Thursday, October 29, 2009

Forex Robots - Why They Will Not Give You Success!

Forex Robots - Why They Will Not Give You Success!

Forex robots if you believe the advertising copy means you can pay a miniscule amount of money normally a few hundred dollars and then get an income for life! Does anyone believe this nonsense? Yes loads of traders but its obvious they will never make you money for the following reason...

Never Traded - Never Proven

The aim of these systems is to make you money but they have never done this - when you strip through the copy and delve a bit deeper you will see this!

"CFTC RULE 4.41 - Hypothetical or simulated performance results have certain limitations. Unlike an actual performance record, simulated results do not represent actual trading.

Umm, so it's made no real money and of course that's what you're hoping it will achieve and really you should pay attention to the last bit of the disclaimer kills all the hyped advertising...

"Simulated trading programs in general are also subject to the fact that they are designed with the benefit of hindsight. No representation is being made that any account will or is likely to achieve profit or losses similar to those shown".

So what is the point in having great copy and colorful packaging, when the forex robot has never done what it is claimed to do i.e. make money in the markets?

Exactly - no use at all.

You will find lots of people online claiming they have made money - but they are normally affiliates for the system and they are looking to make a percentage of the sale.

As a trader I get bemused by some of the comment they make trying to get you to buy them like...

It's a robot but be cautious, you need to practice with it otherwise you will lose.

Well, a robot means it should just give you buy and sell recommendations and make money, or am I missing something?

Furthermore, many robots say you can make money by investing just $100.00 or so, well try that with any system ( even a good one ) and you are relying on luck and luck, wont get you anywhere - your account will get destroyed.

You can practice in a demo account for a few weeks. Well this is no use any forex trading system needs to be tested over a 2 year period as a minimum really and most serious traders know this.

You also hear these so called users saying you don't need to know what your doing, or you can make money with your feet up, sleeping or on the beach but that's rubbish.

Even with a good system, you need to know how and why it works so you have confidence in it and can follow it in a disciplined fashion. If you don't know the logic and why it is likely to work you will never stick with it through losing periods.

Ask yourself this question:

If the forex robots really worked, people would all be trading and not working and your local bank, brokerage or investment house would sack all the high paid dealing teams and rely on them.

Strange I haven't seen this happen yet and nor is it likely to happen, for the obvious reason - they don't work and they never will.

Call me a skeptic ( or realist is a better description) but its obvious that these systems will blow your account up and do it quickly.

Futures Trading Systems

Futures Trading Systems - 60 Minute Trader Review

Playing the futures market in commodities trading as a speculator can be quite a gamble if you don't know what you are doing. Futures trading analysis depends upon many factors in today's global marketplace. Some of these factors include the changing trends in the weather, reports from market exchanges, and current political news. If you're going to be a successful futures trader, you need to have and follow a system that will assure you of success.

Speculators trade the futures market for the profit they can gain through predicting the movements in the market. They have no interest in buying or using the commodities in which they speculate. Their interest is in buying the commodity "on paper" and selling it for a profit.

Because successful trading in the futures markets can be so difficult, it is beneficial to have or be using a system designed to take advantage of certain trends in the marketplace. One such system is called the 60 Minute Trader. It was designed by a long-time futures trader who, like many others, figured out how to make successful trades based upon certain market conditions.

The system's developer, Chris Kobewka, will take you step by step through the very thought processes he personally uses in order to successfully trade the futures market. A few of the things he covers are: understanding the basics of how the market works; how to make money in a bear market; how to trade effectively, commission-free; learn what to trade and why; how to anticipate market trends; and learn about the real factors that drive the markets.

One of the advantages of this trading system is that it utilizes one specific time to trade during the trading day. This allows the trader to make his trade and not be tied down to his computer all day to monitor subsequent trades. The trader gets his trading signals and makes his trades during one part of the day, then he's done and can go on to take care of other business of the day. For those who wish to utilize it, the system does include a trading method for day trading, though this is not generally recommended for inexperienced traders.

The trading method that Chris teaches is easy to follow and easy to implement. Although using this system may not make you big money, it will, over time, be a consistent winner, getting you in and out of successful trades. As one successful student using the 60 Minutes Trader has said, "This system is the only one that I am currently using and have been doing for the past several months. It works, is fully back testable, and the results are truly amazing."