Trading
In my very humble opinion Forex trading systems are the very
foundation of successful trading.
In brief, a trading system simply put is a set of rules or
instructions to be followed in order to enter and exit a trade.
Trading systems are also referred to as trading methods, trading
techniques, as well as trading strategies.
Usually when we speak of trading systems we are referring to
those constructed using technical analysis.
Trading systems have become even more popular as the power of
personal computers have increased tremendously. The power to
analyze your trading ideas has never been greater and many
traders are now taking advantage of that fact.
When it comes to acquiring a trading system you usually have
two choices. You can create your own or you can buy or lease a
trading system created by someone else. Which route you decide
to go depends on your level of skill and technical analysis,
your time, and your budget.
So why use a trading system?
There are numerous reasons that trading systems have become so
popular. There used by everyone from the newest trader to
multibillion-dollar financial institutions. Trading systems are
effective and they are here to stay.
One reason that trading systems are so effective is that they
essentially eliminate guesswork. In a properly constructed
trading system the trader is instructed as to when to give in,
how much to risk, and when to get out. Those are the components
of a very basic Forex trading system.
Knowing exactly what to do prior to entering a trade can go a
long way towards minimizing the emotions associated with
trading. Controlling your emotions in trading is so important
there is an entire field of psychology dedicated to it. It makes
perfect sense that trading can become an emotional issue,
however, because money has many emotions attached to it.
Another reason that trading systems are so popular is that they
are verifiable. This simply means that a trader can take their
trading system and run that system on historical data to see how
it would have performed in the past. While past performance is
absolutely no guarantee of future results a trained technical
analyst can gain valuable insight as to how a trading system
might perform in the future.
There are numerous commercial Forex trading systems available
for those who have neither the desire nor the time to build and
test their own. These commercial trading systems are so numerous
in fact that it seems that I receive a notification of a new one
just about every day.
A simple word of caution when you're looking at commercially
available trading systems... take your time and evaluate them
thoroughly before making your purchase or lease. I say this
simply because I've taken a look at many of the numerous systems
that are currently available and it appears that not all of them
are created equal. Some systems look great at the outset and may
appear very exciting because they trade frequently.
Unfortunately once you figure in the transaction costs
associated with each trade the systems don't look quite as good
and some of them actually even fail miserably.
The next step is to educate yourself enough to properly
evaluate a trading system. By learning to evaluate trading
systems effectively you can save yourself a lot of time and
money in the long run.
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