Anyone can feel free to share your experience. Trust me, someone, will appreciate it!
Tips for making a LONG TERM profitable EA.
- Keep Losses Small
This means: Make sure your project has a stop loss. I use 15 pips on all pairs except GBPNZD and EURNZD.
Problem is, most brokers have a MINIMUM stop loss requirement.
Solution is: Have your EA create a line that can be used as a stop loss. I use on my conditions block :MID PRICE crosses ABOVE/BELOW ---Horizontal Line
If you use multiple trading conditions, then a different horizontal line would be my solution.
- Let winners run
This means: Trailing Stops/Break-Evens/Close Half Position are good strategies. If you can, secure profit at 10 pips. Maybe half. Let the other half move to break even and trail the stop by 15 pips.
- Money Management
This means: Don't lose more than you can afford. In other words, keep losses small...and...let winners run.
These are common "cliche" sayings in trading, but once you understand them, then can you make money in the long run. Any strategy can give you money. That's why people make money trading Support and Resistance, Fibs and so forth.
I trade what's called a "rat trade" this was taught by a guy name TRO. Look at the daily candles. MOST daily candles have a TOP and BOTTOM wick. Those are Price RETRACES/REVERSALS/PULLBACKS etc..Whatever you want to call them. Regardless, the FACT that those wicks are there, mean YOU and I can make money.
How?
During the New York/London Session, Most daily moves are finishing extending (for those ATR lovers) or they've exhausted their momentum and the daily WICKS are about to form. Remember, keep your losses small. The smaller, the better. Trade the reversal, I trade SELLS and that's all I do.
When you start seeing that losing is okay, as long as you don't lose a lot, you can start BETTING BIG. In other words, if your stop loss is 2pips, your 10% might be $10...That means you can trade a .50 lot! Imagine you're right 50%. You can as long as you win more than 2pips on your winning trades, you'll have money!
It's that simple. If you wish to know more, visit Kreslik forums. There I post my Rat trades. Not all the time, but when I can.