You don’t need a whole lot of time to trade. In this set of circumstances, I was done with my day trading after only 8 minutes. The more important lesson is the importance of “timing” when it comes to making money as a day trader. No theory here. I will show you some of my personal day trading stock results that illustrate this principle in real time. Trading is a fine balance between emotions and understanding when your timing may be off. Let me show you what I mean.