I recently started trading full time for five months ago after basically a job loss. I was at the time making more money trading than my full time job, so the job loss wasn't a big hit. That being said since August I have been on a trading slump. Since my trading is my only source of income it's tough to survive the rough periods.

I'm looking for at least a part time job to make ends meet. I really do not want to go back to cubic life. I have been trading with less size and mostly scalping but scalping doesn't pay the bills. One flaw I have now is since moving my account to Interactive Brokers i'm back to 2-1 leverage.  If I trade more I'll be back at 4-1 which should help. Yet leverage or your broker doesn't make you a better trader. An additional flaw I have is twice I have built accounts up to five+ figures only to be cut in half by a mistake. So I am thinking of trading with smaller accounts and if they get big move money out and start again.

I had this goal of hitting 100k and that would lead me on the path to millionaire status.

Any thoughts on how to get through trading droughts or slumps?