Guides

Only Ups/Only Downs

Predict if the market price will go only up or only down during the contract period.

If you select "Only Ups", you win the Payout if consecutive ticks rise successively after the Entry spot. No payout if any tick falls or is equal to any of the previous ticks.

If you select "Only Downs", you win the Payout if consecutive ticks fall successively after the Entry spot. No payout if any tick rises or is equal to any of the previous ticks.

Trading Flow

  1. Authorize using your token: Call authorize API using your token. Ensure that the token has the trading scope enabled.

  2. Fetch Available Instruments: Use the active_symbols API to retrieve a list of all trading instruments offered on Deriv.

  3. Get Contract Details: Using the contracts_for API, obtain a list of contracts available for a specific instrument.

  4. Request a Price: Use the proposal API to get a quote. This will return an ID for the proposed trade.
    For the Only Ups/Downs options:

    1. Use the the contract_type:
      1. For Only Ups , use: "RUNHIGH"
      2. For Only Downs, use: "RUNLOW"
  5. Buy the Contract: Execute the trade by using the buy API with the ID from the proposal response. This action returns a unique contract_id.

  6. Monitor the Contract Status: Check the contract’s progress or outcome using the proposal_open_contract API with the contract_id.

  7. Close the Contract Early (if Needed): If you want to exit before the contract’s expiration, use the sell API with the contract_id.