Scalping is Risky?

Discussion in 'Forex' started by Coner1980, Jul 22, 2020.

  1. tomorton

    tomorton

    If true, this should be a big warning flag for novice scalpers - whether you will make a profit or not depends on the unvarying benevolence of a broker, not on your skills or knowledge or hours of effort.
     
    #221     Jan 4, 2022
  2. KCalhoun

    KCalhoun

    #1 tip for scalping is to use OTO orders... eg order 1 is buy-stop entry price, which once filled automatically then triggers trailing or hard stop.
     
    #222     Jan 4, 2022
  3. I think scalping is a strategy which is successful only with experienced traders. It would seem risky to new traders. It isn’t as risky but it is quite fast. A beginner cannot execute the number of trades that need to be executed for scalping.
     
    #223     Jan 4, 2022
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  4. I am convinced that scalping is pretty risky, however all types of trading activity implies risks. It doesn't depend on the type actually. Whether you open short-term positions and lose them, or you will open long-term positions and you will lose them. The matter here is the time, if we speak about scalping then you will either gain money much faster or lose it, or if we speak about investing then you will open lots of positions and within a month you will either lose them or win them. Here everything depends on the quality of your analysis. To my mind, scalping is a true art and it's very difficult to be a good scalper.
     
    #224     Jan 5, 2022
  5. deaddog

    deaddog

    If scalping is risky then trading is risky. It's just a matter of time. Scalping should be less risky as you are in a trade for less time. There is little risk when you are in cash.
     
    #225     Jan 5, 2022
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  6. noframe

    noframe

    Agreed, it becomes risky when we fill our charts with excessive indicators and lose the simple entry and exit points in between. Keep it simple and as much as clear to understand what is going on!
     
    #226     Jan 5, 2022
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  7. It’s not just scalping, every trading strategy is risky if you don’t know how to use it. You should choose a strategy on the basis of your understanding if you are serious about trading. Otherwise, you can use any strategy. No one really cares whether you are winning or losing.
     
    #227     Jan 7, 2022
  8. Andras

    Andras

    Actually, you don't lose money fast with scalping. The risk is when you don't set your stop loss.
     
    #228     Jan 7, 2022
  9. Esha.J

    Esha.J

    Forex scalping is a short-term strategy designed to profit from small price movements. This strategy magnifies profits, but it also magnifies losses if the market does not move in its favor. Therefore, forex scalpers need to keep an eye on any changes in the market.
     
    #229     Jan 7, 2022
  10. FahadMd

    FahadMd

    scalping is profitable , no doubt but sometimes scalping causes huge amount of risk. so should focus on there more and more.
     
    #230     Jan 10, 2022