If you’re new to trading Volatility Indices on Deriv, the hardest part is knowing which ones to start with. Some Volatility Indices are perfect for beginners — smooth, forgiving, and ideal for learning key trading skills.Others (like V250 1s or V100 1s) move so fast they can easily blow your account if you’re not ready. […]
Category Archives: Synthetic Indices
If you want fast markets, big moves, and maximum trading potential — the most volatile Volatility Indices on Deriv deliver just that. These are the indices I turn to when I want to test breakout strategies, run scalping bots, or push an aggressive growth phase on a small account. But they demand respect — the […]
Not every trading session calls for chasing wild spikes. Sometimes the goal is precision, consistency, or simply keeping your head clear — and that’s where the least volatile Volatility Indices on Deriv shine. When I’m testing a new strategy, building up a small account, or trading at odd hours, I often dial it down and […]
When I first opened MT5 back in 2016, I’ll be honest — I had no clue what I was doing. The platform looked like a cockpit, not a trading terminal. I didn’t know where to click to open a trade, how to add V75 or Boom 1000 to my chart, or even how to set […]
When I started trading Deriv’s synthetic indices in 2016 I stuck exclusively to MT5 because it was the only available platform. Fast forward to 2025, the broker has had major improvements and now has a number of platforms for trading synthetic indices on Deriv. This has given traders a lot of convenience and options. The […]
Every day I see people typing “flix1 synthetic index price Deriv” into Google—and ending up frustrated, because “Flix 1” isn’t actually an asset on Deriv. In my own live-test sessions, I discovered that the real one-second volatility index is “Volatility 10 (1 s),” often nicknamed “V10 1 s” (or “VIX 1,” which beginners sometimes mis-spell […]
Synthetic indices from Deriv have exploded in popularity—especially across Africa and India—despite being less than a decade old. Back in 2016 when I first traded V75, only a handful of us were in the game. Fast-forward to today, and there are WhatsApp, Telegram, and Facebook groups bursting at the seams, plus countless YouTube channels dedicated […]
When synthetic indices first appeared, I was baffled by their lot sizes. I came from forex, where 0.01 is the base lot, so seeing V75 start at 0.001 felt alien. Then Boom & Crash indices use 0.20 minimum lots—yet their price moves at a snail’s pace. I remember comparing a 0.2 lot on Boom 100 […]
When I first dove into synthetic indices back in 2016, there were only a handful—and everyone swore by V75. Naturally, I jumped in headfirst on that one. Looking back, though, that wasn’t always the kindest introduction—there were gentler indices that would’ve spared a newbie’s balance in those early days. The problem is that I had […]
Timing is half the battle—yet most blogs toss out random “best times to trade” with zero data to back them up. When I first started, I figured synthetic indices ran at the same pace 24/7—after all, they’re just algorithms, immune to news or fundamentals. Boy, was I wrong. Over time I spotted recurring patterns, but […]
