US 30 (Dow Jones Industrial Average)
The Dow Jones Industrial Average — quoted as US 30 on most CFD platforms — tracks 30 large publicly-listed US companies, weighted by share price. It is the oldest US stock index still in use and one of the three primary US equity benchmarks alongside the S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100.
CFDs on US 30 give EU and MENA retail traders 24/5 access to Dow Jones exposure without needing a US brokerage account, plus leverage that’s not available on cash equities.
What moves US 30
- Fed monetary policy — rate decisions and dot-plot revisions dominate.
- US macroeconomic releases — NFP, CPI, GDP, retail sales (every release moves the index 0.5–2%).
- Earnings season — quarterly earnings of the 30 constituents, especially Boeing, Microsoft, JPMorgan, UnitedHealth, Apple.
- Risk sentiment — geopolitics, oil prices, USD strength.
Trading hours
| Session | UTC | Behaviour |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-market | 09:00–13:30 | Thin, gappy on overnight news |
| US open | 13:30–14:30 | Highest volatility of the day |
| US lunch | 16:00–17:30 | Slowest period |
| US close | 19:30–20:00 | Volatility returns, often reverses |
| After-hours | 20:00–01:00 | Earnings releases drop here |
Typical spreads
EU-regulated CFD brokers quote US 30 at 1.0–3.0 points during US session, widening to 3.0–8.0 points in Asian session. Anything over 5 points during US hours is uncompetitive.
