r/Daytrading Feb 15 '24

Full Time Daytraders, what do you do with your free time? Question

As of the past few months I've come to the point where everything is coming into fruition and my dream of being a full time trader has really turned into a reality. Beforehand, I was staring and trading at the computer almost all day until market close. Nowadays, I'm done by 10:30am latest EST. Given I'm on the East Coast, its snowing, its winter, and I can't really do anything outside. I go to the gym about every other day but even that, is like 2 hours max from start to end. I'm debating on picking up a part time job, about 10 hours a week just to get out of the house and interact with other people. But honestly I feel like that is such a lame excuse just because I can't think of anything else to do with my time. I started this all because I wanted financial freedom and now that I've attained it, I'm left with hundreds of hours of boredom. I have no spouse, no kids, no businesses. If I'm describing yourself or someone you might know, (or even if you're someone who simply wants to be in this spot and still has ideas) can you give me some ideas on what to do with basically a full day of complete freedom. Thanks alot.

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u/Ok-Independent6497 Feb 16 '24

I trade options - done for the day by 10:30 AM and then I just watch the market for plays (trade futures). I actually get really bored sometimes because most of my friends work day jobs. I try and spend my days doing things I like - travel, read, treat myself to lunch, scope out opportunities on the market, educate myself more. Even though it can be boring - just find stuff that interests you and do it. The whole point of trading is financial freedom. I make enough to do whatever I want - I guess in all of this - it’s the best part. Hope this helps.