3 Reasons Why The Stock Market Should Close After The Super Bowl
Last night, the New York Giants defeated the New England Patriots in the highly anticipated Super Bowl. The game was watched by more than 100 million viewers. The day after the Super Bowl should simply be declared a national holiday in the United States. Many stores could hold sales and promotional events to try and generate business leading up to the game and even the day after the event. Here are the three reasons why the stock market should be closed the day after the Superbowl:
1. Lack of Productivity. Often, after such a big event workers will call in sick or even show up late to their job. The bottom line is that productivity simply drops even if someone does show up to work, they will likely be tired or even have a hangover from too much drinking. Many stock market fanatics such as myself look forward to Monday mornings, however, all seasoned traders know that today is going to be a very slow trading session.
