2 Key Principles that Every Trend Trading Robot Should Follow: Risk Management and Profit Maximization

1. A Trading Strategy for the EA: Cut the Losses and Let Your Profit Grow
2. How to Perform Risk Management for a Trend EA?
3. How to Maximize Profits for a Trend Trading Robot?
4. In Conclusion 

A Trading Strategy for the EA: Cut the Losses and Let Your Profit Grow

Any Expert Advisor is just a computer algorithm, a program, a code. Whereas the market is a living, constantly changing system. 

How well is a computer algorithm able to predict the development of something alive? The abilities of programs are still limited.

However, with a trader’s skillful management, an algorithm (as a tool) can be an irreplaceable assistant in gaining stable profits.

How to Perform Risk Management for a Trend EA?

Trading requires risk management. Therefore, the first thing you have to think about when developing your trading robot is how to manage risks.

Aggressive money management techniques (such as Martingale or Averaging) can lead to a complete deposit loss if without risk control. To prevent this, you have to apply the risk management techniques that suit you best.

• A fixed Stop Loss (in points). As an example, Stop Loss is set behind the extremum of a daily candle. Its amount equals 100 pips no matter what.

• Stop Loss in dollars. In this case, SL is not located in a specific place on the chart. On the contrary, it is flexible and measured in dollars. It is helpful in case the trade is entered with several orders. If the loss reaches the predetermined Stop Loss in dollars, all orders will be closed. This approach is more complex and more efficient.

• Trade risk is less than 1% of the deposit. The risk per trade or multiple trades should be small, regardless of how your Stop Loss is measured — in points or dollars. It should not exceed 1% of the deposit. From a psychological point of view, such a tiny amount allows you to continue trading using the EA, even in a prolonged drawdown. No stresses, no nervous prostration. 

How to Maximize Profits for a Trend Trading Robot?

If your Expert Advisor does not know how to profit, then no risk management will help. Therefore, the trading robot developing task should include clearly described conditions for entering and exiting the market. So, you have to decide on taking profit options for your trend trading strategy:

• Take Profit to Stop Loss ratio is 4:1. In this case, a set Take Profit is tied to the size of the Stop Loss. This option works quite successfully, as it is enough to gain profits only in 25% of cases to stay profitable. However, this approach can also cut down on potential profits since they can reach the 10:1 ratio in some trends.
• A Trailing Stop. You can add a Trailing Stop option (the Stop Loss is trailed behind the price by a specified distance in points) into the robot. If you have a great desire to make large profits, your Trailing Stop should be large enough to take significant moves. If your target is to take trends on a daily timeframe, put a Trailing Stop equal to a trading instrument’s daily volatility.
• Stop Loss moves beyond extremes. Take Profit is not set. It may be the best option for catching huge trends. Since Take Profit does not limit your profits, they can reach 10:1 or even 20:1. Simultaneously, moving the Stop Loss beyond the extremum allows you to fix a part of your profit and make it grow.

Trending trading systems are the most profitable and less risky. 

In Conclusion

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