Holidays

Overview

The Holiday Management feature in Lune Auto Trader allows users to define specific non-trading days to prevent automated strategy execution during market holidays. This functionality is essential for ensuring that trades are not placed during low-liquidity periods or days when the market is officially closed, which could otherwise result in slippage, partial fills, or execution errors.

Holidays are configured manually and are based on your computer’s local system time, ensuring compatibility regardless of your time zone or regional market.

Functionality

The Holidays interface is a simple utility panel with the following options:

Button	Description
Add Holiday	Opens a date entry window where you can input a holiday in YYYY-MM-DD format.
Remove Holiday	Removes a selected holiday from the list.
Close	Closes the Holiday Manager window.

Once added, these holiday dates are saved and used to temporarily suspend order processing on those dates. No alerts will be acted upon, and no trades will be submitted during a holiday.

How to Add a Holiday

1. Click “Add Holiday”.

2. In the popup window, enter the date using the format YYYY-MM-DD. Example: 2025-12-25 for Christmas Day.

3. Click “Save”.

4. The holiday will now appear in the main list.

The system evaluates holidays using your computer’s local clock. If your local date matches a listed holiday, trading will be disabled for that day.

How to Remove a Holiday

1. Select a holiday from the list.

2. Click “Remove Holiday”.

3. The date will be deleted from your holiday schedule.

Best Practices

• Add all known market holidays in advance to avoid unexpected execution during off-hours.

• Review and update the holiday list at the start of each calendar year to align with your preferred trading sessions or prop firm compliance schedules.

• For traders operating across time zones, ensure your operating system time and timezone are set accurately to match your market region.

Examples

Use Case	Example
U.S. Market Closure	Add 2025-07-04 to block trading on Independence Day.
Christmas Break	Add 2025-12-25 to skip trades during the holiday season.
Prop Firm Rest Days	Use the feature to avoid violations of rules that restrict trading on low-volume days.