Writing
How Deriv bots actually work.
Plain explanations of the strategies, the maths behind them, and the risks nobody selling a bot wants to talk about.
/4 min read
Do Deriv bots actually work?
An honest answer about what automated trading on Deriv can and cannot do, why win rates mislead, and what a bot is genuinely useful for.
/3 min read
Why a 90% win rate can still lose you money
Hit rate and expected value are different things. Here is the arithmetic, using real digit strategies, and why the highest win rate is often the worst bet.
/4 min read
Why martingale bots blow accounts
How the martingale multiplier works, the arithmetic of a losing run, and why a setting that looks harmless at 2 is the most dangerous control on a bot.
/3 min read
How to upload and run a Deriv bot XML file
Where Deriv bot XML files come from, how to load one into BinaryTick and run it free, and how to read a strategy file you were given before you trust it.
/4 min read
Deriv digit bots explained: Over, Under, Matches, Differs and Even Odd
How last digit contracts work on Deriv synthetic indices, what each digit strategy is actually betting on, and how the hit rates compare.
/3 min read
How to build a Deriv bot without writing code
A walk through the block groups in BinaryTick's free Bot Builder, what each one controls, and how to assemble a first strategy that stops when you want it to.
/4 min read
Deriv synthetic indices explained: Volatility, Crash, Boom, Jump and Step
What synthetic indices are, how the Volatility, Crash, Boom, Jump and Step families differ, and which behaviour suits which kind of bot.
/3 min read
Stop loss, take profit and max losses in a row
The four settings that decide how much a bot can cost you, what each one actually does, and why the stopping rules matter more than the entry rule.
/3 min read
Deriv Bot, DBot and Binary Bot: what the names mean
Why the same tool has three names, whether old Binary Bot XML files still work, and what carries over between platforms built on the same block format.
/3 min read
A checklist before you run a bot with real money
Ten checks worth doing before a strategy touches a funded account, covering the settings, the testing, and the questions worth asking about any bot you were given.