US30 (Dow Jones) Lot Size Calculator

Pip Value & Contract Specifications

US30 (Dow Jones Industrial Average, also called DJIA or Wall Street 30) is an index CFD. The contract specification gives a point value of approximately $1.00 per index point per standard lot at most CFD brokers including FxPro. At USD/TRY 18.50 that equals R18.50 per point per lot — the same basis as NAS100, but the Dow's lower daily range means tighter stops and more manageable swings.

Always verify in MT4/MT5: right-click the US30 symbol → Specification → check contract size and tick value for your account type.

All values indicative at USD/TRY 18.50. Verify contract specifications with your broker before trading.

Position Sizing Example

Suppose you have a R50,000 account and risk 1% per trade (R500). You set a 100-point stop loss on US30 (appropriate for a 1-hour chart trade).

At USD/TRY 18.50, each point per lot = R18.50. The formula:

Lots = Risk ÷ (Stop points × Point value in ZAR)
Lots = R500 ÷ (100 × R18.50) = R500 ÷ R1,850 ≈ 0.27 lots

Round down to 0.25 lots. On a daily-chart trade with a 200-point stop, the same R500 risk allows: R500 ÷ (200 × R18.50) ≈ 0.13 lots. The Dow's lower volatility versus NAS100 often permits slightly larger position sizes for the same stop distance.

About US30 — Key Drivers & Trading Hours

The Dow Jones Industrial Average is the world's most famous stock index, comprising 30 blue-chip US companies including Goldman Sachs, Boeing, Johnson & Johnson, Caterpillar, and JPMorgan Chase. Trading near 42,000 points in current conditions, with a typical daily ATR of 100–300 points. This is lower than NAS100's 200–400 points because the Dow is price-weighted and dominated by traditional industries rather than high-growth tech.

Key drivers: Federal Reserve rate decisions, US economic data (ISM Manufacturing, Consumer Confidence, Non-Farm Payrolls), earnings from Dow component companies (especially financial stocks Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan), oil prices (Chevron is a component), and broader risk sentiment. The Dow is more defensive than NAS100 — it tends to fall less during tech sell-offs but also captures less of tech rallies.

Active trading hours in SAST: 14:30–21:00 SAST for the full US cash session. The highest-volatility window is around the US open (14:30–15:30 SAST) and into the close (20:00–21:00 SAST). Non-Farm Payrolls (first Friday of each month at 14:30 SAST) is consistently the highest single-event volatility trigger for US30. On FOMC days (8 times per year), expect 200–400 point moves within minutes of the 20:00 SAST announcement.