Scottish Mortgage IT
A range trading opportunity for you?
Will Scottish Mortgage IT break support, or will it rise again back to 560p?
- Range developed over last 3 months.
- Bounced off 521p zone 7 times since June. Now trading 530p (at time of writing)
- Will the pattern repeat itself, testing previous highs?
- Shares -6.7% from 2018 highs; +28% from 2018 lows; +18% year-to-date
- Published Net Asset Value (18 Sept) 510-516p.
Trading Scottish Mortgage IT – An Example
Let’s say you like the range, you think it’s heading back towards 560p again. You decide to buy exposure to £10,000 worth of Scottish Mortgage IT using a CFD, at the current price of 530p. To do this, you need £2,000.
Let’s assume Scottish Mortgage IT recovers back to 560p. Your profit would be £566, from your initial investment of £2,000.
Conversely, let’s assume you open the above position, and place a stop-loss at 3% from the current price, at 514p. Scottish Mortgage IT falls 3% and hits your stop-loss. Your loss would be £300.
This is provided for information purposes only. It should not be taken as a recommendation.