Deriv launches Crash Boom Flip Indices

Deriv has launched Crash Boom Flip Indices, a new addition to its Derived Indices suite, and for the first time, every spike could go either way.

Where a Crash Index always drops suddenly before rising slowly, and a Boom Index always jumps suddenly before falling slowly, a Crash Boom Flip Index commits to neither direction. Each sudden move is decided at random, as unpredictable as a coin flip, with no way to know in advance whether the next event will be a crash or a boom.

What are Crash Boom Flip Indices?

Crash Boom Flip Indices are Synthetic Indices where each spike's direction is decided at random, so any sudden move can be a crash or a boom. That randomness is what sets Flip Indices apart from the rest of the Crash/Boom family.

Many indices in the Derived Indices suite are built around defined movement structures. A Crash Index, for instance, always drops sharply before climbing steadily; a Boom Index always surges before drifting down. Crash Boom Flip Indices depart from this structure. Each spike is randomly determined, and every event is independent of the one before it.

The direction of each spike is set the same way a coin flip is: an equal, random chance of a crash or a boom, with no memory of what came before. A run of crashes does not make a boom more likely next, and past spikes give no clue to the next one.

As with all Synthetic Indices on Deriv, Crash Boom Flip Indices prices run independent of real-world markets, news, or trading hours. They’re available to trade 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Because direction is randomised, the technical signals traders typically use to judge whether a price is overextended may not apply in the same way here. A random event can move with or against those signals at any time.

Four symbols, four speeds

• Crash Boom Flip 150 Index
• Crash Boom Flip 300 Index
• Crash Boom Flip 500 Index
• Crash Boom Flip 1000 Index

The number in each symbol's name reflects the average tick interval between spikes, a tick being the smallest unit of price movement. A Flip 150 Index has a shorter interval, so spikes occur more often; a Flip 1000 Index has a longer interval, so spikes are less frequent but tend to be larger when they occur.

This creates a trade-off between frequency and magnitude: more frequent spikes are generally smaller, while less frequent spikes tend to be larger. You can choose the symbol that best matches your preferred pace, from the fast-moving Flip 150 to the higher-magnitude Flip 1000.

As with any Derived Index, trading Crash Boom Flip Indices carries risk, and the randomised direction gives it a different risk profile from a fixed-direction index like a standard Crash or Boom.

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Trading involves significant risk. You may lose some or all of your invested capital.