Day Trading certainly can be gambling, if you really don't have an understanding of risk/reward ratio. If we pull up a chart and we cannot determine if there is a higher probability of the stock going up or down, then your own analysis would leave us at a 50/50 chance of a move in either direction, which would not be a trade worth entering. This could be considered gambling in a general sense, but day trading does not have to be gambling. Doing the proper due diligence and planning out your trades and risk/reward ratio, you can then lessen the risk and avoid entering a situation where the odds can be higher of a move in the direction you entered. If you would like to hear more on this topic, please see the video below.