The secret with futures is reading the technical patterns correctly, fully understanding the geopolitical situations, current events and the farmers almanac helps.
I personally trade futures and only hold them for a few days and I only spend about 10% of my cash in my account on each trade. Margin calls is what zero’s out every rookies account. Majority of my trades are flips (few minutes/hours) or swing trades.
I first started trading stocks when I was 13 years old. It was a great learning lesson, kind of like baby steps. After stocks you move on and becoming more fearless in other markets; bonds, options then futures. Futures is the most difficult to understand of all the markets. Lately, I have learned how to maximize profits in the option and futures markets. Stocks taught me to buy and hold, options and futures taught me how to lock and drop. Sell winners quick, and drop losers even quicker. You never want to wait around hoping.
2 Responses to “Is It Worth Trading Futures To Make Money? Better Than Stocks?”
well here is the stats my friend . 92% of people who trade futures today will be flat broke in 1 year . Risky , high leverages, and very unstable .Are you in the 8%??? Stick with blue chip stocks and China markets .
You only invest/trade what you feel you know well.
If you know futures well, then perhaps it would be something to consider. But I would not recommend it if you are just looking to make fast money. You have to know FCOJ, gold, oil, pork bellies, etc. It is more complicated than stocks.