A week that changes the direction
He travels to Chicago for Sami Abusaad’s in-person mentorship. Back home, he begins with $50 risk per trade and studies his trades, management and gap lists every day.
The people behind the process
Who is James?
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Day tradingsince 2019
Trader & creator
James
Rich Young.
U.S. stocks / price actionOriginal 3D illustration
Meet the trader
Learn. Trade. Repeat.
From apparel wholesale to full-time day trading. James trades U.S. stocks and teaches price action alongside his mentor, Sami.
- Focus
- Stocks & gaps
- Teaches
- Pristine Mentorship
Story & sources
Sami Abusaad’s 2019 mentorship gives James a new direction. He starts with $50 risk per trade, studies daily and becomes a trading room moderator that November. In 2023, he joins Sami as a mentorship co-leader.
Away from the charts: video games, powerlifting and work-life balance, explored in his 2025 T3 Live interview.
The progression
From apparel to the charts.
James’s reported results
Yearly P&L.
2025 / December YTDSelf-reported
$1,321,185.91
Combined day trading accounts, December YTD
Trading days still remained. Published December 23, 2025.
Report details & context
The closing recap displays $1,321,185.91 across his day trading accounts. The recording precedes his holiday trip, with trading days still left in the year.
This is the December snapshot shown in the video published on December 23. James says he may still trade during his trip. It does not establish his final December 31 result.
How Much I Made Day Trading in 2025
The exact YTD amount appears in the closing recap.
Public account figures, not independently audited.
Self-reported day trading P&L, not his total income or net worth.
Earlier records & midyear updates
The first-year video has incomplete 2019 records and a 2022 midyear update. The August 2025 Schwab video covers part of the year. Neither adds a complete annual total.
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