Stock Doc: More Sunlight, Higher Returns

On the morning of March 11, I awoke to the drone of my alarm clock feeling a great deal more tired than usual. It felt a bit like jet lag, but I was able to get going with a shower and a large (I refuse to use the term venti on principle alone) cup of Starbucks coffee.

As I wandered back to my apartment, it occurred to me that I had lost an hour of sleep. In an effort to conserve energy and resources, we were recently granted an earlier-than-normal daylight-saving time by the government.

The following morning, I growled as I silenced my alarm clock at 6 a.m. Still feeling a bit like I took a red-eye on JetBlue the night before, I completed my morning routine and made it to work. It was time to get moving with my high-powered brokers and traders who rush to their desks to start their research before the opening trading bell.

Throughout the morning, various traders came to me looking for new ways to foster accountability and emotional discipline in both work and private lives. Trading woes had been incurred because of bad decisions made for positions in various stocks. They needed answers and solutions to solidify their trading mojo before the day began. Despite having one less hour of sleep to energize me, I was up for the task at hand.