Day Trading Debate

The cluster centers on debates about whether day trading and speculative trading are profitable or just gambling, with skepticism about scalability, high risks, and most participants losing money, contrasted by claims and anecdotes of successful traders.

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colesantiago Mar 1, 2024 View on HN

You're not missing out, this is just gambling, most people lose their money trading, easy money easy to lose, you can safely ignore them.

nemomarx Aug 6, 2025 View on HN

if you could make that much money day trading wouldn't it be scale able and someone else would already make those trades?

UK-AL Dec 4, 2024 View on HN

If you think trades don't kill you... you're naive

ricardobeat Apr 30, 2013 View on HN

Trading your time for money doesn't scale. Trade others'

photorized Sep 3, 2012 View on HN

Try hanging out with Wall St traders some time. That will put things in perspective.

shortrounddev Apr 4, 2023 View on HN

Day trading is not investing, it is gambling

exdsq Jan 15, 2022 View on HN

Sounds like regular day trading has similar issues too?

rrdharan Dec 17, 2022 View on HN

Trading requires this, but pure long-$coin speculation does not.

paulpauper Aug 21, 2021 View on HN

Typically there is more money to be made selling subscriptions than trading unless u are a major hedge fund. Desperate ppl look for any sort of guidance even if it does not work well.

bluGill Sep 12, 2020 View on HN

True, to make money you need a ton. Sometimes you will make bad trades. Even when it works out your gross profit on the 10000 trade is 100, out of which you need to pay expenses. It isn't a place for small players, but the amount of money on an individual trade isn't much.