>>314807If you're planning on trading for short-term quick gains, you kinda have to be willing to invest (heh) your day into it. A decent starting capital helps, because you can't make money without spending money, but even if you're only looking to make some pocket change, it's fine to play around with penny stocks, even as a learning experience. Long term projects, you can just kind of forget about and check in on every few days/weeks.
The key things I've taken away since I started 12 months ago is that you turn the majority of your profits when the market opens. The later the day, the harder it is to turn a profit. So if you miss the opening bell and first 2-3 hours of the market, you might as well not play for the day, and put your money back in your pocket or into something stable.
I'm not exactly an expert, so I ain't gonna be responsible if you lose your life savings like reddit did with Gamestop.