'Short' Selling on Etoro - Make Money as The Price Falls

How do you make profits as the price is falling? My profile on the Social Trading site : etoro.tw/2rcYYm0
eToro is a multi-asset investment platform. The value of your investments may go up or down. Your capital is at risk.
Copy Trading does not amount to investment advice. The value of your investments may go up or down. Your capital is at risk.
eToro Affiliate Links may lead to compensation if followed
All trading involves risk. Only risk capital you’re prepared to lose. Past performance is not an indication of future results. This content is for educational purposes only and is not investment advice.
Cryptocurrencies can fluctuate widely in prices and are therefore not appropriate for all investors. Trading cryptocurrencies is not supervised by any EU regulatory framework.
If you're new to Copy Trading, here's my playlist about it: • How To Copy A Trader O...
Here's my playlist for Etoro Beginners : • Is Etoro A Scam? Will ...

[@SimoPlays]

That was a brilliant explanation for the "SELL" position. Thank you Sir.

[@SocialTrading]

Thanks a lot sir! :)

[@עדישרון-ה2פ]

Not so brilliant because ETORO is a speculation platform, so its not that there is a broker or anyone is selling or buying. Its way more simple, you Gamble (speculate) and they take a fee, that's it.

[@patriciadixon4735]

Thank you for explaining in layman's terms.

[@SocialTrading]

Thanks for watching :)

[@mateoostojic5869]

Some people just know how to explain things very simple and get to the point. Thanks mate!

[@SocialTrading]

Thanks so much Mateo :)

[@ArJayDM]

I'm so late but God damn you made everything fucking simple for someone first starting in investing. I knew nothing before watching this video and now I have the general foundation of my trading knowledge, now I can expand off of this. Subbed just for that

[@sammyboy9999]

The whole game stop thing makes sense now. thanks

[@armandolirio3321]

Now I know how this short selling works. I have listened to others and no one have explained it better than you. Thank you very much Sir. Cheers!

[@SocialTrading]

Cheers Armando ! :)

[@MALITHA8]

Thanks for explaining this. I was confused till you explained this. To sell my own "buy" I simply updated the take profit figure on my "buy" position. Phew..... got that sorted. Thanks again.

[@SocialTrading]

:)

[@ROY-pv8so]

dude!!! I was just about to ask you how selling works cause i was hella confused on how you will sell something you dont have! Your channel really has everything you need to know about etoro! I actually got most of the info i know from your channel! after a few weeks of lurking here i finally invested a few hundred dollars to start off! Thanks for everything thomas!

[@SocialTrading]

Cheers Roy, hope it all goes really well for you! :)

[@abberosales9120]

Yes you are right the term they use are confusing...at first we have the same thought that selling is that you have to get rid of what you have...now i know its like buyUP or buyDOWN position..thanks for sharing man😊

[@cadwg77]

Why we don’t have professors like you in economics at uní??? Great explanation!!! Thanks.

[@kuhasan]

Man.. you are a genius. such a simple and beautiful explanation. I was not able to grasp this concept for the last 1 week and you explained it to me 10 minutes.. Thanks a lot

[@SocialTrading]

Thank you :) I was pleased when I understood myself !

[@TheCaliMack]

Jesus, so THAT was what they meant. I was seeing a huge shift but the close vs sell options really had me scratching my head. 😅 Thanks for this!

[@365drills]

I listened carefully to your guidance. And I understood it. I also listened to another vlogger who said 67% of investors on EToro fail and get burned. So I am thinking of doing exactly what you later advised and Just follow somebody who has a skill. I guess it takes the fun out of self-investment. But I don't feel expert enough to guess.

[@rizkyadhitya4152]

i cant find a video that gives better explanation, thanks man appreciate it

[@gabriel9668]

You look like a sincere guy. Thanks

[@anthonywright5767]

Great vid man. Thank you for explaining the mechanics behind sell positions. Had been wondering about that for a while. 👍

[@SocialTrading]

Cheers Anthony :)

[@kaka5stars]

Finally someone explain me how the selling works thanks man.

[@SocialTrading]

I was pleased when I worked it out too :) Took a while to work out how to explain it. Thanks!

[@beardedwonderer]

Perfectly delivered so that even I can understand it. Thank you and keep up the good work.

[@Kaedo9]

Hi Thomas, quick note to say thank you for these videos. I have only been using EToro for a little over a week. Your videos have been hugely helpful as I find my way around the system and begin to understand the process. Having a nightmare with Ripple, but happy to sit on it for as long as it takes. All my other trades so far have faired much better- but not enough to offset my losses on Ripple to date. Hopefully it won’t be an expensive learning curve. My aim is not to lose 90% of my money in 90 days! Keep up the good work.

[@SocialTrading]

I think a LOT of people are in the same situation with Ripple - I've been there with Ethereum, back when Ethereum was at $130 :) That one took months of waiting though - Ripple may move quicker. But then look at Ethereum now ... I closed when it got back to 400 ... DOH! AND I did it so my stats wouldn't swing around wildly like they had done. Very silly ...

[@icontrari]

thanks for your easy explanation and the editing of the videos you make, that passion of trading is seen in you as you want to share it with others I thank you so much

[@SocialTrading]

Thanks :) I only just saw your comment - I hope it's all been going well!

[@namiboosterhuizen6610]

Finally, someone who explained it in a way I can understand. Thanks

[@SocialTrading]

Thank you :)

[@skoll_2024]

Good simplification, Thank You! (Great work mate. I feel your intentions are pure. Rare around money. Good man ;)

[@SocialTrading]

Thank you! :)

[@tagert1430]

Great Info. Apparently i thought about trading all wrong, but it makes embarrassingly sense when you lay it out like that. All you basically do is buy an amount of "roller coaster" tickets"T" from a amusement park for a price "X" but you always have to deliver the same amount of tickets ("T") back to the amusement park when you leave. Now if the prize "roller coaster" tickets is going plus or minus compared to when you entered the park. That's the difference when your leaving the park.

[@SocialTrading]

Isn't it strange how we all visualise things :)

[@ziaurrehman1344]

After a lot of struggled eventually found perfect lesson Thank you so much 🙏

[@SocialTrading]

thank you :)

[@TheSapphireduong]

Thank you for your sharing. I try to watch each one of your videos to get to know and I really enjoy it!

[@SocialTrading]

Thank you :)

[@bigjobby01]

Love the way you explain things. Your videos are a great help

[@SocialTrading]

Thanks so much :)

[@sebastianberdichevsky5026]

Man... you simply rule. Cheers from Argentina

[@SocialTrading]

Thanks Sebastian :) Hope you're well!

[@stwarrior9983]

Finally I figured it out what is sell and buy from this video ! Good job bro

[@SocialTrading]

:) hehehe. Glad I could help!

[@TheRoughneck20]

Omg this explanation is gold!

[@SocialTrading]

Thanks :)

[@supunmahagamage1531]

Your explanation is super easy to understand. Thanks!

[@mohamedzaki7127]

Great video man. Funny apple analogy. The process of selling on the stock market has never been explained in a simpler way.

[@SocialTrading]

Thank you :) It took me a while to get my head around what was actually going on...

[@mohamedzaki7127]

@@SocialTrading Good job. Simplicity is key. Now to figure out how exactly to predict when to buy low and sell high ey.

[@cmmhelmond]

I personally don’t “sell” I leave that to my copy traders ... which is also what I do with leverage... don’t touch it, leave it to the experts... I just focus on the low prices to buy and wait for the profit ...

[@julianazz7528]

You are a great teacher. I am only still very young and i'm pretty new to trading, I have learnt so much in this video and i would appreciate you making more!

[@SocialTrading]

Thank you, that's really kind of you to say! :)

[@younessbouchbika9036]

the best sell position explanation ... thanks alot

[@keelanmurphy2427]

This was the most helpful advice be gotten on buying and selling so far before I had no idea how It worked I thought it was like what you said like your selling what you have Thank you very much for the info

[@warrenzechnas]

Wow! you explain things very well. I'm learning a lot. Thank you for these videos.

[@SocialTrading]

Cheers Warren :)

[@A121-i4y]

amazing waiting till i get 18years so i can go to the brokers of etoro and try not to fail. Amazing video good explanation

[@nuriap3278]

Hi Thomas! I found you a couple of days ago and... I really enjoy your videos!!!

[@SocialTrading]

Thank you :)

[@mahibloch391]

Thomas,your video are really a big help to understand to some of the difficult things to do trade on Etoro.thanks you so much for making such videos

[@SocialTrading]

Thank you Mahi :)

[@BillBoostBillions]

PLEASE TELL ME THAT YOU HAVE A COURSE OF HOW TO TRADE YOU'RE THE ONLY GUY ON YT THAT KNOWS HOW TO EXPLAIN EVERYTHING ABOUT TRADING

[@SocialTrading]

Thank you :) No, I only have the videos here on youtube, but I really appreciate the feedback :)

[@BillBoostBillions]

@@SocialTrading please do i really want to start on this im saving money to learn about this and i want to buy a course from someone and i think i wouldn't waste my money on you

[@slam710711]

Well done. If you notice few of the top traders on Etoro invest in currencies. They baffle me! I do tend to scalp the best traders for a small profit, but it pays.

[@SocialTrading]

Thanks :) If they're good at it, then I say good luck to them! :) It's nice to be copy trading and leaving these decisions to them for a while.

[@stavrakisd]

Just got this definition right. Thanks you're doing well!!

[@SocialTrading]

thank you :)

[@hristoalexiev7290]

Very accurate explanation. Very understandable. Thank you for this video.

[@SocialTrading]

Thank you :)

[@lisswart2918]

Beautifully explained. Thank you

[@SocialTrading]

Thanks Lis! :)

[@Liz_AMusingWanderer]

Great video. As a novice to trade lingo, I learn so much. 👍

[@SocialTrading]

Thanks Liz :) Glad it's useful

[@jamestorka]

Hi thanks for sharing your etoro experience. I am just dipping my toe in the virtual trades, I decided to invest in as many war mongering companies like raytheon, blackstone, lockhead Martin, surprise surprise doing well. Good luck with your dealings.

[@SocialTrading]

hehehehe.

[@NaqiAli]

Thank you for a explaining, your a legend, great for high-school student ✌🏽🌎

[@SocialTrading]

Much obliged :)

[@RandomFF1]

I have really enjoyed watching how you explained it. You could be an entertainer

[@SocialTrading]

Thanks so much :)

[@AminYas]

Excellent explaining, just wow, thank you a lot

[@SocialTrading]

Thanks Mohamad :)

[@dreamworld6]

Hello, Thomas I’m new and learning. Thank you!

[@SocialTrading]

Hi there

[@alisamadi870]

was absolutely brilliant explanation

[@SocialTrading]

Thanks so much!

[@RudolfRyanPerez]

Thank you for this explanation, well done. Subscribed

[@Fera-gr5mm]

Update: Selling is also CFD (regardless of leverage), so they also take some overnight fees on top of the spread fee.

[@gustavolonegro439]

Hey Thomas, thanks for explaining in a friendly way. Your very kind.

[@SocialTrading]

Thanks Gustavo - kind of you to say :)

[@flordeliz120]

Thanks for explaining this process in an easy to understand way.

[@thegreatouv]

Brilliantly and engagingly explained! Thank you!

[@SocialTrading]

Thanks so much :)

[@filippotocchio6174]

excellent explanation simple and clear

[@user-nj1tf7te5r]

Really great and helpful videos, thanks a lot for making these videos!

[@SocialTrading]

Cheers Paula :)

[@brhanhiwet1006]

Thanks bro 🙏 Etoro is best platform🙌

[@Obi_boy]

keep the videos coming. They have really helped.

[@SocialTrading]

Cheers Kyle :)

[@floreaalexandru2524]

this explanation was very very useful :D thank you very much. I was so confused I couldn't understand how the guys i was copying was making money on easyjet and i had easyjet shares (on buy) just a few days ago, their price dropped so bad so I lost money :))

[@SocialTrading]

Yeah, it's quite something to understand eh ... :)

[@edwintan3581]

Such a good explanation!

[@SocialTrading]

thanks :)

[@nickprice-thompson7820]

Fantastic explanation, thank you

[@SocialTrading]

Cheers Nick :)

[@anumafzal3446]

really helpful. Thanks for these nice explanations

[@SocialTrading]

Thank you :)

[@kendallabecia1103]

Watched this video 10x to understand selling position. haha! Thank you!

[@SocialTrading]

:)

[@samprosia747]

Haha me too I always pause and analyze what he says and comeback to the video 😂

[@joshualeong1061]

Clear explanation. Bravo!

[@FabrizioMartini]

Brilliant video and great explanation! Thanks!

[@SocialTrading]

Thank you so much Fabrizio :)

[@HaiChu]

Thanks for that video. It helps me a lot! Your examples are so amazing and easy to understand. Cheers buddy ✌🏻 greetings from Dubai

[@SocialTrading]

Thank you :) Greetings from Malta!

[@patrickwokke6284]

Thanks for the explanation! I tought you could only go short with cfd's

[@wasifsaluja8135]

Very good explained ...thanks

[@SocialTrading]

Thank you :)

[@janikamahmud800]

Absolutely brilliant .. thanks a lot for your simple term and actions as well :D

[@marxcyberian5765]

Beautifully explain but I really have a doubt. I mean if you open a buy position by holding underlying asset then when you close the position it’s always according to the market price and you cant decide how much you wanna sell so what move the market down actually that determine the market price that you have to sell at? For me, ETORO seems like working like a betting system that have nothing to do with stock and just allow user to bet which direction the market will goes. This is different with BINANCE for example. It allow you to make a sell spread of the underlying asset that you own. What’s your thought?

[@krisbreach4376]

Appreciate the explanation, it helped a lot especially since I've literally just started trading so its all a bit scary at the moment. Enjoying it though.

[@tomtom18-i2i]

Thank you. I was informed and entertained as well. You are great

[@SocialTrading]

Thanks so much :)

[@renzcalizo7687]

Great presentation/explanation. Subbed.👍

[@SocialTrading]

Thank you. I appreciate it :)

[@petervandeburgt7414]

Very well explained. Thanks.

[@SocialTrading]

Mich obliged peter! :)

[@Eston_Kohver]

TY sir. But i have a question - when talking about giving stocks back to broker what timeframe where are talking about? Cause after lending stocks, selling them and seeing a price go up, doesn't mean you can't wait the «correcton» to come and walk out like a boss (?) 🤨 Just a small noobie here.

[@tiagoantunes5313]

Thank you for explanation... Finally I understand...

[@SocialTrading]

:) thanks

[@felixtran547]

Thank you for your explanations, very good.

[@istudyolokal5806]

Very clear explanation. Thank you! Subcribed

[@adamkhan5316]

Oh my goodness, I was bamboozled about selling before I watched this, I love you dude..... I wondered how the broker was making money....however I'm still confused on this: when you leverage.... who pays the extra money on the profits you make, Please help !! do you have a video on it.... I'm working my way through your content 👍

[@SocialTrading]

Thank you - do you know I'm not entirely sure, I've never really considered it. I know that they never seem to put themselves at risk in any way... Your losses are paid out from your initial investment, including when using leverage, and when that's no longer possible, your trade is automatically closed. So with profits, I'd assume it's the same way - I'd assume leverage trades are settled in the same way as non leveraged trades - they're just giving you the equivalent of a CFD with a multiplier on it. That's a pretty loose guess though :) I'm not sure exactly how their settlements take place ...

[@getthoseskills4451]

Explained so well

[@SocialTrading]

Thank you :)

[@sss5466]

I are a legend for clearly explaining that !

[@EXTREMEXX]

Thank you so much for tutorial man, u help me a lot with your eToro videos.

[@BeRo93]

this episode was very useful for me, thank you very much :)

[@itsonlyafl3shwound]

great video thank you. can you close a position 24hr a day or will your position only close during market hours? lets say your up 20% at 10pm on a trade and your happy to take profits can you close then and there or will your position only close when market opens back up possibly losing your profit at 10am or market open? ty

[@SocialTrading]

The trade will only close when the market is open...

[@SocialTrading]

and thanks :)

[@Danish.2000]

Thanks for explaining it so well.

[@SocialTrading]

Cheers Hammad :)

[@AdamMakiewicz]

I love your explanation

[@SocialTrading]

Cheers Adam :)

[@SL-sz9mj]

I would like to thank you for all your great clips. I really like your style of explaining things, awesome job. wonder if you can also make more clips on buying altcoins on binance (optimizing fees & investments)

[@SocialTrading]

Cheers Serge. Yeah, but youtube absolutely stomped on my channel when I made those crypto focused vids so I'll mix them in here and there now. I want to do one on Steemit as that's pretty clever... Thanks for the suggestion ! :) With the fees on Binance, I'd definitely suggest buying a small amount of BNB - Binance's coin and using that option i showed in the video to use that to pay all fees - it halves the fees cost (at least for now)

[@Georgia-.]

Hi Can we sell next day in short selling. Can you explain please

[@relaxation_therapy]

Thanks for sharing...very interesting and informative👍👍👍

[@SocialTrading]

Thank you!

[@AdamAlHouz]

Amazing explanation, thank you soo much!

[@martin4834]

Great explanation!

[@SocialTrading]

Thanks so much :)

[@bertanthonysanjuan3688]

Great...I learned a lot.very precise and vivid..love to wait if you can make tutorials on cryptocurrency.

[@SocialTrading]

Thanks a lot :) yeah, I'm thinking about doing a few more crypto vids, as it's all extremely interesting...

[@rheapombo]

Thank you so much for explaining!

[@captaindaniel5717]

I love this ❤️ guy.... From Milano Italy 🇮🇹

[@SocialTrading]

Grazie! :)

[@captaindaniel5717]

@@SocialTrading prego 🤗

[@TheJoncb3]

Really good explanation! Thanks

[@richardhentworth5612]

but so much more, like what price to put for sell like above or below the current share price, so you can minimize risk in case of opening trade buoyancy

[@mentalmans_6561]

Do you have a good stock or currency to invest in for a beginner?

[@RyanBurisch]

thanks for this, very helpful