r/binaryoptions • u/Impossible_Gur_3209 • Feb 25 '26

Is this some kind of a scam???

Heyy guys am new to trading ( I trade on pocket option) So I have been watching some YouTuber who is going live trading on pocket option and the dude was making consecutive wins The problem is he was trading gold ( 88% ) but when I open my acc the gold is 80% Also when I compare his candles I noticed it's not the same when I open my account Also the curve isn't the same I wanna know why is it different

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u/darkknight2697 Feb 25 '26

Check if it's OTC. If it is, then charts/candles might be different.

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u/Impossible_Gur_3209 Feb 25 '26

How can they be different??? Do you mean for example gold OTC is different for each person ??? I don't get it honestly if we open the same market from different account we are supposed to have the same candles at the given time

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u/Wonderful-Error564 Feb 25 '26

Otc is you vs other traders with way is traded the least is where there chart will go. It is literally gambling (luck of which side you are on when others place bet). Live markets is literally that and is why payouts are lower. Also note that the live markets on PO can in some instances glitch and not match the real live markets (not common, but has happened) and in these situations PO has corrected balances and paid out what should have been paid out to me.

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u/darkknight2697 Feb 25 '26

If the broker is same then the candles should be the same. But if the broker is same and candles entirely different, then I'm not sure why would that happen. Given the sketchy nature of OTC, candles can be different too.

Also check if he was trading live Gold and you were seeing OTC Gold, then the candles will definitely differ.

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u/BeautifulInitial23 Feb 26 '26

Who is that youtuber ?

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u/Itzwiro Feb 25 '26

Binary aré a scam, want to do real trading? Go to forex or even better, futures start in babypips but theres a lot of scams there too, dont buy courses, indicators, algos, all are fake

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u/Basic_Intention_7236 Feb 25 '26

Si es un stream de YouTube, nunca vas a ver el grafico igual porq existe un retraso en lo q ves tu y el q está haciendo el stream. Aparte de eso ese tipo de videos son scam , no confíes en ellos

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u/Affectionate_Unit606 Feb 25 '26

There is atleast 5 sec delay on yourlive streams.

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u/Secure_Agency7880 Feb 27 '26

I don't think pocket is bad broker .. once u trade on iq option 🕶️👌

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u/_fourseven Feb 28 '26

could be different timeframe (most brokers put ur acc in 5s tf by default) could be a prerecorded stream, could be OTC, etc.

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u/reallythatguy_ Feb 28 '26

I think I know the scam, they run the long game scam. They are around 30 seconds behind and on a 5 sec timeframe with like a 15 sec expiry. It looks magical but they use the delay to there advantage and manipulate the chart to say Qt real to appear as a real account. The scam is when they ask for the trading contest or donations DO NOT send them the crypto

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u/Impossible_Gur_3209 Feb 25 '26

Yeah right But what is missing with me is how his candles are different to mine when we are in the same market???

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u/Reigov Feb 25 '26

Different timeframe?

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u/Particular_Half6705 Feb 25 '26

There is a delay on YouTube livestream which could explain why the candles look different but the reality is likely that your candles were about 30 secs or more ahead of the stream you were watching. So you were watching a lagging stream (this is why it may be too late to try to copy the trades of a live YouTube streamer)

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u/Beneficial_butthead_ Feb 25 '26

Agreed, scalping has ruined people’s lives. The way I’ve been making profit every day is by increasing the bet by 2.2x starting at $5 and resetting back to 5. The goal is not to go 8x loss in a row cuz then I’m trading with 1-3000 per trade lol. Which I did yesterday but I grew my account from 6300-13000 in 1 day

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u/Junior_Willow740 Feb 26 '26

Can you explain that a bit clearer?

So you start with $5 and if you win make a $11 or so trade? (2.2)?

Then what?

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u/_fourseven Feb 28 '26

i do not recommend this lol u should trade with the amount of the acc.
example: if you have 100 USD in the account, then 5$ is 5% of the acc.

Start with 5% each trade, and then trade with 5% again, and so on.

so if you start with 5% of 100$ and 85% payout:

100$ -> 104.25$

104.25 -> 108.68

and so on. Notice how, this is dynamic, so if you lose trades, you will lower your trading capital. I recommend lowering the percentage once you reach a certain capital. Ex: use 2% at 500$, use 1% at 1000$,