Category: Trading Education

Balance of Power (BOP) is a technical analysis indicator which estimates the market power of buyers and sellers at any specific moment. It may help you identify the general market sentiment. Due to this indicator you can: 1. Better determine the general trend, 2.Identify entry and exit points, 3.Identify overbought and oversold positions. Balance of…

Do IqOption Marijuana stocks worth your time and money? According to David Kretzmann, chief analyst with Motley Fool, marijuana is in a great position to become the new crypto. Think about buying Bitcoin in 2013, when one bitcoin was worth only $130, and selling it for $19,535 at the end of 2017. Over this period…

Risk is one of the most major aspects in IqOption trading. Each investor, regardless of what asset he trades, tries to correctly measure the risk. And this is because risk have a big effect on the result of the trades. Ulcer Index is a technical analysis indicator on IqOption that helps estimate risk associated with…

Have you  just decided to make a trading to be a part of your life? If yes, then you most likely have many questions,  ant the main question you may have is: “How to trade?”. In this article, we will answer on the most essential questions beginners have and we will explain the main concept…

Some people believe that the next financial crisis is approaching. So what does it mean for traders? For them it means, that many companies which may be found on the IQ Option platform, might lose in price. It worth it, to obtain such a skill on how to trade a decreasing stock, IqOption falling asset…

Price charts are full of the information about the performance of historical assets. Nevertheless, past performance is losing its relevance after some time. Traders want to get lots of the relevant information from historical data, but at the same time they try not to analyze past performance too much, because the information is commonly not…

Stay positive When you regularly deal with losses instead of profits, you may feel depressed, and you might even want to give up. The first thing you need to do in order to improve is to stop thinking negatively. You have to be positive about the situation, if you have an opportunity to improve it. …

Every successful and ambitious trader must have a journal. For the purpose of getting better in general and improving your trading skills,  you will need to evaluate trading strategies and control your behaviour respectively. A trading journal is needed specifically for this. A trading journal may even be a mentor or a personal trainer to…

Highest High and Lowest Low are two technical analysis indicators which demonstrate the highest and the lowest asset price on the price chart as two lines. If you use these two indicators together, you may have a quite strong trading system. You can you these tools individually or you can use them as a supplementing…

If it was simple to trade, everybody would trade and everybody would be successful. However, we see many traders who blame everything but themselves for the fact that they can’t win and save their money and we seeno too much of traders who succeeded. So why it appears to be like that? The thing is,…

Psychological Line (PSY) is an oscillator-type indicator that compares the amount of the rising periods to the overall number of periods. Generally speaking, this indicator demonstrates the percentage of bars that close higher than the previous bar over the specific time period. The Psychological Line Indicator may be applied on daily, weekly or monthly timeframes…

The Vortex Indicator is an oscillator which is applied to identify the start of a new trend and to approve a current trend, its strength and direction. The indicator is a combination of two lines which capture positive and negative trend movements: the uptrend line (VI+) and the downtrend line (VI-). The idea behind the…

Trading on IqOption has to do not only with the decisions you make, but it also has to do with the decisions other market members make. If you work with financial instruments such as  Forex, CFDs, cryptocurrencies or anything else, you obviously want to know how other market participants feel, because your success heavily depends…

Support and resistance levels on IqOption are substantial levels on the asset graph that the price might retrace from. Trading on breakouts and trend reversals is a famous approach of selecting market entries. Resistance and support lines are the most apparent technical analysis indicator. At least, you have to give them a chance since many…

The trading style on IqOption is a reflection of your personality. a number of people seek to action and fast-moving environments, others prefer to  carry out in-depth analysis deeply before making a decision, several prefer to read, others are visual. Actually, everybody is very different. Three trading styles explained below are very broad, and generally…

Parabolic SAR on IqOption is a technical analysis indicator created by Welles J. Wilder. It was first mentioned in Wilder’s book “New Concepts in Technical Trading Systems” in 1978. SAR means “stop and reverse”, it tracks the price action over time. The indicator is placed lower than the price when the prices increase, and higher…

Alligator and Fractals, two of the most famous technical analysis indicators, may be combined in order to generate an interesting trading system. Applied together, they have the capability to give powerful and precise predictions. The indicators may be used with any asset and on any time interval. Alligator is a technical analysis tool, which is…

As you may already know, trading is not always simple — it may be difficult, risky and arguable, even when you do everything correct. If you are disappointed and disturbed, try to achieve balance. But how to connect factors which, at first glance, seem opposite? In this article we collected some tips on how to…

In this article we will see in details a trading strategy which everyone can apply. What is even better, it is able to work on any asset and any time interval. Sounds amazing, right? Learn more about the various factors of the Bladerunner strategy and how to use it in trading. The strategy is named…

Each trader wishes to know the secret to success. However, all successful traders know that there is no secret: trading has to do with having a plan and knowing what tools you need to implement it. A trading journal is a strong tool which will help you become a better trader. Actually, it is a…

Creating new pending order While trading on the Iq Option trading Platform, you are able to open positions automatically. This may be very useful in case you trade applying tools such as support levels. In the menu on the right side, under the sell button, click the “Purchase at …” button. You may either select…

Identifying the bearish engulfing pattern on IQ Option For the purpose of determining this pattern some conditions have to exist. Firstly, the trend has to be an uptrend. This pattern develops in case an uptrend is becoming exhausted indicating possible reversal. Secondly, the bullish candle has to be smaller than the bearish candle which follows…

A lot of new options traders choose to join IQ Option for one specific reason – to earn fast money. Many people think that options trading is easy. All you need to do is to predict if the price of the underlying asset will increase or decrease and money will keep coming in. However, this…

Ichimoku Cloud, which is as well called as Kinko Hyo, is a technical analysis tool and it is a trend-following indicator. The main purpose of Ichimoku Cloud, just like any other trend-following indicator, is to determine the direction and reversal points of the current market trend. Moreover, there is another purpose this indicator has. Because…

Stop-loss and take-profit (SL/TP) management is one of the most essential principles of Forex. Mastering of this concept and mechanics is crucial for FX trading. Stop-loss is an order that you send to your Forex broker to close the position automatically. Take-profit lets you lock in profit when a particular price level was reached. Consequently, …

In trading, many traders think that the most essential skill you may acquire is making more money, when in reality, as professional traders say, it is not losing what you already have. Even Warren Buffett, who is a world famous investor and the 3rd richest man in the world , thinks that your number one…

Even though it is utterly hard to predict a financial crisis and even to identify the moment it starts, you may still be ready for it and make a backup plan. Economic cycles make it simpler to forecast a coming downturn but at the same time strengthen themselves. When people await a crisis, they will…

Did you know that IQ Option traders are able to open trades (both BUY and SELL) at the opening price of the asset? This feature is intended to be used when you work with CFDs stocks (contracts for difference) because of the the fact that stocks are not traded 24/7 and can sometimes be inactive.…

It is pretty simple to create a trading strategy. Yet, it is difficult to create a strategy that will give stable payouts. In this article we will explain how beginner traders have to use their trading strategies and what they have to avoid doing. First of all, and perhaps the most essential is that you…

The Commodity Channel Index (CCI) is an oscillator-type technical analysis indicator. It is used to determine an emerging trend and to identify oversold and overbought levels. This indicator was originally introduced by Donald Lambert in Commodities magazine in 1980. Initially it was created to identify cycles in commodity trading, nowadays it is used to a…

This material is not intended for viewers from EEA countries. Binary options are not promoted or sold to retail EEA traders. Option trading is one of the best financial platforms where buyers and sellers do trading based on options expire in the money, A options, meaning to gain or loss on the trade that is…

The relative strength index (RSI) is a momentum oscillator used to estimate the velocity and magnitude of the price direction movements.  The indicator may help you identify overbought or oversold levels,  it can also give buy and sell signals. The Relative Strength Index is actually a single line that moves on the scale between 0…

Is there any difference between business and trading? Talking about risk, there is no too much difference. In many cases, traders and businessmen have to deal with the same issues and this means that traders can learn many things from successful businessmen. In this article, we collected seven aspects that may destroy both a promising…

In this article we collected some advices to new traders relying on John Murphy, who is a famous technical analyst and a talented writer. Map the trend Sometimes it is not easy to discover the trend and sometimes you should use different technical analysis instruments. What might look like a flat move, in the short-term…

Bollinger Bands (BB) is one of the most famous technical analysis indicator among traders worldwide. Bollinger Bands is a volatility indicator and it shows the dynamic range of price fluctuation. The volatility is higher when the distance between the lines is greater. Bollinger Bands may be used as a secondary tool that helps to identify…

The Elder Impulse System (EIS) is a technical analysis tool which is a combination of 2 various indicators and it is is a powerful trading system. It may be applied in order to identify the best entry and exit points and also to find an upcoming trend reversal. EIS is a powerful trading system and…

A multiplier is a helpful but dangerous tool which may help traders increase the potential upside of their trades and control positions that highly exceed money they have by increasing the associated risk. When you trade on the IQ Option platform, you are able to use a multiplier for specific asset types, particularly Forex, commodities,…

Many traders rely on technical or fundamental analysis. Those who support the former state, think that the market is a perfect validating machine and all factors (that can have an effect on the asset price and commonly known) are by default shown in the price chart. Consequently, only the price chart can be used when…

The Stochastic Oscillator is a momentum-type indicator that identifies overbought and oversold positions. In other words, it can give an information on when traders can probably enter or leave the market. Other than that the indicator can be used in order to forecast future performance of the underlying asset. It was developed and implemented by…

In this article you can find a list of day trading advices that you might find helpful. Most of the IQ Option traders involved in day trading without even knowing it is actually called like that. Day trading is an act of buying and selling financial instruments within the same day, usually several times. If…

Nasty Trading Mistakes That You Probably Make In trading we can all make mistakes. Mostly when we just start trading we do some mistakes because we learn many things and try to use them in the right way. Even the most professional traders can make mistakes. However, it is better not to do them. Here…

Any moment the market may move in one of the 3 directions; up, down or sideways. You may already know that many traders believe that the best time to trade is when there is a flat market (sideways movement in other words). If there is a flat market, it is difficult to make reliable predictions.…

In accordance to Alligator, it is believed that any financial market is trending 15% to 30% of the time and the rest 70% to 85% it shows sideways movements. The Alligator is good at indicating the periods when a market has a high volatility. Thus, the Alligator helps you to identify excellent entry and exit…

A working strategy, attention, good knowledge — all of these things are important for a good trader. Nevertheless, you have to be good at using the platform because knowing about all the features that may be used is important as well. The tools you are using can play a big role in achieving the results…

The IQ Option trading platform has many features. Perhaps, you may already use some of them. There is this feature, which is called “Templates”. It lets you bring together all your favorite indicators in one template and put them into use to any instrument in just few clicks. Here is the instruction on how to…

In this article we collected 5 things that you and all traders should not do. These advises can help professional traders and beginners save their money and achieve better results. Don’t spend everything you earn on Iq Option Most people work, spend money on what they want and only then save the rest. Unluckily, this…

In this blog we regularly talk about technical analysis and its specialities, giving you different strategies and explaining how the indicators work. However, not all traders, mostly novice traders understand what technical analysis is and why it is so crucial. Nevertheless, even  professionals can find this article helpful. What is technical analysis on Iq Option?…

Schaff Trend Cycle (STC) is an oscillator-type indicator that can help you spot positive and negative trends, identify entry and exit points, as well as give buy and sell signals. You may have a question why it is so special and why you might want to use it in trading? To begin with, it is…

The IQ Option trading platform has many features. Consequently, it may not be always easy to choose the ones you need . If you customize the interface, you will  get the maximum out of the trading platform. Perhaps, this will even help you become a better trader. In this article we will see the platform…

Trading with QStick Indicator — Tips & Strategies There are many trend-following indicators and most of them have almost the same function. They help you spot the trend and predict its future direction. Yet, every indicator does it in a different way. You can use QStick if you need an easy to follow, one-line indicator.…