Deriv Higher/Lower Assistant
Higher/Lower works like Rise/Fall, but you choose the target price. You predict whether the market ends above or below your barrier.
How Higher/Lower contracts work
Instead of comparing the final price with the entry price, you set a barrier. A Higher contract wins if the market ends above your barrier. A Lower contract wins if it ends below.
The further your barrier is from the current price, the less likely it is to be reached, and the payout reflects that. Trade analysis marks the barrier on the price journey, so you can see how close each trade came.
How to set up a Higher/Lower assistant
- Open the Trading Panel and pick a market and symbol, for example a Volatility Index.
- Choose Higher/Lower as the contract type, then Higher or Lower, and set your barrier and expiry.
- Select a ready-made strategy, or a progression strategy such as Martingale for your stakes.
- Set your stake or payout, then turn on risk management to add a stop loss and take profit.
- Practice on a Deriv demo account first, then press play and follow each trade on the live chart.
What to know before you automate
Barrier distance
A tight barrier behaves like Rise/Fall. A wide one pays more but wins less often.
Check the payout
Compare payouts at different barriers before you automate, because the same assistant repeats the same choice every trade.
Review barrier misses
Use Trade analysis to see whether losses were narrow misses or far off.
Try a Higher/Lower assistant on a Deriv demo account before you risk real money.
Get StartedFrequently asked questions
- What is the difference between Rise/Fall and Higher/Lower?
- Rise/Fall compares the final price with the entry price. Higher/Lower compares it with a barrier price that you choose.
- Can I run Higher/Lower on a demo account?
- Yes. Switch to your Deriv demo account first to run it on virtual funds.
Keep reading
- Rise/Fall assistantRise/Fall is the classic binary contract: predict whether the market will end above or below where it started.
- Touch/No Touch assistantTouch/No Touch is about whether the market reaches a target price at any point, not just where it finishes.
- How Martingale works on DerivWhat a progression strategy does to your stakes, with a worked example.
Risk warning: Trading binary options involves a high level of risk and you could lose your entire stake. Only trade with money you can afford to lose. This page is educational and is not financial advice.