6 day traders on how they balance their day jobs with trying to make it in the stock market
Yahoo Finance·2025-11-27 18:30

Delmaine Donson/Getty Images; Jenny Chang-Rodriguez Day traders say trading outside their day jobs can be like living a double life. Many who aspire to go full-time say they've developed strategies to balance work with their side hustle. Their top tips included setting stop losses, trading the premarket, and trading overnight. Flicking through multiple screens. Checking the markets at 1 a.m. Trading from the bathroom stall at work. Being a day trader isn't easy — particularly if you're a trader who ...