{"id":44232,"date":"2016-08-31T13:06:25","date_gmt":"2016-08-31T17:06:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.smbtraining.com\/blog\/?p=44232"},"modified":"2023-08-01T21:17:29","modified_gmt":"2023-08-02T01:17:29","slug":"trade-like-you-backtest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.smbtraining.com\/blog\/trade-like-you-backtest","title":{"rendered":"Trade Like You Backtest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Options traders frequently deviate from their own backtested trade guidelines when trading live with real money because they get emotional or affected by news. 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