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Thread: Myths of Expert Advisors
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05-02-2012, 04:10 #1
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05-02-2012, 04:26 #2
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Re: Myths of Expert Advisors
Everyone has a natural tendency to shorten the Trading timescales. Most ‘Newbies’ think that entering and exiting a trade in a matter of minutes is the best way to Trade. You limit your exposure to the market, and can keep risks low too. You simply look to Trade several times a Day. You can also minimize Risk by NOT holding a Trade overnight.If only it were that simple …….There are several issues with this style of Trading. Let’s say that you look to make 5 ‘pips’ from a trade. Let’s also assume that you are Trading the EUR/USD currency pair. To make just $50 from this Trade you would need to open a Trade with a volume size of $100,000 or 1 standard lot. If you set a stop loss of 5 ‘pips’ the chances are that you will be stopped out probably more often than not. A more realistic stop is probably 35 – 100 pips. If you use this, then you will be risking between $250 - $1000, or up to 50% of your trading margin if you lose.This means 2 losing trades and you are bust….Let’s say you therefore look to risk less, and only risk a single mini lot per Trade. At this level you are only going to make $5 per winning Trade. On the other hand you will only lose $35 – $100 per losing Trade.The problem is you need to w
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05-10-2012, 02:16 #3
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05-17-2012, 03:17 #4
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Re: Myths of Expert Advisors
'wait for a long time before it turns to profit' ??
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05-20-2012, 23:57 #5
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Re: Myths of Expert Advisors
LOL, is Zeus going to zap us in the arse with a lightning bolt any time soon...
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05-21-2012, 17:51 #6
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05-21-2012, 17:52 #7
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06-02-2013, 06:48 #8
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06-02-2013, 13:56 #9
Re: Myths of Expert Advisors
I do not trade using ea's. I think there is no substitute to manual trading if you seek long-term consistent profits.
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06-09-2013, 06:22 #10
Re: Myths of Expert Advisors
No pain, no gain. Beginners can try EA for starters, but of course it's better to go your own way.
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