What is US30 Trade Strategy? - Learn Trading US30 Index

The US30 Trade Chart

The US30 trade chart is displayed & illustrated and shown above. On the example above this instrument is named as US30CASH. As a trader you want to find a broker that provides US30 trade chart so that you can begin to trade it. The example above is of US30 on MT4 Platform.

Indices Trade Strategy for US30 Index

US30 method of calculating makes Dow 30 index more volatile & therefore there are more wide swings in price movement of this index. Although this index in general moves upward over the long-term because American economy also shows strong growth and is also the largest economy in the world.

As a trader wanting to trade this stock index, be prepared for wider price swing and a little more volatility.

As a trader you want to be biased & keep buying as the index moves upward. When America 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 for 1 Lot - $ 150

Value per 1 Pips - $ 0.5

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 index trading topics: What is money indices management and stock index trading money management methods.