Forex Trading System: Choosing the Right System

Forex Trading System: Choosing the Right System

by Harold Hsu

There are many Forex trading systems available for purchase online, and many traders are confused about which one is the best. In this article, allow me to explain how to choose the best trading system for you.

3 Things To Know

When looking for a good trading system to follow, it's important that:

1) You understand the logic behind how the system works

2) The system has an actual, consistent positive trading record

3) You're comfortable with the system / You like the system

These 3 criteria are generally in order of importance. Notice how the most important factor is that you understand how the system works. Many traders purchase trading system after trading system without understanding the reasons behind how they work.

These traders are looking for a magic pill that doesn't exist in reality. The moment one trading system starts to lose in a few consecutive trades, these traders will move on to the "next big thing" and buy another different system.

The truth is that if you understand the logic behind a good system, you'll understand that there will be times when such a system will occasionally fail. The important thing is to remember that on the overall, many systems will give you a positive profit at the end of the month. It is not these systems that fail: it is the undisciplined traders who don't understand their systems (and thus give up) that fail themselves.

As the saying goes, "A good trader will take an average system and make money with it. A bad trader will take a great system and still lose money with it". The key is in understanding how a system works, and having the discipline to stick with it when the going gets tough.

Once you understand how a system works, it's also important that you agree (and like) the logic behind it. If you don't like it, chances are it'll be even harder for you to be disciplined when following it.

One more thing that many traders overlook when purchasing a trading system, is the ACTUAL track record. Many scam sites out there use hypothetical (or back-tested) results to lure ignorant traders into buying their "trading systems". Always ask for an actual track record (i.e. traded with real money) and don't fall for those "in August, this system would have made $XXX!"-type of claims. You shouldn't care about how much the system "would have" made, you should care about how much it DID make!