Day trading is a good way to make a lot of money in the short term if you are not a long term holder. Although it does consume a lot of time and when I say a lot of time, I do mean a lot of time like a full time job. When I first started I underestimated how time consuming it would be and ended up going to bed at 3am in the morning. Day trading can make you a lot of money if you are prepared for it.