April 17th, 2009 by Damian Papworth

One of the things I have noticed during the 20 years I have spent either actively investing in various strategies, or trialing them, is that the ones which make logical sense usually are the ones which work best in real life.

There are so many strategies I’ve tried, I have lost count. And there are at least as many which I’ve let go without trying. There are just too many. I found a quick fire way though which helps disregard the strategies which are useless, so you can trial the ones which are worth trialing. Its logic. Look at the logic of your trading strategy and see if there are holes in it. You’ll be amazed by the number of strategies with big logical holes.

Its quite possible that these strategies, in their wholeness work quite well. But the problem is that if you are trading a strategy which has holes in it, at some stage you’ll come up against a real life situation where the strategy has no answer. Then you’ll be on your own and you’ll need to make a decision outside the strategy. This can be an educated guess, to an intuitive judgment call, to a flip of a coin.

Personally I think that making decisions like this, decisions which are outside the logic of an investment or trading strategy, is gambling. Its not a good situation. Sure you may make money with this gamble, but you could lose it too. Its no different than blackjack. A robust and complete trading strategy should take these gambles away from you. There should be no guesses. You should just plan the trade and then trade the plan.

Also, the point about trialing a strategy is that you are finding out whether it will make consistent returns over the fullness of time. The point about trading a strategy is that you know it makes consistent returns over the fullness of time. If you have had a guess mid way through the strategy, you cannot be confident its the strategy or your guess which is making the money. You will need to start again.

So if you have a new strategy which looks promising, apply your logic to it first. Try to understand all the trading scenarios you may face and ensure the strategy stands up to all of them and deals with them. This simple piece of advice could save you thousands.

And once you have covered off every situation you can think of, always remember to execute a preliminary trading exercise without putting money down. Spend a few months running the strategy in spreadsheets before you trade with money. You’ll be amazed at the real life situations which come your way which you’d never have dreamed of. And you will thank your stars you resolved these issues when you had nothing on the line.

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April 14th, 2009 by John Eather

What may work best for one person or group may not be what works best for another. When it comes to Forex investing, you need to know exactly what it is you are looking for to choose the software that will give you the best results.

One financial market has seen a 41% surge in trading and profitability in previous years despite our unstable economic situation. Forex trading, more technically known as Foreign exchange rate trading, has managed to keep brokers and traders pleasantly busy during these uncertain times.

So much so that people who would otherwise have turned a blind eye to this lucrative market, are now not only taking notice, but wanting a piece of the action themselves. With Americans looking for each and every single way to cut out the middle man, as to walk away with their share plus some, now more than ever they are turning to a technology that has been around for years.

Robotic currency trading has been utilized in the exchange market for at least a decade, but not very much. However, the technology behind such a machine was reevaluated over recent years and subsequently updated to produce more profitable and stable results.

As a result, the world now has newer, smarter, faster robotic traders, whose intervention in the way the Forex investing market does business could mean the difference between making hundreds, or making thousands of dollars. Again, some will work better for you than others, and it’s important to pick the right technology for your needs.

When seeking out the right match for your needs, both price and results are two of the major points you will want to take a look at. First off, disregard any robotic software that cannot show live feed of one of their products in action. You can sit and listen all day to someone drone on and on about just how great this thing is, but it is not until they allow you to physically inspect the methodology of its programming actually producing results that you would be able to base a solid decision upon.

The world of Forex investing has many technological offerings, all promising incredible results. It is important to educate yourself by doing the research about products that interest you to ensure it will do exactly what you are looking for it to do.

Thankfully, the internet gives you the opportunity to do just that. Use the internet to research reviews on the software and see the actual robot do the work. With this research, you will realize without a doubt what works best for you.

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