There's very little, if any evidence, that chart trading works. When you think about scalping you should understand what is creating the opportunity. I highly suggest reading into market anomalies and then spending your time to 1) analyze a handful and 2) find your own. For the past 60 years, people have been using statistical analysis on price and volume data, which is much more robust than anecdotal or visual analysis. Human brains are wired to see patterns (see: Thinking Fast and Slow) and are not prepared to think statistically. These biases can be lethal for traders, and helps explains why most fail.
This is a good advice @Leob Leverage what you have that others don’t. Start with small automation...build on top of it.. This is an edge you have got...use it!
I don't believe anyone in this thread said that? However, the point is if someone is exhausted after a few days of trading and needs to take days off, something is wrong. Day trading is a performance based activity, so taking the day off if you're not on top of your game makes sense. However, if you need to do that as a routine, then something's off.