What times of the year do professional traders, in general, take off?
Bank holidays LOL:40:
this time of year really. Mid December - Mid Jan are probably the best times because multiple markets (like London, Australia, and USA celebrate Christmas) are closed. So if you have a 2 market closed day that’s a good day for me to take a break. Also a lot of large companies start closing their books for the new year etc. So a lot of things make this time of year very thin across all market places.
Any particular times in the summer? August maybe?
August really really sucks. Things that work well most of the year just simply don’t in August. I’m taking my vacation then.
during holidays, and I guess its an advantage, coz as a full time trader you choose the your vacation date!