Index
US30 — Dow Jones 30
1 – 5 points · 250 – 600 points
US30 tracks 30 large US companies and is price-weighted, so a single high-priced stock can move it. It trends well intraday during the US cash session.
Risk first
Numbers below are typical ranges, not guarantees — spreads, swaps and volatility differ per broker and market regime. Size every position from your stop distance and account risk, never from a fixed lot habit.
Contract specifications
| Spec | Value |
|---|---|
| Contract size | 1.00 lot = 1 USD per point (broker dependent) |
| Pip / tick value | 1 point → 1 USD / 1.00 lot |
| Typical spread | 1 – 5 points |
| Typical daily range | 250 – 600 points |
| Best trading hours | US cash session 14:30–21:00 UTC |
What moves this market
- ▸Fed policy and US yields
- ▸Earnings from large industrials and financials
- ▸Macro data: CPI, NFP, ISM
Correlations to watch
- ▸Very high to SPX500, lower to NAS100
- ▸Positive to AUD/JPY as a risk proxy
How traders approach it
- ▸Opening-range breakout at the US cash open
- ▸Trend pullbacks on M15/H1
- ▸Flat before FOMC statements
Typical mistakes
- ▸Trading it overnight with a day-trading stop
- ▸Holding index longs plus AUD/JPY longs at full size
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