{"id":5172,"date":"2010-06-02T18:16:28","date_gmt":"2010-06-02T22:16:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.smbtraining.com\/blog\/?p=5172"},"modified":"2010-06-02T18:16:28","modified_gmt":"2010-06-02T22:16:28","slug":"one-observation-from-the-trading-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.smbtraining.com\/blog\/one-observation-from-the-trading-day","title":{"rendered":"One Observation From The Trading Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Being in the right stocks will largely dictate the type of day you will have.  If you are in the most In Play names you are going to generate PnL commensurate with your skill level.  This is why we have an AM Meeting to discuss the stocks that are most likely to be In Play for the day.  Even if you aren&#8217;t in the best stocks on the Open there is an opportunity to get involved later in the day.  I observed one trader who had a pretty poor Open move over to AMGN in the afternoon and turn around his day.  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