Archive for February 20th, 2010

Author: SMI
• Saturday, February 20th, 2010

Each forex trader is looking for the best forex software, but does it even exist? First off, we must outline what the best EA is to answer that question. In my opinion, the best robot is not the one that makes most profitale trades (even though that’s important) but how relieble it is. Running several lucrative trades isn’t really enough if with the following trade it wastes your whole account.

A solid system is what is the most important. So that the best program would trade with a solid strategy and decent money and risk handling. It sounds easy, but there are few expert advisors that may be able to do this. And there are many that are outright losers.

So when you look out for the best currency exchange system, look for one that appears to have a reasonable strategy first. Then look for confirmation that it actually works. Don’t go for a new big thing once it is released, wait for it to prove itself in live trading. Search for old bots that folks are still using, because if somebody is still using a system one or two years down the line, means it is worth something.

Author: SMI
• Saturday, February 20th, 2010

That is right, the headline says one currency, not a currency pair. Most often forex traders target one the pairs, however they miss lots of great trading positions on other currency pairs. There is a middle ground and it is possible to concentrate on a single currency of various pairs.

Certain EA creators have made a decision to do exactly that and created the GBPBOT. This robot focuses all on the GBP currency and its pairs. The edge that it gives may not be immediatelly obvious, though. Naturally, traders are used to trade the pairs and not single currencies, so why focus on one?

The answer is found in the idea of link between different pairs. You see, the pairs with the same currency is concerned are linked and behave similarly. That is to say, if one pair is moving in one direction, others that inculde the same currency might be moving in the same direction too. However, that might not be that clear so we use that relationship. And you can understand where it’s helpful for currency trading EA development.It’s an additional variable that plays the part in making more profits.