While day trading offers a lucrative opportunity, it still has some inherent disadvantages that are hard to get over for many people. Here are some of them:
Loss of money
The trade is very lucrative but is also very dangerous. Many traders walk out at the end of the day with a depleted account which would not even pass as a paycheck. Depending on the decisions one makes during trading, a person could lose several hundreds to thousands of dollars
Improper money management
Because this trade revolves around money, and the money invested here could be lost at any time of the day, a trader then faces the risk of spending the money he could not afford to lose. He might find the need to borrow money from lenders or use his money intended for bills as funds for trading.
Demanding Job
Day trading is not a laid-back type of job. You have to dedicate a certain time of your day to it with full focus depending on the income you want to achieve. Also, it is a highly stressful job which demands you always make make-or-break decisions while being time pressured. For people who find it hard to focus for lengthy period, they may find this trade a bit frustrating especially when very little is actually happening.
Huge stressors
Being a trader requires you to endure huge daily stressors, not only on the perspective of possible money losses, but also because the job will require you to give all your focus on what's happening in the markets that could affect your trades. You will also have to constantly watch the fluctuations in the prices and the market plus the indicators that will help you decide where to put your next trade.
Overnight Gaps
Trading ends as the day closes so any market activities overnight won't affect you in anyway- even if sometimes it could be advantageous on your part.
A moving market is not a guarantee
Sometimes, the market is so active but you'll end up with a loss or a breakeven. This could be attributed to wrong decisions on what shares to buy or to sell or wrong timing in entering the trade.
Overtrading
Overtrading - is defined as either taking too many opportunities or trading too large shares - is very prevalent in day trading. Amateurs and emotional trades find it hard not to overtrade which puts them at a lot more risks than necessary.