How Many Trade Days are in 2024?
There are 253 total trade days in 2024.
Understanding the stock market’s open/close rhythm is practical knowledge for full-time traders and those aspiring to elevate their trade hobby to a proper income. A trader’s cash flow is dependent on open market days, so it’s important for each trader to plan ahead and make the most of their trading calendar.
Here is your essential guide for the market’s open & close days in 2024.
What is a Market Day?
The market day is the timeframe from the stock market’s opening until closure, between 9:30 and 4 p.m. Monday through Friday EST. Since the major stock exchanges, the NYSE and the NASDAQ, are both headquartered in New York City, market days are based on their East Coast schedules.
How are Trading Holidays Determined?
The placement of the major stock exchanges dictates a USA-centric holiday schedule for traders worldwide. That said, the eligibility for yearly events that qualify as a market holiday can be a bit tricky, even among locals in the US.
Certain holidays that otherwise receive federal recognition are not endowed with stock market closures, such as Indigenous Peoples Day (formerly Columbus Day) on 4/14/24 and Veteran’s Day on 11/11/24.
While not a federally recognized religious holiday, Good Friday is a market closure day. This nod to the stock market’s historic roots illustrates the intent of stock exchanges to maintain a tradition of closure on the same yearly schedule.
And don’t forget, it’s Leap Year! That means 366 days on the calendar in 2024.
Trading Holidays in 2024
The stock market is closed for trading to recognize national holidays on the following dates in 2024:
- January 1: New Year’s Day
- January 15: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
- February 19: Presidents’ Day
- March 29: Good Friday
- May 27: Memorial Day
- July 4: Independence Day
- September 2: Labor Day
- November 28: Thanksgiving Day
- December 25: Christmas Day
By the Numbers
Here’s the arithmetic for our fellow number nerds:
In 2024, there are 253 total market days.
365 days + 1 leap day - 104 weekend days - 9 observed holidays
365 + 1 - 104 - 9 = 253 market days
The Art of AFK
When considering market closures as a day trader, remember that every trader has equal opportunity. Your instincts might make you feel that you’re missing out every weekend when the market is closed, but every trader is on the same schedule as you.
This is actually a built-in advantage of the day trading lifestyle.
Even for those who anxiously await the sounding bell signaling the next market day’s commencement, being grateful for the relief of being off the clock is a vital part of the mental game that distinguishes great traders from short-lived burnouts.
When you allow your brain to detach and recalibrate during market closures, you are able to step in balanced and refreshed for your next day of trading.
Trade, Relax, Repeat
Trading with Jarvis means that your holidays can be just that: holidays. Weekends don't have to be a cram session to rework your strategy before the next market day.
Trade like an expert, then clock out til the next opening bell.
No more worrying that you're falling behind.
If this is the kind of trade experience you’ve been searching for, we want to invite you to try Jarvis for yourself. Let’s make the most of these 253 market days, and we’ll see you on our live Discord!
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How to get your bearings and make your day trading breakthrough.
Believe it or not, knowledge can be dangerous, and confidence may be your biggest obstacle in succeeding as a trader.
In 1999, two psychologists published a paper introducing The Dunning Kruger Effect. This study illustrates the psychology behind skills development and warns of the tendency to become too confident too soon.
This framework of overconfidence, failure, and rebirth applies perfectly to the journey of so many traders. When understood, it can teach you how to grind through a rocky start in your own trading journey to arrive at the euphoric land of profitability and perhaps even the elusive label of expert trader.
The Five Stages of Trading
The day trader's journey of growth consists of five distinct stages. The journey starts with wide-eyed wonder but quickly turns to test your mettle. It may be inside your head, but that doesn't make it any less real.
If you're an active trader, one of these stages is where you are now.
- Incompetent/Confident: You think trading is easy. You don't know any better. Someone in your ear has you believing you can master trading without putting in the time, unlike your predecessors. Even if you manage a winner here and there, you trade recklessly.
- Incompetent/Aware: Trading requires skill. This revelation is a painful pill to swallow, and you recognize that the person in the mirror is responsible for your losses. Frustration begins to poison your expectations, making gaining traction in your dwindling account even harder. You consider folding and walking away for good.
- Incompetent/Enlightened: This is the Eureka moment. You can't predict the market, but you can manage risk. You accept losses instead of battling them, and you let winners run.
- Competent/Aware: You've become skilled at thoughtful trading. Losses no longer affect your mood. Your account breaks even, and profit starts to dawn on your account.
- Competent/Confident: You trade skillfully, almost without thinking. A calm attitude guides you through each trading day, and your account grows steadily. Months in the red are a thing of the past.
Grow Your Mind. Grow Your Account.
Every trader goes through some version of this journey. It's why the best traders have an air of sophisticated calm, like an inner strength that they wear. They've been reborn from pain. They earned their place at the table.
With Jarvis at your side, you have an immense advantage as a trader. You instantly have the knowledge to trade like an expert–the signals are right there! However, an influx of knowledge can lead to overconfidence, compromising your judgment. That's a dangerous place to be as a trader.
Every day on our Discord, we prepare users for this unseen journey that takes place between your ears. We teach the disciplines, patience, and mental exercises learned through decades of training because we want you to win.
The best traders aren't just made—they're forged. The question is, are you ready to rise to the challenge? Join us on Discord every trading day and start mastering the mindset and strategy of elite traders. Your edge begins now.
How to get your bearings and make your day trading breakthrough.
Believe it or not, knowledge can be dangerous, and confidence may be your biggest obstacle in succeeding as a trader.
In 1999, two psychologists published a paper introducing The Dunning Kruger Effect. This study illustrates the psychology behind skills development and warns of the tendency to become too confident too soon.
This framework of overconfidence, failure, and rebirth applies perfectly to the journey of so many traders. When understood, it can teach you how to grind through a rocky start in your own trading journey to arrive at the euphoric land of profitability and perhaps even the elusive label of expert trader.
The Five Stages of Trading
The day trader's journey of growth consists of five distinct stages. The journey starts with wide-eyed wonder but quickly turns to test your mettle. It may be inside your head, but that doesn't make it any less real.
If you're an active trader, one of these stages is where you are now.
- Incompetent/Confident: You think trading is easy. You don't know any better. Someone in your ear has you believing you can master trading without putting in the time, unlike your predecessors. Even if you manage a winner here and there, you trade recklessly.
- Incompetent/Aware: Trading requires skill. This revelation is a painful pill to swallow, and you recognize that the person in the mirror is responsible for your losses. Frustration begins to poison your expectations, making gaining traction in your dwindling account even harder. You consider folding and walking away for good.
- Incompetent/Enlightened: This is the Eureka moment. You can't predict the market, but you can manage risk. You accept losses instead of battling them, and you let winners run.
- Competent/Aware: You've become skilled at thoughtful trading. Losses no longer affect your mood. Your account breaks even, and profit starts to dawn on your account.
- Competent/Confident: You trade skillfully, almost without thinking. A calm attitude guides you through each trading day, and your account grows steadily. Months in the red are a thing of the past.
Grow Your Mind. Grow Your Account.
Every trader goes through some version of this journey. It's why the best traders have an air of sophisticated calm, like an inner strength that they wear. They've been reborn from pain. They earned their place at the table.
With Jarvis at your side, you have an immense advantage as a trader. You instantly have the knowledge to trade like an expert–the signals are right there! However, an influx of knowledge can lead to overconfidence, compromising your judgment. That's a dangerous place to be as a trader.
Every day on our Discord, we prepare users for this unseen journey that takes place between your ears. We teach the disciplines, patience, and mental exercises learned through decades of training because we want you to win.
The best traders aren't just made—they're forged. The question is, are you ready to rise to the challenge? Join us on Discord every trading day and start mastering the mindset and strategy of elite traders. Your edge begins now.
Why Is Day Trading Growing?
Day trading is booming, and Jarvis makes starting easier than ever.
2020 will forever be a landmark year in global economics.
The year the world was locked inside. The year a pandemic launched a million ships of digital settlers towards an online horizon to discover more new lands than we could have ever imagined.
As a predominantly digital space, day trading has shared in this growth phenomenon. In 2021, options transactions saw over a 50% surge with 33B contracts traded. By the end of 2023, that volume had more than tripled, reaching 137B options traded in a record year.
Today’s traders are eager and driven. When we look at what is bringing new traders to the market, it’s hard not to feel bullish about the future of this industry.
Why is Day Trading Winning Their Attention?
The trading industry understands moneymaking like no other. The big brokerages and new players who have established themselves over the last decade have made the market a more digitally inviting destination for retail traders.
Remember the days of needing a human broker involved?
Neither do we!
Once brokerages could put their apps in anyone’s pocket, zero-commission trades became commonplace. Fewer excuses meant more people bringing their money to the market.
At Jarvis, we noticed one of the last legitimate excuses holding out the next wave of day traders was the complexity of trading.
So we fixed it.
Creating Jarvis, it feels like we spent more time removing features than creating them, because the future of day trading is about simplicity. Jarvis accomplished this by crafting trade signals so simple a child could interpret them, and their accuracy is undeniable.
Anyone can reproduce Jarvis trades precisely, and it’s incredibly easy to learn.
The Search for Deliverance
More accessible trading is not the only reason new traders are joining the party. There is a noticeable shift of would-be traders being pushed toward the market by outside forces.
The evolution of technology is eliminating jobs and rendering many long-term careers unpredictable, making income backup plans feel more and more essential.
Inflation outpaces many conservative investors who feel their savings account turning upside down with every grocery run.
Day trading has become a refuge for many looking to restore fortunes or correct misfortunes.
At Jarvis we give regular retail traders the tools to “work the land” every day when the opening bell rings. We turn their futile battle with the market into a prosperous path to build a future as proud, accomplished traders.
The Future of Day Trading is Yours
New traders come to the market from different backgrounds, and Jarvis welcomes every trader with arms wide open. You have your own story. And finding success with day trading matters.
Jarvis wants to help you.
We’re so confident about what Jarvis delivers, you can test it FREE for 30 days. No obligations, no strings attached. We want to make it as easy as possible for you to see that simpler trading wins and that simpler trading is for everyone.
Whether you’re an experienced trader ready to eliminate the noise and start trading simpler on day one, or you’re a novice needing someone to show you the ropes.
It’s all here for you.
We’re here for you.
Let’s go win some trades!
Day trading is booming, and Jarvis makes starting easier than ever.
2020 will forever be a landmark year in global economics.
The year the world was locked inside. The year a pandemic launched a million ships of digital settlers towards an online horizon to discover more new lands than we could have ever imagined.
As a predominantly digital space, day trading has shared in this growth phenomenon. In 2021, options transactions saw over a 50% surge with 33B contracts traded. By the end of 2023, that volume had more than tripled, reaching 137B options traded in a record year.
Today’s traders are eager and driven. When we look at what is bringing new traders to the market, it’s hard not to feel bullish about the future of this industry.
Why is Day Trading Winning Their Attention?
The trading industry understands moneymaking like no other. The big brokerages and new players who have established themselves over the last decade have made the market a more digitally inviting destination for retail traders.
Remember the days of needing a human broker involved?
Neither do we!
Once brokerages could put their apps in anyone’s pocket, zero-commission trades became commonplace. Fewer excuses meant more people bringing their money to the market.
At Jarvis, we noticed one of the last legitimate excuses holding out the next wave of day traders was the complexity of trading.
So we fixed it.
Creating Jarvis, it feels like we spent more time removing features than creating them, because the future of day trading is about simplicity. Jarvis accomplished this by crafting trade signals so simple a child could interpret them, and their accuracy is undeniable.
Anyone can reproduce Jarvis trades precisely, and it’s incredibly easy to learn.
The Search for Deliverance
More accessible trading is not the only reason new traders are joining the party. There is a noticeable shift of would-be traders being pushed toward the market by outside forces.
The evolution of technology is eliminating jobs and rendering many long-term careers unpredictable, making income backup plans feel more and more essential.
Inflation outpaces many conservative investors who feel their savings account turning upside down with every grocery run.
Day trading has become a refuge for many looking to restore fortunes or correct misfortunes.
At Jarvis we give regular retail traders the tools to “work the land” every day when the opening bell rings. We turn their futile battle with the market into a prosperous path to build a future as proud, accomplished traders.
The Future of Day Trading is Yours
New traders come to the market from different backgrounds, and Jarvis welcomes every trader with arms wide open. You have your own story. And finding success with day trading matters.
Jarvis wants to help you.
We’re so confident about what Jarvis delivers, you can test it FREE for 30 days. No obligations, no strings attached. We want to make it as easy as possible for you to see that simpler trading wins and that simpler trading is for everyone.
Whether you’re an experienced trader ready to eliminate the noise and start trading simpler on day one, or you’re a novice needing someone to show you the ropes.
It’s all here for you.
We’re here for you.
Let’s go win some trades!