{"id":45044,"date":"2017-02-23T15:22:11","date_gmt":"2017-02-23T20:22:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.smbtraining.com\/blog\/?p=45044"},"modified":"2023-08-01T21:17:36","modified_gmt":"2023-08-02T01:17:36","slug":"sometimes-its-your-job-to-lose-money","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.smbtraining.com\/blog\/sometimes-its-your-job-to-lose-money","title":{"rendered":"Sometimes it&#8217;s your job to lose money"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In this video, Seth Freudberg discusses why it is disadvantageous for a trader to get into a mindset that he must win every trade at all costs. 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