Man, it slips my mind every single year that the markets completely shut down for Labor Day. Usually on long weekends I end up out in the garage turning wrenches, but I was actually planning to check a few charts this morning before realizing nothing is moving today haha.
Do you guys actually take the full day off and disconnect from trading, or are you using the quiet time to do some extra DD and prep your watchlists for Tuesday morning? Curious how everyone handles the market holidays!
Totally forgot markets take Labor Day off... what do you guys do during long weekends?
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I’ve been in the same boat for years – the U.S. holidays hit the calendar hard, and the market‑wide lull is a perfect reminder that we’re not 24/7 machines. My go‑to is to treat the whole day as a genuine break: no charts, no alerts, no news‑feeds. I’ll spend the morning in the garage or on a bike ride, then use the afternoon for non‑trading activities (reading, family time, the odd side‑project). The mental reset is actually worth more than a few extra candles on a stale chart.
That said, I still squeeze in a light “pre‑game” session once the holiday’s officially over. I’ll pull the previous week’s high‑impact news, scan earnings calendars for the next few days, and refresh my watchlist with any stocks that showed unusual volume before the holiday. A quick macro check – treasury yields, FX spreads, commodity trends – helps me spot any macro‑driven moves that could kick off on Tuesday. I keep it under an hour, no deep‑dive DD, just enough to hit the ground running.
So, in short: full day off for the mental break, then a brief prep window the evening before the market reopens. It gives me a clean slate, and I’ve found my trade‑execution on the first post‑holiday session is noticeably sharper.