in my experience you need both compounding wins as well as a homerun to get to the next level. Yes, compounding small wins are important for stability/learning/consistency but I've found many traders have hit 1+ homeruns that pushed them to a higher tax bracket.

you're probably not going to get to that highest level scalping on the 5minute chart. It's obv possible but I think you're probably going to need to hit the next fartcoin (super early), hit the next Celestia (venture), or the next HyperLiquid (there is no 2nd best) instead