The reason that you entered Forex currency trading is to make money, and the more the better, right? First thing to do is to have a written and clear Forex currency trading system, preferably a proven one. Even better if your decision points are defined in a manner by your system that are purely technical, as any judgment calls (discretion) do not allow for automatic orders.

A Forex currency trading system is a fully developed process that is repeated over and over again.

Your goal is consistent profits, and the more consistent you can make what you do, the more consistent your results. This is of course the biggest benefit of having a Forex currency trading system in the first place, but you must take it one step further.

There have been numerous traders over the years that have developed very profitable Forex currency trading systems and made the available to the public. Hundreds of traders will take those same systems and not even come close to the creators success, and there are reasons for that.

First reason is that the creator back tested and refined the system during its development. That testing gave the creator a level of confidence in the system such that when it came time to put money on the line, they could stick to the Forex currency trading system, even during drawdowns.

The second reason is that the backtesting gave the trader practice with the Forex currency trading system that they had developed, thus improving their proficiency with it and the efficiency.

The third reason is that many followers will only be concentrating on making money, and they miss the critical metrics that make the bottom line what it is. Any Forex currency trading system will have certain performance aspects to it, aspects that have direct influence on its profitability, and most of all predictability. While the followers that dont make money with the system may not even know of the metrics, the creator kept their primary focus on them.

The fourth reason that the creators make money with their Forex currency trading system is that they will not only back test and analyze their systems performance, they track specific metrics over time. This is critical to the goal of consistency and most of all continuous improvement.

While some traders will occasionally back test their Forex currency trading system, this is better than never doing it. However most often only look at profit for the period back tested and miss out on the valuable information found in the proper metrics.

Tracking and recording the performance of your Forex currency trading system is absolutely crucial to truly maximizing your profits as well. For those who wish to truly make the most with their system, tracking your equity balance is important, but regularly analyzing your systems metrics is what will allow you to really get the most out of it.

Author: Brian McAboy
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