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6
 min read

Support and resistance trading: Mastering chart patterns

Ever felt like the market speaks in riddles? Well, good news. It does, but those riddles are actually chart patterns!

CFDs & Options
MT5
Trading Strategies
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5
 min read

Commodities made simple: A beginner’s guide

Commodities are the raw materials that keep the world running-from the coffee in your cup to the gold in your jewelry.

Commodities
Trading Strategies
Risk Management
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3
 min read

Seasonal stock market trends: When and why markets shift throughout the year

Ever feel like the stock market has a personality of its own, shifting moods with the seasons? You’re not imagining things!

CFDs & Options
Stocks
Indices
Trading Strategies
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5
 min read

Position sizing strategies for optimal risk management

Risk management is the backbone of successful trading, and position sizing plays a huge role in keeping your trading capital safe.

Trading Strategies
Risk Management
Surfer riding a wave shaped like a market chart, symbolising how Forex traders use moving averages to follow market trends.
7
 min read

How to ride market trends: Moving averages simplified for forex traders

Ever feel like some traders always seem to be in the right place at the right time? The secret isn’t magic. It’s trend trading.

CFDs & Options
Forex
Trading Strategies
Balanced scale with stacks of coins on each side, symbolising smart position sizing and risk management in trading.
5
 min read

Smart position sizing: Trade confidently, risk wisely

Think of position sizing like making sure you don’t put all your eggs in one basket, or all your chips on one bet

CFDs & Options
Trading Strategies
Risk Management
3D icons of Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Litecoin glowing in red, symbolising choosing the right cryptocurrency for beginners.
8
 min read

Your first crypto? How to choose the right cryptocurrency for you

In our ‘Trading with crypto: Top 3 myths’ guide, we covered how to buy crypto on Deriv and start trading.

Crypto
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5
 min read

Mean reversion in forex trading: Trading overbought and oversold conditions

Mean reversion is a fancy way of saying that prices tend to return to their average over time.

CFDs & Options
Forex
Trading Strategies
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6
 min read

How to become a cTrader strategy provider

Looking to turn your trading skills into extra income?

Copytrading
Trading Strategies
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