George Soros said (paraphrasing): follow the market, except sometimes when the market is wrong.
You can't compare the market wisdoms of an investor, with a day trader. Those two breeds and philosophies and activities and understandings are completely different beasts and worlds.
One is happy making 20% a year for his fund management, while the other can potentially generate a much, much, higher return. Specially with the use of options.
One is pleasantly happy collecting cozy, warm, management fees, while the other is actively looking to make a primal killing.