Getting out of the boredom

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echotrading

Hi all,

I've been a trader for about 9 years now and just last year I quit my 9 to 5 job and became a full time trader.
When I used to work I was not bored, I was in contact with a lot of people and really enjoyed it.
Now I am home alone (no kids, no pets) and can't find things to do during the trading hours and after.
Sometimes I clean or go shopping for a short while, but this is not really what I want to do for fun.
I could go to museums or walk on the streets, but don't seem to be able to get out of the house before 4 PM.
It's true that I live in NYC and there are many things I can do, but I get so tired after 6 hours of trading. Plus it takes me about 1 1/2 to get to Manhattan.
What do you do? How do you meet new people?

Thanks.
 
then if you do day trading-you will start drinking,then after few years you will notice that your memory is falling apart(cause you are alone all the time in same 4 walls all day long,doing monkey job). you turn to the internet, ET, etc..social media..then-you will find yourself in trouble concentrating on things. i said it many times here-it's not a healthy hobby. even if you exercise a lot and doing it regularly(every day or every other day). but one year...retube for rescue!:)

don't forget-I'm talking about trader who makes money. if you start losing-things will go in same direction,but at speed x10
 
Bob111 said:
then if you do day trading-you will start drinking,then after few years you will notice that your memory is falling apart(cause you are alone all the time in same 4 walls all day long,doing monkey job). you turn to the internet, ET, etc..social media..then-you will find yourself in trouble concentrating on things. i said it many times here-it's not a healthy hobby. even if you exercise a lot and doing it regularly(every day or every other day). but one year...retube for rescue!:)

don't forget-I'm talking about trader who makes money. if you start losing-things will go in same direction,but at speed x10
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Great writing. This guy needs more your advice.
 
"but I get so tired after 6 hours of trading."

Right after market close, try to steal a half an hour nap and you will be recharged for the rest of the day to do other things.

Regarding meeting people.........girls? then just one good one matters.

other people? join some sports club or so as player or helping hand in organization etc.

Finally, trading markets is an ongoing learning process. New research and readings should be humming on side all the time.

:D:cool::)
 
Sheesh, another one-post wonder whining about trading, this time about how boooooring it is. And the guy lives in NYC of all places. Yeah nothing to do in that one-horse town.

Assuming this is a real post and not some new sockpuppet set up to troll us, how about reading a book? Plenty of book stores in NYC or for the cheapskates, plenty of library branches with free book check-outs. Everybody likes some form of fiction. So start reading spy novels, or war novels, or cowboy novels, etc. You'll be dead before you read all the novels available, interspersed with your trading, exercises, meals, shopping, cleaning, etc.
 
Having a lot of free time on your hands is something you need to get used to as a full time trader from home.

I trade from home as well and have no kids or pets. Wife is gone most of the day and is usually home late. So I basically trade until noon NY time only and then head to the gym immediately for an hour at least.

When I get back I'll check the market to see if there's any volatility if there is, I'll try and trade it, if not then I find things to do. On any day, I could write, make a video or go to one of the many parks in NYC and read.

I usually try and do some trading related reading at night before bed so I'm primed for the morning.

Wash, rinse and repeat. This is what you get if you sacrifice office work to work for your own from home.

I believe its very important you have friends and family that you can socialize with once in a while and going to the gym 7 days a week for me is paramount.
 
We have 2 spots left in our Midtown office, we're 6 traders, asking $600 for a desk all included, electricity, internet etc...

Just contact me if you're interested.

I did it, and it's better to see humans once in a while :-)
 
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