I was asleep when Bitcoin broke through $540 which would have been my buy-in confirmation target had it not been 4am where I am, when the break out happened. I was in and out near top (at small profit) just before the correction to $550. I never held my $571 position because I had a dream of Bitcoin correcting to $500.
ah, the perils of sleep.
seriously, as a day trader, how do you effectively deal with trading a highly volatile market when a quarter to a third of your life involves you being unconscious and away from your screen unable to react? sure, you could try to automate your trades if a sudden move happens but that is very dangerous to your account especially with whipsaws. statistically, much of this volatility is going to originate from outside the US when you're asleep.
better to HODL.