{"id":13309,"date":"2021-02-20T00:31:49","date_gmt":"2021-02-20T00:31:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/optimusblog.wpengine.com\/tradeblog\/archives\/how-to-spot-trapped-traders-desperate-to-get-out-of-a-position\/"},"modified":"2023-12-28T20:53:08","modified_gmt":"2023-12-28T20:53:08","slug":"how-to-spot-trapped-traders-desperate-to-get-out-of-a-position","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/optimusfutures.com\/blog\/how-to-spot-trapped-traders-desperate-to-get-out-of-a-position\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Spot Trapped Traders Desperate to Get Out of a Position"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe title=\"How to Spot Trapped Traders Desperate to Get Out of a Position\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mli4JZQK_VQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>A trapped trader is a trader who needs to exit a position but isn\u2019t able to do so. 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