A rough couple of months for Forex Set and Forget

I started Forex Set and Forget on this account a few months ago and it immediately went into drawdown for the 2nd half of November and most of December. This might seem discouraging at first, but when you look at the backtest reports on the web site, you'll notice that even though some months show losses for the month, in the long run the robot shows a nice profit. This is not unlike a professional trader's results, which will show ups and downs with the ups being bigger (in general) than the downs.

As you can see in the chart above, the robot has fully recovered from the drawdown and is now in profit. Nearly 10% profit, which is right on track for 60% annual gains. My research has shown that with the right settings, Forex Set and Forget can easily produce 5% gains per month on average.

Other robots claim to be able to double your account every month, or some other ridiculous claims. However, I am under the belief that a good trader can outperform even the best robots. And I don't see any traders bragging about how they have consistently doubled their accounts month after month. My AME Cross Trader generated 700% gains in 1 week in the 2008 Automated Trading Competition! But I have no right to say that it can do that on a regular basis. Forex Set and Forget can be configured to double your account in a month or less, but it's not worth the risk. At least not for the long term.

Anyway, I lost my chain of thought. Sorry. Bottom line is if you want a nice cash flow or steady, predictable growth, then a robot like Forex Set and Forget is what you need. If you like gambling, then there are hundreds of commercial (and free) robots that will gladly drain your entire account while you shoot for the stars.