"Very hard to make consistent profits purely by day-trading"
Only time to make decent profits from day-trading is when the herd go berserk. That is just before a crash. Sometimes I throw in a few k's for fun on a day-trade during lunch time, mostly when I feel high on a good profit from others, often to lose. Gambler is always a gambler but glad I limit it to <1% of capital. Don't do it for a living.
