Trading while on Vacation

Well I am off to Scotland for a week to visit family and friends with my 6 year old son.  Special Daddy and son trip! 

But my members need have no fear, I will be trading as normal albeit a little later in the day for me, as the US markets will close at 9pm when I am in the UK.

One of the luxuries of trading for a living my way, is being able to just get on a plane without interruption to your working activities, as I only set up my trades after hours it allows me to travel just about anywhere in the world without the loss of the required internet connection. 

This time last year I was trading on-board the Disney Cruise ship in the Caribbean.  This does not interrupt my vacation because it only takes me 15mins to do my trading.  Also, even more importantly, as it is a mechanical system that is run via a set of rules that I follow to the letter, I cannot get stressed about what the market is doing, as I no longer have an emotional response to any of it’s chaotic swings. 

On the other hand, I think if you where a day trader it would be mightily inconvenient to trade while on vacation.  Not that there is anything wrong with day trading, some people make a good living at it, I just prefer the freedom of time that trading after hours gives me.  I like that I can continue to follow my system without it getting in the way of me enjoying any time away with my family.

Can you see why I just love trading for a living, such a unique business.

May today be a profitable day…for all of us.

John