Jump Index, explained
Jump indices behave like Deriv's standard Volatility indices almost all the time — until, roughly once every 20 minutes on average, the price jumps sharply. That combination sits between plain Volatility indices and Boom & Crash, and the difference is worth understanding before you stake against it.
What it actually is
Five variants — Jump 10, 25, 50, 75 and 100 — where the number sets the underlying volatility level, the same idea as the standard Volatility family. Layered on top of that continuous movement, an occasional sharp jump lands on average every 20 minutes. Unlike Boom or Crash, that jump can land in either direction — there's no persistent drift being interrupted, just a mostly ordinary random walk with an occasional outsized step.
How the three mechanics compare
| Market | Most of the time | The unusual event |
|---|---|---|
| Volatility indices | Continuous random walk | None — no built-in spike or jump |
| Boom / Crash | Persistent drift, one direction | Spike against the drift, fixed direction, every 300–1,000 ticks on average |
| Jump indices | Ordinary random walk, no drift | Jump in either direction, roughly every 20 minutes on average |
The staking risk
Boom and Crash at least let you position with the drift, so the spike — while dangerous — moves in a direction you knew in advance. A Jump index gives you no such heads-up: the jump can go either way, so there's no "safe side" of a recovery ladder to sit on. The only real protection is the same one that applies everywhere staking is involved — a tight maximum stake, checked against your settings in the backtester before you run anything live.
Digit contracts here — verify before you assume. This site's chi-square verification of uniform, independent digits is specific to the standard volatility indices. Jump indices carry the same continuous-random-walk behaviour most of the time, but we haven't run and published that check here — use the digit analysis tool to see the live distribution before trading digits on a Jump index.
Run it in Binary Pro
- Open the Bot Builder and select a Jump index from the symbol list.
- Choose your trade type, stake, and — given the unpredictable jump direction — a conservative maximum stake.
- Test on demo through at least one live jump before considering real money.
Related: Boom & Crash strategy · Step Index explained · test a strategy before running it live
Illustrative figures are rounded and the jump interval is an average, not a guarantee. Risk disclosure.
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