Do You Need to Monitor a Trading Robot?
Do You Need to Monitor a Trading Robot or Can You Just “Set and Forget”?
Many traders dream of setting up a robot, hitting “Start” — and never thinking about the market again. Robots are smart, fast, and emotion-free… so it feels like you can just “set and forget.”
But let’s be honest: it doesn’t work like that. Even the most advanced bot sometimes needs attention.
How Does a Robot Actually Work?
A trading robot is software that follows a set of rules to analyze the market and place trades. It doesn’t get tired, scared, or greedy. Sounds perfect… as long as the market behaves predictably.
Now imagine a sudden news event that crashes a currency pair in minutes. An algorithm isn’t always prepared for that. And that’s why traders still need to check in from time to time.
Why You Can’t Just “Forget” About a Robot
The market is alive. Calm today, news-driven chaos tomorrow.
Tech can fail. Lost internet, frozen terminal — the robot simply stops.
Strategies get outdated. Settings need refreshing every couple of months.
Risks are still real. Even bots can hit drawdowns, and those need monitoring.
How Much Monitoring Do You Really Need?
Here’s the good news: it’s not about sitting at the screen 24/7.In practice, it’s enough to:
check your terminal a couple of times a week,
monitor results via MyFxBook or FXBlue,
update or optimize the bot every 1–3 months.
The result? You free up about 90% of the time compared to manual trading, while still keeping control of your capital.
Bottom Line
A robot is a helper, not magic.Set and forget? No.Set and monitor occasionally? Yes — and that’s how stability is achieved.
The robot works, you stay in control. Together, it’s the perfect team.
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