Over night price changes

thomas

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Hi

I placed my first trade with Finspreads on 28/07/04. I opened/brought sept Dow at 50pence a point. On the first day it stalled but by the second day it went up with a profit of £16, not bad I thought for my first trade and at only 50p.This was on Fri and as I am partial to the odd drink on a Fri night I did not check my charts until Sat.
I have read a bit about Japanese candles and as the to previous candles I saw were spinning top and a hanging man I decided to close the bet first thing Mon morning.So the moment Finspreads opened I went to close to realise a profit but found the market had already moved and ended up losing £10 !! How is this possible if the market opens at 7am and how can I avoid this from happening again?

Thanks
 
The market can open very far away from where it closed the previous day. To avoid it happening again.. do not hold overnight.
But then you will be a daytrader and that can be fraught with difficulty.
Take care!
 
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