well, and his audience skews heavily male and toward the 35-and-older age range — which tracks with a finance education channel focused on full-time trading.
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