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How Much Can You Make Scalping 0DTE Options?
The internet promises life-changing 0DTE riches. The honest answer is far less exciting — and far more useful.
NoVo Options Trading · 2026
There’s no honest fixed number — 0DTE scalping returns are volatile, hard-won, and most traders lose money. Here’s a realistic, no-hype look at what scalping 0DTE can and can’t do (see also realistic options returns).
The honest reality
Anyone promising a specific return (“$500/day,” “10% a week”) is selling something. Real trading returns are volatile — winning and losing days, drawdowns, and long stretches of just getting better. Your results depend on your skill, discipline, account size, and the market — none of which anyone can promise. The majority of active traders lose money, and 0DTE’s leverage makes both outcomes bigger.
What actually determines it
Your realistic potential is a function of a positive expectancy compounded over many trades, scaled by your account and risk per trade. A small account with a real edge grows slowly; a large one with the same edge earns more in dollars. There’s no shortcut — the number follows from skill and size, and it comes with drawdowns.
How much can you make? Honestly: unknown, volatile, and for most people, negative until they build real skill. Anyone who quotes you a number is guessing or lying.
The no-hype takeaway
Focus on process and survival, not a target number: build a positive expectancy, preserve capital, and let consistency compound. NoVo makes no return promises — it’s a tool to execute your edge with discipline, not a money printer. Set realistic expectations and the results, if they come, come from doing it right.
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NoVo is a software tool for market analysis and for executing trades you initiate, not financial advice. This article is general education, not investment advice. Options trading involves substantial risk of loss, up to and including your entire capital. NoVo makes no guarantee of profit, win rate, or performance, and past results do not predict future outcomes. You are responsible for your own broker account, configuration, and trading decisions.