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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
3D candlestick chart with moving average line and volume bars, illustrating mean reversion in forex trading and market fluctuations.
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
A stopwatch symbolising the importance of time management and strategy in short-term and long-term trading.
6
 min read

Mastering short-term and long-term trading

Trading is a bit like playing games-fast and thrilling like Jenga, or slow and strategic like chess.

CFDs & Options
MT5
Trading Strategies
Futuristic digital dashboard with glowing red interface elements for strategy, followers, and performance, symbolising cTrader setup.
6
 min read

How to become a cTrader strategy provider

Looking to turn your trading skills into extra income?

Copytrading
Trading Strategies
Two merging glass arrows, one red and one clear, symbolising the fusion concept behind hybrid indices in synthetic trading.
5
 min read

Meet Hybrid Indices: A new twist on synthetic trading

The trading world at Deriv just got a whole lot more exciting! Say hello to Hybrid Indices, the latest evolution in synthetic trading.

CFDs & Options
Indices
Trading Strategies
Digital dashboard showing a strategy overview on the Deriv cTrader platform, used for managing copy trading as a strategy provider.
5
 min read

Managing your copy trading strategy as a provider on cTrader

If you're a strategy provider on cTrader, managing your strategy effectively is the key to success.

Copytrading
Trading Strategies
3D percentage symbol with an upward arrow, representing the impact of interest rate changes on financial markets.
4
 min read

How interest rate decisions shape trading

Interest rates are the cost of borrowing money or the return on investment for lending money.

Risk Management
Trading Strategies
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