The EUROSTOXX 50 Stock Index
EUROSTOXX 50 Stock Index represents trend movement of top 50 Blue Chip Stocks in EuroZone. These stocks are picked from the most lucrative sectors of EuroZone economy. The Top 50 Stocks are also selected from a variety of Euro Zone countries. These 50 stocks are the most liquid stocks in the EuroZone. The countries Included are 12 in total and these are:
- Germany
- France
- Netherlands
- Portugal
- Spain
- Belgium
- Finland
- Italy
- Austria
- Greece
- Ireland
- Luxembourg
The EUROSTOXX 50 Stock Index is represented on a chart as a Financial Instrument just like currencies & stocks, & this Stock Index trade chart can be traded just like forex currency charts.
The EUROSTOXX 50 Stock Index trade chart movement can be analyzed using technical analysis & other indicators can be placed on this Stock Index Trade Chart.
The EUROSTOXX 50 Stock Index Trade Chart
The EUROSTOXX 50 Stock Index trade chart is shown and illustrated below. On the example below this financial instrument is named EU 50CASH. As a trader you want to find a broker that provides EUROSTOXX 50 Stock Index trade chart so that you can start to trade it. The example below is of EURO STOXX Stock Index on the MetaTrader 4 Forex & Indices Trading Software.
Just as currencies a trader can use their own strategy or trading system to trade these Stock Indices the same way that they trade currencies. Traders can even use their Expert Advisors to trade these Indices.
Other Information about EUROSTOXX 50 Stock Index
Market Time - 0900 - 1800 Central Estern Time
Official Symbol - SX 5E or SX 5E:IND
The 50 components stocks that makes up EUROSTOXX 50 Stock Index are revised once every year to determine if to make changes to this composition or not.
Strategy For Trading EUROSTOXX 50 Stock Index
EUROSTOXX 50 Stock Index is made up of blue chip stocks choosen from best performing sectors in the EuroZone: therefore a good trade strategy to trade EUROSTOXX 50 Stock Index is to trade long most times. This is because generally the best stocks in Europe will generally keep heading up & up because the companies behind these stocks are the best & most lucrative companies in Europe.
The EUROSTOXX 50 Stock Index is also revised yearly so that if one Stock Indices is not doing well then it's replaced with another Indices that is doing good. This ensures that most times EUROSTOXX 50 Stock Index will keep going upward.
As a trader you want to be biased and keep buying as the stock index moves upward. When the European economies are doing well this upwards trend is more likely to be ruling. A good indices trade strategy would be to buy dips.
During Economic SlowDown and Recession
During economic slowdown and recession times, companies begin to report lower profits & lower growth prospect. It is because to this reason that traders begin to sell stocks of companiesthat are reporting lower profits & therefore the Stock Indices tracking these specified stocks will also begin to move downwards.
Therefore, during these times Stock Index trends are likely to be heading downward & you as a trader should also adjust your strategy accordingly to suit the prevailing downwards trends of the stock index that you are trading.
Contracts & Specifications
Margin Required Per Lot - € 40
Value per Pips - € 0.1
NB: Even though general trend is generally upward, as a trader you have to consider & factor in the daily market volatility, on some of the days the Stock Indices might move in a range or even retrace and pullback, Stock Indices market retracement move may also be a significant one at times & therefore as a trader you need to time your trade entry precisely using this trade strategy: Stock Index trading strategy & at same time use proper money management guidelines just in case there is more unexpected volatility in the market trend. About money management methods in indices trading topics: What is Stock Index money management & Stock Indices money management methods.
