Trader Playbook: trading from Vietnam
Session times in GMT+7, keeping your setup live, where to base yourself and how to switch off. Written by Kevin, a tour operator who trades gold.
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TET · 4–10 FEB 2027Tet 2027 in Vietnam: dates, closures and how to plan around it
Lunar New Year is Saturday 6 February. What closes, why business trips should wait, where a Tet holiday works, and trading through it.
INVESTORS · HANOIHanoi business trip: where to stay and a 3-day plan
Hoan Kiem vs West Lake vs the western business district, drive times to Bac Ninh and Hai Phong, and the months to go.
FOR FIRMS · REWARDSProp firm reward trips: ideas funded traders actually want
Why a trip beats cash and certificates, what it must include, how to pick winners without rewarding reckless risk, and where to go.
NEWS · VIFC 2026Vietnam International Financial Centre: what opened in 2026, and how to see it
Da Nang since 9 January, Ho Chi Minh City since 11 February. What each hub does, who joined, and a 4-day visit plan.
NEWS · FTSE UPGRADEVietnam is now an FTSE emerging market: what changed on 21 September 2026
Four tranches to September 2027, why FTSE moved, why MSCI hasn't, and what to look at on a visit.
NEWS · FDI 2026Vietnam FDI hits $50.36 billion in nine months of 2026: what it means for your market visit
Up 76.4%, disbursement at a five-year high, Singapore and Korea leading. The numbers and how to see them on the ground.
INVESTORS · SAIGONHo Chi Minh City business trip: where to stay and a 3-day plan
District 1 vs Thao Dien vs Phu My Hung, real drive times, one site visit a day, and where the London session fits.
WHEN TO GO · 2027Best time to visit Vietnam for traders: month by month
Which region is dry each month, London and New York opening times in Vietnam for 2027, Tet and the weeks to avoid.
SETUP · HOTELTrading room checklist: what a hotel needs for traders
Twelve checks, the speeds that matter, the five questions to email before you book, and a 10-minute test on arrival.
MINDSET · DA LATDa Lat for traders: a cool-highlands reset
1,500 m up, 15–24°C, early nights. Best months, a five-day screens-off plan, and trading London only if you must.
VIETNAM · PHU QUOCPhu Quoc for traders: island base, internet and session times
London with the sunset at 15:00, the best months, beach areas compared and keeping your connection live on the island.
VIETNAM · BUSINESSVietnam business etiquette for investors and traders
Two hands for cards, the senior person leads, dinners and toasts, Zalo follow-ups, and why nothing moves around Tet.
VIETNAM · HOI ANHoi An tailors and Vietnamese silk: a trader's 3-day guide
Three morning fittings before London, what a suit costs, the burn test for real silk, and Vietnam's silk villages.
VIETNAM · FOODVietnamese food for traders: what to eat, and when
Region by region, timed to the trading day: big lunch before London, one coffee, a light dinner before New York.
BASES · UTC+7 vs +8Bali vs Da Nang vs Chiang Mai vs Phuket for forex traders
Overlap ends at midnight in three of them, 01:00 in Bali. Best months, airport time, internet and cost side by side.
GST · UTC+4Forex market hours in Dubai and the UAE (GST, UTC+4)
London 12:00, New York 17:00 in winter, overlap done by 21:00. Live converter, NFP, FOMC and DFM hours in Gulf time.
IST · UTC+5:30Forex market timings in India (IST, UTC+5:30)
London 13:30, New York 18:30 in winter, overlap done by 22:30. NSE currency and MCX gold hours, NFP and FOMC in IST.
PROP · ABROADProp firm rules when trading abroad: VPN, IP and devices
What firms check when you log in from another country, the five questions to ask support before you fly, and when your daily loss limit resets in Asia.
NFP · 08:30 NYNFP time in Asia: every country, Nov 2026 to Apr 2027
Dubai 17:30, India 19:00, Bangkok 20:30, KL 21:30, Tokyo 22:30. The next six official dates and the March shift.
SGT · UTC+8Forex trading hours in Singapore (SGT, UTC+8)
London 16:00, New York 21:00 in winter, an hour earlier in summer. Live converter, NFP, FOMC and SGX hours in Singapore time.
ICT · UTC+7Forex market hours in Thailand (ICT, UTC+7)
London 15:00, New York 20:00 in winter, overlap done by midnight. Live converter, NFP, FOMC and SET hours in Bangkok time.
MINDSET · RETREATTrading psychology retreat: what a week away actually changes
Sleep, distance and a written list of rule breaks. What a week away changes, what it never will, and how to pick a retreat that promises nothing.
VIETNAM · WHERE TO BASEHoi An or Da Nang: where to base a trading trip
Desk and fibre, airport times, evenings that clash with the sessions, flood season, and how to split a week.
MINDSET · RESETHow to take a week off trading without losing your edge
When to stop, what to do with open positions, five days without charts, and a three-day return at smaller size.
SETUP · TRAVELTrading while travelling: the complete setup checklist
Accounts and 2FA, prop firm IP rules, the kit to pack, two internet routes and travel-day habits.
SESSIONS · INDONESIAForex market hours in Indonesia (WIB, WITA, WIT)
Every session, NFP and FOMC in Jakarta, Bali and Papua time, with a live converter and a Bahasa summary.
SESSIONS · PHILIPPINESForex market hours in the Philippines (PHT, UTC+8)
Every session, NFP and FOMC in Manila time, a live converter, and which session fits a day job or a night shift.
SESSIONS · MALAYSIAForex market hours in Malaysia (MYT, UTC+8)
Sydney, Tokyo, London and New York in Kuala Lumpur time, with a live converter, NFP and FOMC times and the 2027 clock changes.
MONEY · PRACTICALMoney in Vietnam for traders: cards, cash, ATMs and fees
Three numbers to remember, what a trading day costs, and keeping your broker and prop firm card safe while you travel.
WHEN TO GO · NOVEMBERVietnam in November 2026 for traders: weather, sessions and where to base
North cool and dry, south drying out, central coast at peak flood risk. Session times, Thanksgiving week and the best base.
SESSIONS · DSTUS clocks go back on 1 Nov 2026: New York opens at 20:00 in Vietnam again
What moves in Vietnam time from Monday 2 November: New York 20:00, NFP and CPI 20:30, FOMC 02:00. London stays at 15:00.
ENTRY · VISAVietnam e-visa for traders and remote workers (2026–27)
Visa-free days by passport, the 25 USD 90-day e-visa, long stays, and trading your own account on a tourist visa.
SETUP · CONNECTIVITYVietnam eSIM or SIM card for traders: the two-route setup
Which SIM and network to pick as your hotspot backup, what it costs, 2FA codes, and the 2026 rule that can cut your line mid-trip.
WHERE TO TRADE · COMPAREBest places in Asia to trade London & New York
Session times for Dubai, Bali, Bangkok, Da Nang, Kuala Lumpur and Tokyo, how late your night really runs, and the trade-offs between them.
GOLD · XAUUSDXAUUSD gold trading hours in Southeast Asia
Weekly open, daily break, London open, LBMA fixes, NFP, CPI and FOMC in Malaysia, Singapore, the Philippines, Indonesia, Thailand and Vietnam time.
SESSIONS · TIMINGForex market hours in Vietnam (GMT+7)
London, New York, Tokyo and Sydney in Vietnam time, the DST weeks that catch traders out, gold fixes and US data. With a live converter.
SETUP · PRACTICALTrading from Vietnam: internet, power and setup
What actually breaks when you trade from Vietnam, the backup setup that keeps you live, VPS, SIMs and visas.
DA NANG · WHERE TO STAYDa Nang for traders: where to stay, work and switch off
Beach areas compared, the best months, rough monthly costs and a trading-day routine with free mornings.
MINDSET · RESETTrader burnout: 9 signs and a 7-day reset
Overtrading, revenge trades, 3am chart checks. How to spot burnout early and a week-long reset that doesn't mean quitting.