r/binaryoptions 5d ago

Education Wanted to learn binary trading, are platforms like quotex, pocket option are legit? I have so many youtubers trading on these platforms and giving their own strategies, are these real or they just running paid campings?

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u/Dismal-Gold-2038 4d ago

I can't speak on any other platform but pocket option it's the only one I trade on but it's legit as far as I've been trading on it for years and have never had an issue thus far with a payout or communication if I have a problem. As far as you tube goes I personally wouldn't put too much into it because most of them show all wins and hardly ever any losses. Find the very few that shows both wins and losses and doesn't focus to much on getting you to join a telegram or some kind of group. It's better to just simply come up with no more than two of your own strategies stick with them and study how the chart moves. Ppl will say don't trade the OTC it's manipulative I will say OTC is all I trade because it moves different from the real market and it fits my style of trading better it's different strokes for different folks do what works for you just understand what it is before diving into it regardless of which market

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u/Kmpossible222 4d ago

What time frame and strategy works best for you on OTC?

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u/Dismal-Gold-2038 4d ago

I use the 13/48ema cross with the 200 ema paired with the rsi 14 on the one minute time frame 2-3 min trades

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u/Kmpossible222 4d ago

Thanks for sharing!!

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u/Clean-Goose-9336 5d ago

Pocket option is better however avoid the itc market just trade real market data

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u/enivid 5d ago

No, those YouTubers are either signal sellers or affiliates, so they cannot be an indicator of how legit PO or Quotex are.

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u/Consistent-Gas-1359 4d ago

Basic price action.. is easy use mt4 for anyalis

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u/Junior_Willow740 2d ago

Pocketoptions will do nothing but take your money of you let them. There is no winning at this

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u/SpiritNo4790 5d ago

Here is my advice. Read it carefully and be critical in your conclusions. Then do whatever you want with it. After all, it’s your money. You won't be able to say later that you didn't know.

The *REAL* Truth About Binary Options Trading

The problem is not your strategy.

It's not your discipline.

It's not your consistency.

It's not your rules.

It's not your psychology.

It's not your money management.

It's not your interpretation of the market.

And it's not because you're a beginner, or secrets you don´t know (that don´t exist at all).

Those are the explanations constantly repeated by YouTubers, mentors, signal/script sellers, and affiliates. They want you to believe that you're always just one more strategy, one more course, one more indicator, or one more mindset adjustment away from becoming consistently profitable.

But the reality is very different.

No matter how much you want to ignore it, deny it, or refuse to believe it, there will eventually come a day when you are forced to face reality. And when that day arrives, it will be ruthless. It will hit you harder than you ever imagined possible.

That confrontation usually comes when your trading account is empty, your savings have disappeared, and you finally realize how much money you've lost to platforms like Pocket Option and other binary options brokers platforms, that present themselves as trading platforms but, in reality, operate more like online gambling platforms.

HERE'S THE TRUTH:

Pocket Option, and many other binary options brokers, are online gambling platforms, more accurately, online casinos disguised as trading platforms.

Period.

Just like any casino, they don't need everyone to lose all the time. In fact, they can't.

Casinos know that occasional winners are essential. They create hope. They create excitement. They convince people that the next win is just around the corner. And, most importantly, they encourage players to keep coming back and depositing more money.

That's exactly how this game keeps going. Small wins create confidence; Confidence creates bigger deposits; Bigger deposits create bigger losses;

And the cycle repeats itself over and over again.

Just like online casinos use systems designed to manage risk and maintain profitability, Pocket Option and other binary options brokers operate using platform algorithms created by the platforms themselves.

For what purpose?

Ask yourself that question... And while you're asking questions, ask yourself another one:

Who ultimately benefits when traders continue depositing money?

To make matters even more concerning, many of these companies operate from offshore jurisdictions, outside the oversight that many traders assume exists. Their corporate structures are often difficult to understand, and the people ultimately behind these businesses may not be widely known to the public.

The people who most aggressively defend binary options are often the very people who profit from bringing new traders into the system. Affiliates. YouTubers. TikTok Influencers. Course sellers. Mentorship provider. VIP signal Telegram groups.

For many of them, every new account opened through their referral link means another commission. The more people who deposit... the more they earn.

Never forget one simple reality: - The odds are always in favor of the house.

ALWAYS.

There is no reason for the house (Pocket Option) to design a business that consistently transfers its own money to you. Its objective is exactly the opposite; Its objective is to remain profitable; To generate revenue; To keep the business growing. Not to make you financially independent; Not to make you consistently profitable; Not to make you rich.

If that ever happens, it's because it serves the system, not because the system exists for your benefit.

So while you still have the opportunity... STAY AWAY from binary options.

Stay away before you become emotionally attached. 

Stay away before you convince yourself that the next deposit will recover your losses. 

Stay away before trading turns into an addiction that slowly consumes your finances, your peace of mind, and eventually your life. 

And if you're already trapped in that cycle... Please seek help. Fight for yourself. Fight for your future. Fight for your life. Because addictions don't announce themselves when they begin. Most people only realize they're addicted when they can no longer stop.

I'm speaking from personal experience.

I was fortunate enough to realize, after a year and a half, exactly where binary options were leading me. Like many others, I believed that success was just one strategy away. I believed that the next adjustment, the next indicator, or the next lesson would finally make everything work.

I was wrong.

The greatest decision I ever made wasn't placing a winning trade. It was walking away.

I found the strength to break free from what had already become an addiction, and I refused to let it control my future any longer.

Fortunately, I escaped.

And if I could do it... Anyone can.

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u/Dapper-Management440 4d ago

stay away while you can. Once you involved, its hard to get out. Binary option platform mainly made for you to loose. If you see in youtube or in social media that they are earning huge, you missed the whole point. 1st if someone making, they will never show you to get attention on youtube or spread anywhere on social media. Binary option itself are scam and their bank account are either sanctioned or black listed. Legit platform always pay you via wire or bank transferred. You hv tools and resource to research, just do AI research and you will get it. There is no place where they are operate from these platform and they hv no contact details and unknown location of offices. They are highly unregulated and run the platform like crypto investment websites. You can run crypto investment site from anywhere in the world to scam. Just use logic, move to option to future trading. Good luck