Getting out of the boredom

[echotrading]

Yeup.

The boredom.

I try to be done by 2:00 pm est. I'd be driven nuts if I traded any longer.

Also, I got into low-effort strategies, and correlations that can just "go" and still give me great risk-adjusted returns with little maintenance. I got into trading for 1) money and 2) freedom. The lower-effort stuff can just 'go', while I take off, do shopping, spend time with my congregation, take a vacation, etc.

I get too tied to the monitors, I start getting ... a bit cranky ...

I have my own system that many times allows me to trade less, but sometimes I think like if I leave home I miss opportunities.

 

[elitetrader15]

what kind of job was it?

was it a shit job?

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.

 

[elitetrader15]

here a tip:

don't quit your job if it's a 'good job'

trading your money isn't a job or business.


the market doesn't need your liquidity.

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.

 

[elitetrader15]

you can participate in the market while keeping full time job.

here a tip:

don't quit your job if it's a 'good job'

trading your money isn't a job or business.


the market doesn't need your liquidity.

 

[elitetrader15]

unless you are managing other people's money you don't need to be licensed.

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.

 

[echotrading]

hey...i do that all the time. in this order-i eat my lunch,then i nap(sometimes outside, when temps are comfortable),while using 2 phones as an intercom and all alerts on audio.
then i exercise. as for being female-you should note that in your initial post.
no redtube for ya! treadmill to rescue!

Bob you are funny.Thanks

 

[echotrading]

what kind of job was it?

was it a shit job?

No, it was a really good job, IT specialist for a large gov agency.
Worked there 13 years then the job started getting to hard for me to do: lifting all the time and moving equipment around, not much a tech job, more for body builders. lol. I started having back and knee pain.
I decided to quit, even the good salary and benefits and do trading full time.
Now I'm facing boredom and missing human contact.

 

[echotrading]

here a tip:

don't quit your job if it's a 'good job'

trading your money isn't a job or business.


the market doesn't need your liquidity.

I've already quit my job for the reasons mentioned above.
It was hard sometimes to trade and have a job at the same time. Couldn't watch the market pulse.
It's a risky business, I would say.