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. ...