Skill: Equities Trading | Domain: trading | Category: asset-class | Level: beginner Tags: trading, asset-class, equities, stocks, cfds, earnings, sectors

Equities & Stock CFD Trading

Trading Hours (Critical for CFDs)

CFD Rule: Stock CFDs (TSLAm, AAPLm, etc.) only trade during NY session 13:30–20:00 UTC

Opening Range Breakout (ORB)

def opening_range_breakout(candles_930_to_1000: list) -> dict:
    """First 30 minutes of NYSE session sets the range for ORB strategy."""
    highs = [c["high"] for c in candles_930_to_1000]
    lows  = [c["low"]  for c in candles_930_to_1000]
    orb_high = max(highs)
    orb_low  = min(lows)
    orb_range = orb_high - orb_low
    return {
        "orb_high": orb_high, "orb_low": orb_low,
        "orb_range": round(orb_range, 2),
        "long_trigger": orb_high,
        "short_trigger": orb_low,
        "long_target": round(orb_high + orb_range, 2),
        "short_target": round(orb_low - orb_range, 2),
        "long_stop": round(orb_low, 2),
        "short_stop": round(orb_high, 2),
        "timing": "Trade breakouts between 10:00–11:30 AM EST only",
    }

Earnings Impact Framework

• Beat + guidance raise → gap up, momentum long first hour
• Beat + guidance cut → sell the news — fade the gap within 30 min
• Miss → gap down, short any bounce to VWAP
• In-line → range trade, fade opening extremes
• Rule: Never hold stock CFD positions through earnings — gap risk is unlimited

Sector Rotation Model

Your Stock CFD Watchlist (Exness MT5)

STOCK_CFDS = ["TSLAm", "AAPLm", "MSFTm", "NVDAm", "AMZNm", "GOOGm", "METAm", "JPMm", "BAm"]
INDICES    = ["US500m", "USTECm", "US30m"]
PIP_SIZE   = 0.01  # All stock CFDs

Index Correlation (useful for bias)

• USTECm drives NVDAm, AAPLm, MSFTm, GOOGm, METAm
• US30m drives JPMm, BAm
• US500m = broad market — use as overall risk-on/off filter
• If indices sell off → avoid long stock CFDs regardless of individual setup

Related Skills

• Session Scalping
• Technical Analysis
• Fundamental Analysis
• Risk And Portfolio