One thing daytraders absolutely do NOT want is stability in the prices, that would put them out of business. The volatility is where they make money, it's alot harder to make profit during slow times with low volatility.

I wouldn't recommend starting with daytrading, if you don't know what you're doing it will punish you and teach you a lesson real quick. It's alot harder than people think and many of the ex-forex traders have migrated away from it to longer timeframe trading.