What an Expert Advisor Can Do For Your Forex Trading
submitted: Sep 5th 2008 |
by: LindaGalla |
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The Expert Advisor is a very sophisticated trading software tool. Each one is built upon a specific set of rules, sits on your trading platform and executes your trades. Actually, it is a robot.
Most forex traders fail because they fall prey to the human emotions of fear and greed. However, trading with an Expert Advisor removes these emotions so that trading can be executed on a purely logical basis.
Under the influence of greed or fear, traders will frequently either stay in a trade in order to grab extra profit when the trade should be closed, or exit a trade prematurely and lose out on profit. The beauty part of trading with an Expert Advisor is that it trades with a plan - not emotion - and does so 24 hours a day during market hours.
The Expert Advisor watches the market for you and will execute trades based upon predefined parameters. Unlike a human, it is also capable of monitoring indicators, support and resistance levels, and many other factors in multiple timeframes and making immediate decisions.
There are a variety of Expert Advisors available today, at just about any price you could name. Some are currency and/or timeframe specific, others are not. There are some that try to predict trends and others that go with them. Some are low risk (1-3%) while others recommend 2-4%, but most are adjustable. Some close out trades only when a net profit is achieved, holding tight through a drawdown, whereas others will utilitze a stop loss.
There are many questions to be researched and answers to be considered before buying an Expert Advisor. It's also important to be sure the EA will run on your trading platform, that you can run multiple EA's on one account, and that it can be used with a mini account, if that is your account type.
Prior to installing an EA on your trading platform, there's one more thing to think about. What happens if your computer dies, or the power in your area goes out? Remember that the EA handles your trade, and resides on your computer, but open trades are in the hands of your broker. In this case, you would have an unmanaged open trade.
If you are located in an area that is prone to power failures, you might want to consider opening a VPS (virtual private server) account and loading your trading software on it. That way, your platform will continue to run without you monitoring it, and it can be accessed from any location.
More traders are trading with Expert Advisors today than ever before. They can be a very useful tool. If you do your homework and get all your questions answered, you should be well on your way to a profitable trading experience.
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