In Forex market, scalping is basically a very simple trading strategy that requires a trader to make profit by taking advantage of small price increments. The small increment in currency prices is usually experienced soon after opening a trading position. Rather than waiting for massive price increment, the trader takes this profitable opportunity to bag in the small price change soon the trade is opened. Scalp trading strategy aims to capture the small price increment when still less than 50 pips. Forex scalping is really a very quick trading strategy to use. Besides, using it may sound very simple and easy. Below are common mistakes which Forex scalpers use.
1. Opening numerous trades
Normally, Forex traders would think that they can increase the profit levels by opening so many trading positions. As this might be true, there are high chances it will increase the risks exposure. Opening very many trades exposes massive percentage of your funds to the market uncertainties and the greater possibility of losing massively if the market does not move in your favour. The first common problem that affects many scalpers is the drive to initiate many trades. The Forex brokers maybe unhappy about this but they have no control the number of positions a trader can open. To react to this and keep off scalpers, the Forex broker can decide to increase spread. Most Forex brokers use this method to overcome this problem. Additionally, they can send friendly warning against the continuation of your short term trades.
2. Large spreads
Spread is the difference between the ask price and bid price. In real since, this is the commission or the profit that your broker firm takes when you participate in the trade. The larger the spread value, the lower the profitability for scalp traders. This happens because a scalper would needs an increment in prices big enough to offset the spread amount in order to make a considerable profit. When trading in real time, it might take too long for prices to achieve this massive increment. For example, if your broker provides a spread of 4 for say EUR/USD pair, then an increment of 5 or6 points wouldn't be profitable enough. Most Forex brokers offer large spread making scalp trading less profitable. To avoid this problem, look for a firm that offers lower spreads.
3. Broker-trader interests
A trader is at a better position to be highly profitable when scalping but also leads to conflict with the broker's interest. A broker may not be happy when you are totally smiling to bag lots of profits within few minutes. This lands you to another trouble with your brokerage firm. Since the broker may not be happy, they may want you to use long term trading strategies instead of scalping. In addition, the broker can decide to use unheard of repressive tactics such as indirectly increasing brokerage fees so as to hunt down Forex scalpers on their platform. The trader will thus be forcefully dissuaded from using scalping strategy. It is advisable to understand your broker's nature of business so as to avoid conflict of interest and over-scalping.
Conclusion
Forex scalp trading is a very profitable trading strategy but is often associated with very many issues such as conflict of interest between the broker and the trader. There are many other common issues associated with this strategy such of unreliability, security and safety of the traders' funds. To design a good and workable scalping strategy to use, it is pretty important that you understand all these issues and look for the appropriate ways to overcome them.
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