My point is: draw-downs happen whether you are an investor or a trader. Is there a difference between a trader and investor? You bet there is! An investor is normally someone who puts his money to work, long term in hopes of gains later down the road. A trader is looking for profits to withdraw every week, month, or quarter to live off of! The investor normally has a “day job” or has some sort of monthly income covering his month to month expenses. Traders use their trading accounts to cover their monthly expenses.
As day traders you are really breaking it down one more level. We day trade for daily income. Day trading IS our “day job”.