What is AUS200 Stock Indices Trade Strategy? - Learn Trading AUS200 Stock Index
The AUS200 Trade Chart
The AUS200 trade chart is displayed & illustrated and shown above. On the example above this instrument is named as AUS200CAS. As a trader you want to find a broker that provides AUS200 trade chart so that you can begin to trade it. The stock example above is of AUS200 on MT4 Platform.
Indices Trade Strategy for AUS200 Index
AUS200 will generally move up because share prices always move upward over time. This index in general moves upward over the long-term because Australian economy also shows strong growth backed by their mining sector which has great reserves of Gold as well as other valuable commodities.
As a trader wanting to trade this stock index, index will move upward faster when the Australian economic indicators show accelerated economic growth.
As a Stock trader you want to be biased & keep buying as the index moves upward. When Australian economy is doing well (most times it is doing well) this upwards trend is more likely to be ruling. A good stock index trade strategy would be to buy dips.
During Economic Slow-Down & Recession
During economic slow-down & recession times, companies begin to report lower profits & lower business growth prospects. It is because to this reason that investors begin to sell stocks of companies reporting lower profits & therefore index tracking these particular stocks will also start to move downward.
Therefore, during these times index trends are likely to be moving downwards & as a trader you should also adjust your trading strategy accordingly to fit the prevailing downward trends of the stock market index that you're trading.
Contracts Specifications
Margin Requirement Per 1 Lot - AUD 70
Value per 1 Pips - AUD 0.1
NB: Even though general trend is generally upward, as a trader you've to factor in daily market volatility, on some days the index might oscillate or even retrace, index market retracement may also be significant at times & therefore as a trader you need to time your entry precisely using this trade strategy: Indices trade strategy & at the same time use proper money management rules just in case of more unexpected volatility in the market trend. About money management rules in stock indexes trading topics: What is money indices management and stock index trading money management methods.