The scanner checks
6 conditions
before it ever calls a trade.
Every 15 minutes the desk scanner reads closed candles on gold, major FX pairs and top crypto. A signal only fires when the hourly trend, 15-minute trend, strength, momentum, a pullback and a confirmation candle all agree — then it lands on your dashboard, Telegram and WhatsApp within seconds.
Signals are delivered to clients trading through our partner broker, Exness. After signing up you'll be asked to open an Exness account and link it before subscribing.
Unlock with a subscription to see live levels
Live quotes from TradingView — the desk's own signal levels are generated separately and published to the feed once a subscription is active.
Multi-timeframe confirmation
H1 trend filter plus an M15 trend-pullback entry: EMA20/50 trend, ADX strength with directional agreement, RSI momentum that isn't overextended, and a closed confirmation candle.
Instant Telegram & WhatsApp
Every signal is pushed the moment it's published, followed by TP1 / TP2 / TP3 and stop-loss updates on Telegram so you know exactly when to move to break-even.
Honest trade history
Every signal is tracked candle-by-candle until it hits a target or the stop — wins and losses both stay on the record, so the win rate you see is the real one.
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- Gold & majors focus
- Trade history
- Unlimited signals
- All covered assets, all sessions
- Telegram + WhatsApp alerts
- TP / SL live updates
- Everything in Desk Pro
- Risk presets for prop accounts
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Shows the desk scanner's latest check for each pair, re-run on every closed 15-minute candle (forex & metals Mon–Fri 06:00–21:00 GMT, crypto 24/7). Full signals from this engine are published to the feed below automatically.
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Welcome to Vantage Desk
Scanner-confirmed signals, no guesswork
Vantage Desk publishes entries, stop loss, and take-profit levels only when six separate checks — hourly trend, 15-minute trend, strength, momentum, pullback and a confirmation candle — all agree. This quick guide walks you through getting set up.
Create your account
Tap Get access, then enter your email, password, full name, mobile number, trading experience level, the plan you're interested in, and the pairs you want signals on. Then open your Exness account through our referral link and submit the account ID — your free 2-day trial with full access starts as soon as we verify it.
Link your Exness account
Vantage Desk signals are for clients trading through our partner broker, Exness. After signup you'll be asked to open an Exness account through our link and submit your account ID for verification — this usually takes a few hours.
Subscribe to a plan
When your trial ends, choose a plan — from $30 a week or $100 a month, or save up to 30% with 3, 6 or 12 months — and pay by MoMo through Hubtel's secure checkout. Your access switches on automatically as soon as the payment goes through.
Turn on instant alerts
On the Signals tab, tap Connect Telegram and press Start in the bot, and switch on WhatsApp alerts. Subscribers and free-trial users get every signal pushed instantly, plus TP and stop-loss updates on Telegram.
Read your signals
Every card shows direction, entry, stop loss, up to three take-profit levels, break-even, and outcome. Move your stop to break-even when TP1 hits. Always use the stop loss and risk a small, fixed percentage per trade.
Install on Android
Open the site in Chrome, log in, then tap the 📲 Install app button in the top bar — or the ⋮ menu → Install app. Confirm, and the icon lands on your home screen.
Install on iPhone / iPad
Open the site in Safari (not Chrome). Tap the Share icon, scroll down, tap Add to Home Screen, then Add. iOS doesn't show an install button — this is the equivalent.
Install on Desktop
Log in, then click the 📲 Install app button in the top bar — or the install icon in the address bar. Vantage Desk then opens in its own window, like any installed program.
Installing is optional — everything works the same in your browser either way.
Learn to trade the right way, from zero.
Free beginner lessons on forex, gold and crypto: how the market works, how to read a chart, and how to protect your money. Then join our community for live classes and mentorship.
The basics, one lesson at a time
Each lesson takes about 5 minutes. Tap a lesson to open it, then mark it done to track your progress on this device.
1What is trading?
Markets, brokers and how you make or lose money
What is trading?
Markets, brokers and how you make or lose moneyTrading means buying something hoping its price goes up, or selling hoping it goes down, and closing the trade to keep the difference.
As a retail trader you don't buy real euros or gold bars. You trade contracts (CFDs) through a broker, such as Exness, using a platform such as MetaTrader 5 (MT5).
- Forex: one currency against another, e.g. EUR/USD.
- Gold: XAU/USD, gold priced in US dollars.
- Crypto: e.g. BTC/USD, Bitcoin priced in dollars.
The forex market runs 24 hours a day, Monday to Friday. Crypto trades every day.
2Currency pairs, bid and ask
Reading a price quote and the spread
Currency pairs, bid and ask
Reading a price quote and the spreadA pair like EUR/USD = 1.0850 means 1 euro costs 1.0850 US dollars. The first currency is the base, the second is the quote.
- Buy (long) EUR/USD if you think the euro will get stronger.
- Sell (short) EUR/USD if you think the euro will get weaker.
Every price has two sides: the bid (price you sell at) and the ask (price you buy at). The gap between them is the spread, the broker's fee. You start every trade slightly negative because of it.
| Type | Examples | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Majors | EURUSD, GBPUSD, USDJPY, USDCAD | Low spreads, most traded |
| Crosses | EURJPY, GBPJPY | No USD; can move fast |
| Metals | XAUUSD (gold) | Big daily moves; trade small |
| Crypto | BTCUSD, ETHUSD | Trades weekends; very volatile |
3Pips, lots and leverage
How big your trade is, and what each move is worth
Pips, lots and leverage
How big your trade is, and what each move is worthA pip is the standard unit of price movement. On most pairs it's the 4th decimal: EUR/USD moving from 1.0850 to 1.0851 is 1 pip. On JPY pairs it's the 2nd decimal (150.25 → 150.26). On gold, most brokers count a $0.10 move as 1 pip, so check yours.
A lot is your trade size:
| Lot size | Units | Value of 1 pip on EUR/USD |
|---|---|---|
| 1.00 (standard) | 100,000 | about $10 |
| 0.10 (mini) | 10,000 | about $1 |
| 0.01 (micro) | 1,000 | about $0.10 |
Leverage lets you open a trade bigger than your balance, e.g. 1:500. It does not change how much each pip is worth; it only lowers the margin needed to open the trade. That's why it's dangerous: it lets beginners open trades far too big for their account.
4Reading candlesticks
What each candle on the chart tells you
Reading candlesticks
What each candle on the chart tells youEach candle shows the price over one period (1 minute, 15 minutes, 1 hour, 1 day…). It has four prices: open, high, low, close.
- Long body: strong buying or selling.
- Long wick: price was pushed back; the other side fought in.
- Always look at several candles together, not one alone.
5Trend, support and resistance
Finding direction and key price levels
Trend, support and resistance
Finding direction and key price levels- Uptrend: higher highs and higher lows. Look mainly for buys.
- Downtrend: lower highs and lower lows. Look mainly for sells.
- Support: a level where price stopped falling before. Resistance: where it stopped rising.
- Check the higher timeframe (H4, Daily) first, then look for entries on a lower one (M15, H1).
6Order types, stop loss and take profit
How to enter and exit a trade safely
Order types, stop loss and take profit
How to enter and exit a trade safely- Market order: buy or sell immediately at the current price.
- Limit order: buy below, or sell above, the current price when it gets there.
- Stop order: buy above, or sell below, the current price to catch a breakout.
Every trade needs two exits set before you enter:
- Stop loss (SL): closes the trade automatically if price goes against you. It limits your loss.
- Take profit (TP): closes the trade automatically at your target.
Many traders move the SL to break-even (the entry price) once the first target is hit, so the rest of the trade can't turn into a loss.
7Risk management: the 1% rule
The lesson that keeps you in the game
Risk management: the 1% rule
The lesson that keeps you in the gameRisk about 1% of your balance on each trade. With $200, that's $2 per trade. Ten losses in a row would cost about 10%, not your whole account.
Risk:reward compares what you risk to what you aim for. At 1:3 you risk $2 to make $6. You can then lose 3 trades out of 4 and still roughly break even.
| Risk:reward | Win rate needed to break even |
|---|---|
| 1:1 | 50% |
| 1:2 | 34% |
| 1:3 | 25% |
Lot size calculator (EUR/USD-type pairs): enter your numbers.
8Trading sessions and the news
When the market moves most, in Ghana time
Trading sessions and the news
When the market moves most, in Ghana timeGhana uses GMT, so these times are your local time. They shift about 1 hour earlier while Europe and the US are on summer time.
| Session | Ghana time (approx.) | What to expect |
|---|---|---|
| Sydney | 22:00 – 07:00 | Quiet |
| Tokyo | 00:00 – 09:00 | JPY pairs active; gold often ranges |
| London | 08:00 – 17:00 | Big moves on EUR, GBP and gold |
| New York | 13:00 – 22:00 | USD news; the London–NY overlap (13:00–17:00) is the busiest time |
High-impact news (US jobs report NFP, inflation CPI, interest-rate decisions) can move price hundreds of pips in seconds, and spreads widen. Check an economic calendar each morning.
9Trading psychology
Discipline beats prediction
Trading psychology
Discipline beats prediction- No revenge trading. After a loss, don't rush a bigger trade to "win it back".
- No overtrading. Wait for setups that match your plan; 1–3 good trades a day is plenty.
- Don't move your stop loss further away to avoid taking a loss.
- Keep a journal: pair, entry, SL, TP, reason, result and how you felt.
- Only trade money you can afford to lose. Never school fees, rent or borrowed money.
10Your first steps
From demo account to your first live trade
Your first steps
From demo account to your first live trade- Open a demo account with a regulated broker and install MT5.
- Practise for at least 2–4 weeks using the 1% rule and a stop loss on every trade.
- Pick 1–2 markets to learn well, e.g. EUR/USD and gold, instead of chasing everything.
- Go live small: 0.01 lots, an amount you can afford to lose.
- Join the beginner class and mentorship group below to ask questions and review trades with others.
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The lessons give you the basics. Our community is where you get live classes, chart reviews and answers to your questions.
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Join WhatsApp groupRisk warning: trading forex, gold and crypto on leverage carries a high risk of losing money and is not suitable for everyone. The academy is for education only and is not financial advice.