IG trading signals
Spot potential trades with free forex signals, index signals and commodity signals.
Call 0800 195 3100 or email newaccounts.uk@ig.com to talk about opening an account.
Why use our free trading signals?
Get free real-time trading ideas for forex, indices and commodities
Free up your time, with continuous analysis done for you in the UK
See and action trade signals easily on your mobile or desktop
What are trading signals?
Trading signals are actionable ‘buy’ and ‘sell’ suggestions for UK traders, based on emerging chart patterns and key levels being met. You can see signals for a huge range of markets in our platform, and use them to help you decide how to trade.1
Using trading signals in our platform
Signals at a glance
Use the in-platform pane to view forex trading signals, index signals and commodity signals, including provider, direction and timeframe.
Technical signals
Get chart analysis of your selected market, along with entry and exit price targets to inform your trade.
Fundamental signals
Together with concise market analysis, you’ll also see entry and exit points, support and resistance levels and the provider’s level of confidence in the signal.
Who creates our UK trading signals?
Our signals come directly from two third-party providers, Autochartist and PIA-First.
Autochartist’s pattern-recognition technology and PIA-First’s experienced professionals analyse charts for you, saving you time and helping you back up your own analysis.
Established in 2004, Autochartist is a market leader in automated technical analysis.
- Scans the markets and analyses data across multiple timeframes
- Provides objective chart pattern information to help guide your decisions
- Eliminates subjectivity from chart analysis
PIA-First is a trading strategy service from market professionals with over 45 years’ combined experience.
- Gives running analytical commentary as conditions play out
- Shows key levels – entry, exit, support and resistance
- Sets signals in a wider economic context
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*Demo accounts are only available for spread betting and CFD trading.
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Fast execution on a huge range of markets
Enjoy flexible access to 15,000+ global markets, with reliable execution
Deal seamlessly, wherever you are
Trade on the move with our natively designed, award-winning trading app
Feel secure with a trusted provider
With 50 years of experience, we’re proud to offer a truly market-leading service
*Demo accounts are only available for spread betting and CFD trading.
Open an account now
Open an account now
Fast execution on a huge range of markets
Enjoy flexible access to 15,000+ global markets, with reliable execution
Deal seamlessly, wherever you are
Trade on the move with our natively designed, award-winning trading app
Feel secure with a trusted provider
With 50 years of experience, we’re proud to offer a truly market-leading service
How to use trading signals
- Create a trading account with us
- Log in and open the trading platform
- Select ‘signals’ from the left-hand menu
- Choose your trading signal (ie ‘Buy FTSE 100’, or ‘Sell EUR/GBP’)
- View the trading signal and accompanying analysis from Autochartist or PIA
- Click ‘copy to order’ to trade on the signal
What markets can I get trading signals for?
Forex signals
Get forex signals for a range of popular pairs – including EUR/USD, GBP/USD and USD/JPY.
Index signals
Find automatic analysis for Germany 40, Wall Street, US Tech 100 and other top indices.
Commodity signals
Discover opportunities in metals, energies and softs as they develop.
FAQs
UK traders can get forex signals, index signals and commodity signals with us.
Trading signals are a great way to have chart patterns, which can constitute ‘buy’ and ‘sell’ opportunities, recognised and analysed automatically – taking some legwork out of your analysis. They’re a useful part of your broader analysis toolkit. However, you act on them entirely at your own risk – they’re never a sure thing.
Our signals come directly from two third-party providers – Autochartist and PIA-First.
You can get signals on your mobile devices with the IG Trading app, and on desktop with the IG Trading platform.
You’d set a trading alert to notify you of the economic releases, price changes or a chart meeting your technical conditions (which might be a signal in itself). Our trading signals inform you of significant trends or patterns in the markets that could lead to a trading opportunity.
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1 Our signal service does not constitute and shouldn’t be regarded as investment advice. We provide an execution-only service. You act on signals entirely at your own risk.
2 Awarded ‘best finance app’ and ‘best multi-platform provider’ at the ADVFN International Financial Awards 2024.
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