📌 What Are Range Break Indices? Range Break Indices are synthetic markets you’ll only find on Deriv. They move sideways for a while — bouncing between support and resistance — and then eventually break out after a set number of attempts. There are two main types: The best part? They don’t care about news or […]
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How I Found the Step Index (And Why It Changed My Trading Game) Back in 2019, I was deep into experimenting with Deriv’s synthetic indices. I’d blown a few small accounts trying to scalp Volatility 75 and Boom 1000—those beasts were just too wild for my $10–$20 balances. Then I stumbled upon the Step Index. […]
When I first encountered Boom and Crash indices on Deriv, their unique behavior intrigued me. Unlike traditional forex pairs, these synthetic indices offered predictable spikes—Boom indices with sudden upward movements and Crash indices with sharp downward drops. This predictability, combined with 24/7 availability, made them particularly appealing to traders in regions like South Africa, Nigeria, […]
Introduction: How Volatility Indices Changed My Trading Life When I transitioned from trading binary options to synthetic indices, Deriv only had a handful of volatility indices—and even then, they felt like a whole new world. What pulled me in immediately was how fast they moved—especially Volatility 75. I had never seen an asset where your […]
If you’ve traded forex, you already know how frustrating news events and random price spikes can be. That’s why I shifted most of my attention to synthetic indices. I’ve been trading them on Deriv since 2016 — and in this guide, I’ll walk you through how to start, what to trade, and what’s working in […]