Automated Forex – How Viable Is It?
The forex trading market being the largest trading market of its kind Apart from the addition of new traders, a new type of trader has also come into the picture. These are called automated trading systems or EA (expert advisors) or just robots. In general this process is called automated forex.
How efficient is automated forex? Well the answer can be best described as a mixed bag of beans. To be more specific – the forex robots or EAs that automated forex tend to employ are generally fed in with codes that emulate specific market situations and hence they are capable of working most efficiently when these market situations present themselves in the live market. To add to the mix of issues is the opinion that not all robots are good but some do a fantastic job and can truly achieve automated profits.
Again the limitations of artificial intelligence capabilities in the present day are too severe to enable a robot to produce the best profits considering the generally accepted equation when it comes to forex trading.
Fundamentals + human perception = price
The stability and unpredictability of the human prediction factor is very obvious. This when combined with the limited abilities of artificial intelligence today – robots do not seem to be an extremely viable option.
However robots are not uncommon today and they can indeed be used to reduce the work load of the investor by enabling them to act accordingly when the price reaches certain values etc. Generally most of the experts in the field wouldn’t bet their money on the robot. Quite simply because the robot won’t be capable of replicating the intuition, which has been acquired by an experienced broker or investor over the years.
For those of you who decide to get a robot or utilize the automated forex system. The considerations that are to be taken up while selecting a robot are – examine its past record, make sure the algorithm or method of working is explained. This is because the one who is buying it should believe in the working principle of the robot. Check whether the forex robot can produce results not just in the built in default tests but also in ambitious custom made tests. This is because this is perhaps the only true way to check the ability of the robot as the robot will be made specifically for the built in tests.
To conclude, while fully automated forex can be opted by individuals, it is highly doubtful whether it can produce the best possible results. However a system involving both a expert advisor as well a human is capable of producing good results and at the same time it would demand less from the human too.
