Day tripper to day trader

Now that the Daniel Island boat landings are open, I am settling back into my regular routine.  However, Brody (the amazing fish-finding dog) is struggling a bit.

When the COVID-19 shutdown began, to kill the extra time and have a little fun, I opened Brody an E-Trade account. It all started innocently. Every day, I would write two stock symbols on pieces of paper and set them on the floor with doggy treats. We would buy the stock that Brody went to first.

As it turns out, Brody is a good stock picker and most days his portfolio would be up.

Then, he set up watch lists and started doing technical analysis. This is when our problems began.

The first indication of the forthcoming catastrophe was Brody demanding that I mount an iPad on the console of my boat. This allowed him to stay in touch with the market and make trades throughout the fishing day. At first, it was kind of entertaining, but quickly progressed into a problem. Brody became more interested in trading stocks than finding fish. It was a crushing blow that I still struggle to understand.

Things got even worse when Brody converted one of our bedrooms into his trading office. There are so many computers and monitors in that room, I am afraid to look at my Dominion Energy bill. Now, Brody stays in there nearly all the time. No time for fishing or me. 

Now, I fish alone. 

Maybe, I pushed Brody too hard about backing up the boat trailer? Perhaps, this is Brody’s way of social distancing? Whatever the case may be, I miss my fish-finding dog.

On a brighter note, fishing has been very good. Even without Brody’s help.

Contact Captain Greg Peralta at captgregp@gmail.com or call (843) 224-0099.