US SP 500
US SP 500 market insights
Pivot points are a technical indicator that traders use to predict upcoming areas of technical significance, such as support and resistance. They're calculated by averaging the high, low and closing prices of a previous period. That could be a day, a week or a month.
If a market is trading above its previous pivot point (known as P), it is seen as a bullish signal. If it is below, it is bearish.
Support and resistance levels are a core part of technical analysis, providing crucial insight into possible future price reversals.
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US SP 500 details
The US SP 500 is FOREX.com’s market for the S&P 500: an index of 500 leading publicly traded companies in the United States.
The US SP 500 is weighted by market capitalisation, meaning the 500 companies are ranked by their share price multiplied by the number of publicly traded shares. The index’s high number of companies and range of sectors make it the leading index for large-cap stocks in the United States.
Top companies on the US SP 500 include Apple, Microsoft, Amazon and Tesla.
| Margin from | 5.0 % |
| Min trade size | 1 |
| Long | 0 |
| Short | 0 |
| Min stop distance | 0.0 Points |
| Guaranteed order minimum | 2 Points |
Spreads
| Spreads from | 0.6 Points |
Margins
| 0 - 8,800 | 5.0 % |
| 8,800 - 18,000 | 7.5 % |
| 18,000 + | 10.0 % |
Dealing
| Spreads from | 0.6 Points |
Margins
| 0 - 8,800 | 5.0 % |
| 8,800 - 18,000 | 7.5 % |
| 18,000 + | 10.0 % |
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