Tag-Archive for ◊ EA ◊

Author: SMI
• Wednesday, March 24th, 2010

There’s a misconception in the currency trading world, and especially among the beginners that a foreign exchange trading system has to always be complicated. The matter of truth is that it only must be as complicated as it has to be. A system has to unravel a complicated problem – that is to trade foreign exchange automatically, but the best of the best employ a extremely simple solution. An illustration of an easy software is Forex Spectrum. You don’t need a system bloated with every technology available on earth. But it has to work. It’s also worth to keep it under consideration when trading manually . Try to start little and build up your tool set as the need arises. Never add extra indicators if you do not find it absolutely necessary. Follow easy rules that are not confusing and you will minimize the number of mistakes greatly. That’s critical in mechanical systems and manual systems alike. So I recommend that you to revise your forex trading system or method and see whether it really has only what it has to have.

Author: SMI
• Monday, March 22nd, 2010

I see quite often different robots being developed to trade on any currency pair. However, they’re never made or tested on all pairs. Typically there’s only one currency pair and it’s made and tested on that. But traders still use it on random currencies and see absolutely different results. However, I I suspect it only makes sense to have a EA created for one pair and trade with it on that one special pair all of the time.

That’s what Forex Brilliance developers think too and they have created a suit of expert advisors that trade on explicit major pairs. There’s no confusion as to what to trade it on and on which currency pair it should work better. I think more developers should use this practice.

Not only that, when you’re trading manually, you should consider that for your manual system as well . It is a mere matter of chance, once you test and tweak a system on one pair, it’s likely to perform better on it. Naturally, I do not say that there are no systems that are universal, but it’s’s lots more difficult to make and run such a system.

Author: SMI
• Wednesday, March 17th, 2010

Currency trading newbies regularly get into auto trading and using expert advisors. They think that these systems permit them to trade automatically without having to bother to learn the trading. The idea is charming – just set up a program and watch the profits come in. The reality is different. The bots don’t trade without failure, they need modifying to trade as market conditions change. And how you can tweak them decides how much profit you make. That is what Forex Redeemer developers say, and I tend to agree.

If you know the way to trade foreign exchange by hand you’ve a huge advantage even if you are using mechanical bots. This information permits you to validate EA’s decisions, change the system for better performance and the like. While other beginners jump from robot to robot looking to find the holy grail, and keep failing. They lose money more frequently than not and blame the robot creators. The important point is that it’s the knowledge they lack what hinders them from success.

Author: SMI
• Sunday, March 14th, 2010

Many times you will see how EA creators do everything to sell their product even if it is not that great. They come up with all kinds of big names for the features, they mention artificial intelligence and neural nets and all sorts of techniques being used. In reality, there isn’t any way to approve what they use, and what truly matters is the particular performance. If a EA doesn’t do well enough, the features are pointless.

If you take a look at the Elite Currency Trader, you may see how simple is their web site. There’s just one backtesting report which shows a good performance and some information about the robot itself. There are no fancy photographs or spectacular videos, just a few informative videos and some short text. The simplicity is interesting. And being keen on simple but well done robots I am truly impressed.

Naturally, anybody can do that, and simplicity doesn’t tell more on the results than the exaggeration. In this case, we will see some live trading results from the independent pros and it does look good. So far so good.

Author: SMI
• Wednesday, March 03rd, 2010

Of all the problems, one of the biggest problems of automated currency trading are the varying markets. Many expert advisors fail at it. While others screw up totally because they were built under certain conditions and then the conditions suddenly changes. The users are usually left confused of what occurred. The solution to that difficulty is naturally using different techniques for diverse market conditions. There are not that many different market types. Trending, ranging, choppy markets are the main classes. And some robots like Forex Black Panther use different strategies to handle the issue.

It’s not that difficult in a nutshell. If there’s one system for each market type, it’s possible to mix them all together. Naturally the best expert advisors are able to mechanically note the market type and switch on the right system.

When you are trading by hand you always do it. You select a strategy for the correct market type, or wait for the proper market type to occur. Then perhaps it is definitely a good idea to employ a expert advisor only under certain market conditions if nothing else works.

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.

Author: SMI
• Friday, February 19th, 2010

As a currency exchange trader you clearly need to trade with a great possiblility that you will profit and you would like to decrease the risk. There are plenty of methods to do that – from proper use of stop loss to a right scaling. However, one of the most underrated techniques is the diversification. Very few traders basically diversify their portfolio thru different currency pairs, and most of them just focus on a single currency pair. While focus is a nice thing, diversification will help you defend your investment.

That’s the message that Caliber FX Pro carries. This software wants you as a trader to widen your portfolio and reduce your risk that way. It really is a good strategy to follow. You can select from three currency pairs to include in your currency exchange portfolio. When trying to minimize your risk, use all tools you can. And that contains the diversification. It will allow you to spread your money across different currency pairs and shield your money that way.