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Thursday, December 17, 2009

Creating An ETF Trading System

By Patrick Deaton

There are many options available when a person is looking for an effective ETF trading system. There are many website companies that offer services related to trading systems. They may offer alerts, updates, training, information, etc., to make using a system easier. However, the longer that a person is a trader, the more likely it is that they will develop their own effective system.

The terms "trading system" and "trading strategy" mean two different things. These terms are often interchanged by individuals who are not clear on the difference and have not been involved in ETF trading. When reading advertising by someone who says they "know" ETF trading, this is a good indicator of what they actually know.

An ETF trading system is just a group of specific rules that determine your entry and exit points for your EFT. So, when a subscription is being paid for "signal" alerts, you are actually subscribing to a service that is going to alert you when the light goes off on your entry or exit point.

The common analytical tools used to create an effective trading system are not kept behind closed doors either. They are tools like the Moving Averages, Stochastic, Oscillators, Relative Strength, and Bollinger Bands. The information that these tools give you are called "indicators." When at least two indicators are used from one or more of these tools, you have a system.

Remember that this is the most simplified explanation of systems. Creating an consistently effective system can be very complicated and take quite a bit of time. Different indicators will be different for different sectors. A sector that is high risk will need different indicators to be effective than the low risk, long term sectors.

For some people, taking the time necessary to create their own system is just not worth the effort when they want to trade. These people will generally use a website program or subscription that creates the "rules" to make the lights go off when they will give the most gains to the trader.

Other people prefer to do the necessary up front work to create a system that is effective for them and consistently provides them with the gains that they want. The rules for using a system are very simple. First, whether it has been purchased or created, it must make money. Statistically, when a person has ten negative returns in a row they need to re-evaluate their systems and strategies.

When using the system it is important that a plan be in place to limit loss. By setting buy and sell limits that have been indicated by the analytical tools a person is creating a safety net to stop hemorrhaging when they are in a loss cycle. The system should be composed of stable parameters. The analytical tools will give a lot of detailed information and data. It is very easy to get caught up in the data. Making sure that the lines that are included in the systems parameters are stable will help to create an effective system. - 23221

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