Automated Forex Trading Robots Or Manual Futures trading – Is There A Happy Medium?
As more and more people join the Forex trading market, there has been a lot of talk, or at least hype about “Forex trading robots” and their effectiveness. The claim to be able to make you a lot of profits without you having to babysit them. To be able to know if trading robots or expert advisors (EAs) are effective, you have to understand what they are. An EA is a software program that is electronically coded with a trading strategy or technique that when it is started will trade as programed. However, the trades it makes are based solely on its programed strategy, there are no emotions or gut feelings associated with them.
I truly believe that when trading both common sense and good judgment are a requirement. Therefore, when it comes to EA’s, I feel they are some that are of good quality, but you have to find the one that is right for you and will trade the way you like to trade. A quality trading robot is designed to analyze your trades, preform your entries, stop your losses, adjust itself to the changing market conditions, and close your trades with out any emotion, whatsoever. It is possible to find EA’s that can be programmed to use your trading strategy or adjusted in a way that the robots own strategy will work more like yours.
Prior to choosing to utilize one of these electronic thinkers, you should think about he following questions: How long has it been back tested? Is there any proof or history of winnings and losses? What is the reputation of the vendor or company producing it? What exactly is it designed to trade? It is wise to be cautious if a robot claims to be able to trade any thing you want in the markets. Take the time to Google it and research it on different blogs and forums.
However, I do feel that an EA can be beneficial, if used in the right manner, for an experienced trader. Not only will it add to his trading strategies, but it will also give him another indicator to confirm his trade analysis. In other words it could help him have more confidence when trying to decide whether to enter a trade or not, a decision even experienced trader struggle with!
I do not feel it is at all wise to totally rely on an EA to trade on an account, without any human input. Think of it this way: would you get onto a plane if you knew that the entire flight would be taken care of by an “auto-pilot” and no one would be watching over it? I know I wouldn’t!
Keep in mind that no matter what is advertised by these Automated Forex Trading Robots, you can still lose everything. Do you think I am exaggerating? Well, then I suggest that you spend a few minutes perusing the fine print in the purchase contract regarding the responsibility for investment performance.
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