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| Author: Steve Todd |
With the many FOREX currency systems available, you can in theory, simply turn your computer on and follow the signals to generate automatic profits.
That's the theory - but the fact is, there are many FOREX currency systems sold that are obvious scams, and the systems will never work.
This article aims to give you tips on picking systems that can make money, and avoid the scams.
There are two main reasons why most FOREX currency trading systems fail to live up to their Hype:
1. Black Box Systems
These are systems where the logic is not revealed to the buyer - and for a FOREX currency trading system to be used successfully, the trader must have confidence in it.
If you don't know the logic of the system, you will not have the confidence to follow it when a losing period occurs.
You need to follow a system rigidly to make money - otherwise you may as well not have a system in the first place.
Using a FOREX Currency trading system is all about having the discipline to follow the system - and if you don't have confidence in the logic, you will never do this.
2. Curve Fitting and Optimization
Another indication of a currency trading system that is a scam, is one that involves curve fitting, or optimization.
These systems give a fantastic performance in back testing - because of the tweaking of the system rules, to make them fit the data, and produce profits.
A trader once likened this to shooting holes in a barn door, and then drawing circles around every hole - to make each shot look like a bull's-eye.
Let's face it, we would all be millionaires, if we had tomorrow's news today - but we don't.
Avoid any system that offers unique rules, or many variations for trading different markets.
If the system is based on solid logic - it should work on ANY trending market, and should not be optimized, or curve fitted to an individual market.
You will never see a hypothetical performance that fails!
Most unscrupulous vendors achieve great performance by making the system fit the data - and this causes the system to fail in real time trading.
Here are four tips, to help you separate out the scams, from the good FOREX currency-trading systems:
1. The Rules and Logic are Fully Explained
You will then have confidence in the system when it suffers a string of consecutive losses.
2. Some Evidence of a Real Time Track Record
Has the system has made money in the real world of trading?
This is the acid test of a system. If there is not a real record, look for a hypothetical audit done in real time - many systems do this before launching, and this gives a good indication of how the system will perform.
3. Look for Simple Systems
There is absolutely no correlation between how complicated a system is, and its profit potential. In fact, simple systems tend to work best, and will tend to be more robust in the brutal world of trading.
Most of the top FOREX currencies trading systems are based on simple logic.
4. Avoid any Optimized System
As already mentioned, if the system has sound principles, and then it should work on a broad spectrum of financial instruments - avoid any system that optimizes individual markets.
Not all FOREX currency trading systems fail - but if you want to get one that works, be realistic and do your homework first. |
Author Bio:
Most traders like the concept of FOREX currency trading systems, but like to have some input to customize the system to their specific personality. If the system offers some human input, it is easier to implement the trading system with rigid discipline - which is the key to building consistent profits. New! A valuable FREE Currency Trader CD containing 9 critical trading reports, tips, strategies and currency trading info. Visit our web site now and grab your CD www.tradercurrencies.com |
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