Some flourish in high volatility, others in low volatility. This is sort of like arguing "red cars are best" - "no, blue cars are better". It all comes down to the type of strategy being used, daytraders should be considered as trading systems (in that they apply certain methodology consistently) - some should be sitting on their hands, others shouldn't.
maby you need a better trading system...hmmm ... ican trade in all circumstances, slow, fast, options, shares, futures, no matter what, big moves, small moves... hmmm. and i trade every day
I have no idea "who" the TRADERS that you "know" are, but the fact of the matter is that people that specialize in trading one specific sector, day-in and day-out . . . such as the Oil Service issues (OIH) are cleaning-up.
The best traders you know suck at trading. The best traders I know make $100-500k/day in this environment without blinking. If you can't make money in this market then you may want to reconsider trading as a profession.
yes and Roger Federer plays better in grand slam finals, so fucking what? this is just common sense, in times of high volatility and noise, discipline and risk management became more important so the marginal winning trader start to lose