If he does this, he earns his commissions. Good idea to rely on your own trading calls. Futures are not like stocks. You can hold a bad stock and hope the economy bails you out. A bad futures trade can get very expensive very fast.
Day trading appears romantic and exciting.
It can be, but it is hard work with high risks. You do not want to compete with the floor members. You cannot do that. However, electronic trading and lower commissions is narrowing the gap. Most public traders do not understand the futures business.