Future vs Spot Trading

[5thFear]

What is better and which one would you guys prefer. I have been doing spot trading but i haven't made much money, so i was kind of making up my mind to jump in future trading but a lot of my friends are asking me not to as they think that i can loose big. So what you experienced traders prefer?

[jackg]

What's the reason you're not making a profit with spot? If it's fees you COULD try futures trading - just don't put a lot down. If you're making trades that you close within a few hour or a few days then futures might be good for you - just check you're actually turning a profit before investing too much into it and mål sure you can mamange risk (if you're risking more than a few % on each position/trade, you might be risking too much).

[livingfree]

What is better and which one would you guys prefer. I have been doing spot trading but i haven't made much money, so i was kind of making up my mind to jump in future trading but a lot of my friends are asking me not to as they think that i can loose big. So what you experienced traders prefer?

Futures is a gamble.

That's why I've never stepped on it, I'll choose the usual gamble where I've got better chance than it. But there are traders that I've seen who really are good with it.

And for you, I'll suggest to stick with spot first.

[Bitcoin_Arena]

Futures is a gamble.

That's why I've never stepped on it, I'll choose the usual gamble where I've got better chance than it. But there are traders that I've seen who really are good with it.

And for you, I'll suggest to stick with spot first.

If futures is a gamble, the spot trading is a gamble too. The only difference is one is more risky than the other


OP look at it this way
1. Spot trading - Less risky but less rewarding too
2.  Futures trading - More risky and more rewarding if win right.

The question is are you willing to lose more money or even liquidate your account in case things don't work out in your favor? Because you must always look at the risk more than the reward.

[livingfree]

Futures is a gamble.

That's why I've never stepped on it, I'll choose the usual gamble where I've got better chance than it. But there are traders that I've seen who really are good with it.

And for you, I'll suggest to stick with spot first.

If futures is a gamble, the spot trading is a gamble too. The only difference is one is more risky than the other

Right.

Spot is lesser risky but futures, OP might not been aware of that he's already been liquidated and might be surprised to see that his balance has already been gone due to it.

He has to know about that because the difference between the two is huge.

[shield132]

Futures is a gamble.

That's why I've never stepped on it, I'll choose the usual gamble where I've got better chance than it. But there are traders that I've seen who really are good with it.

And for you, I'll suggest to stick with spot first.

If futures is a gamble, the spot trading is a gamble too. The only difference is one is more risky than the other


OP look at it this way
1. Spot trading - Less risky but less rewarding too
2.  Futures trading - More risky and more rewarding if win right.

The question is are you willing to lose more money or even liquidate your account in case things don't work out in your favor? Because you must always look at the risk more than the reward.

In spot trading, if you buy and hold, you won't got bankrupt unless coin dies but that doesn't happen with normal projects like Ethereum, Ripple, Qtum, Matic, etc. If you invest in coins like Shib, then idk
Futures trading isn't much different from spot trading unless you start opening of short positions and or playing with leverage. Then it really turns into something thats 100x more dangerous than gambling (and in gambling you can get fun while the whole opposite happens in trading).

Futures trading with leverage is very risky! It's even more dangerous with altcoins that rise and fall without logical reasons.

[Rengga Jati]

What is better and which one would you guys prefer. I have been doing spot trading but i haven't made much money, so i was kind of making up my mind to jump in future trading but a lot of my friends are asking me not to as they think that i can loose big. So what you experienced traders prefer?

High profits, - high risks.
This works on these.
In the future trading, you may be able to get big profits very soon, but on the opposite, you can also lose your money very soon.

If you really want to go into future trading, ensure that:
- You have a good heart condition, because future trading sometimes will make your heartbeat very hard and a higher worry, and sometimes it is often anxious.  
- You are ready with high risks, not only think about the big profits that you can gain
- You have understood what is future trading
- You have understood the features in the future trading
- You have good money and risk management, how much to set on the margin, how much leverage, and others.
- You have learned how to analyze the charts, based on what time frame and others
- It is also needed to learn about SL/CL, hedge mode, and others.
- ANd many more fundamental and technical strategies that should be done.
At least, they are what we need. And maybe some more others.
Without these, it may be more to gambling.
Learn from your own experience if you are ready so that you will also know what is best for you.
And I will not suggest you to trading in futures if you are still asking like this.

[GreatArkansas]

Futures is a gamble.
(....)

If futures is a gamble, the spot trading is a gamble too. The only difference is one is more risky than the other


OP look at it this way
1. Spot trading - Less risky but less rewarding too
2.  Futures trading - More risky and more rewarding if win right.

The question is are you willing to lose more money or even liquidate your account in case things don't work out in your favor? Because you must always look at the risk more than the reward.

There's a lot of difference between spot trading in futures trading.
It's very advisable that if you are a newbie in trading, it's much better first to try spot trading, or you can try futures trading, but in very small leverage, we all know how volatile crypto is so using high leverage for every trade is high risk.

[Johnyz]

What is better and which one would you guys prefer. I have been doing spot trading but i haven't made much money, so i was kind of making up my mind to jump in future trading but a lot of my friends are asking me not to as they think that i can loose big. So what you experienced traders prefer?

I'd prefer to do a spot trading and set up my trading strategy for me to at least, consistently win and become profitable at the end of my yearly timeline.

If you still losing money, better to stop trading for a while and continue to learn things, maybe something is wrong with you ideas about trading that you need to address first before you trade. Learning trading takes time, don't lose hope and just do everything to understand trading.

[bct-user]

What is better and which one would you guys prefer. I have been doing spot trading but i haven't made much money, so i was kind of making up my mind to jump in future trading but a lot of my friends are asking me not to as they think that i can loose big. So what you experienced traders prefer?

I don't think that future trading will fit you if you are still don't know about future trading itself and you still have doubts. Moreover, if I am new, I will prefer on-spot trading. Although it may not give big profits easily, I can still save my funds if once the market drops very fast. Our asset will be there in spot trading, we can still wait for the next pump market. But if in future trading, I am afraid that I will lose my funds at all if the market suddenly drops.
but if you nat to try, just learn from demo trading in several exchanges that provide demo trading future trading. So you can see your chance there.

[TimeTeller]

Futures is a gamble.
(....)

If futures is a gamble, the spot trading is a gamble too. The only difference is one is more risky than the other


OP look at it this way
1. Spot trading - Less risky but less rewarding too
2.  Futures trading - More risky and more rewarding if win right.

The question is are you willing to lose more money or even liquidate your account in case things don't work out in your favor? Because you must always look at the risk more than the reward.

There's a lot of difference between spot trading in futures trading.
It's very advisable that if you are a newbie in trading, it's much better first to try spot trading, or you can try futures trading, but in very small leverage, we all know how volatile crypto is so using high leverage for every trade is high risk.

Exploring the futures trading is very risky in my opinion especially if the OP is not ready to lose his funds.
Weigh your options. Even if you are not making much profit from spot trading, at least you are in the positive side.
However, in futures, it is more rewarding if you got it right, however, it can easily liquidate all your funds at once as well.
So if you are going into futures, maybe use money not loaned from anyone, use what you can comfortably lose.
There are pros and cons on both, but it is only you who can answer how prepared are you in going to futures market.

[cabron]

What is better and which one would you guys prefer. I have been doing spot trading but i haven't made much money, so i was kind of making up my mind to jump in future trading but a lot of my friends are asking me not to as they think that i can loose big. So what you experienced traders prefer?

Futures is a gamble.

That's why I've never stepped on it, I'll choose the usual gamble where I've got better chance than it. But there are traders that I've seen who really are good with it.

And for you, I'll suggest to stick with spot first.

Definitely a gamble. I wanted to try it myself since I have tried Forex for almost a year back when I have yet not discovered BTC. Those who can predict which way the market goes can try Futures in the longer time frame. It might not be too difficult when there is a bull run.

The spot market is a lot safer because even when the price drops,  you can just hold your coins, nothing is lost.

[Sweetbtc]

Spot trading is much better then future. Low risk and best earning.  Personally, I prefer short-term spot trading. Buy when the price is low, sell when the price rises, buy after the price pulls back down, and then sell after it rises. I think this is more profitable. Just a personal opinion.

[Wexnident]

Isn't Futures a high-risk kind of thing? I'd rather go for spot trading tbh. Futures indeed gives you more profit but also has bigger risks involved, and honestly, if you were to do spot trading properly, the profits could potentially match what you would get in futures, and with lower risks at that. It's just a matter of experience for spot trading hence why you have pretty low profits, just keep trading. It would only be a matter of time imo before you get the hang of it and manage to take advantage of dumps and pumps of the market.

[john_nautica]

Depends on you futures is much riskier but you can earn much more than spot trading. They have both advantage and disadvantage. In spot trading you can have the coins for example you bough 1 Bitcoin and if the price crash you still have 1 Bitcoin but in futures if the market crash and you hit your liquify price you will lose your money and you won't have any asset unlike in spot trading.

[leea-1334]

Definitely a gamble. I wanted to try it myself since I have tried Forex for almost a year back when I have yet not discovered BTC. Those who can predict which way the market goes can try Futures in the longer time frame. It might not be too difficult when there is a bull run.

The spot market is a lot safer because even when the price drops,  you can just hold your coins, nothing is lost.

Spot trading is a gamble too,,, at least if I see the way people do it. And I know yes, the argument that 1 btc is always 1 btc, but the same as forex or stock market (the currency or stock you hold is always the same amount) but the gambling part is, which side of the market you want to hold?

But I agree. Futures and derivatives are even more of a gambling element,,, really attracts bets. And essentially this is what this is, betting.

[Tessnik]

it depends on the commodity you are trading on if it is stock such as gold and other stable assets then you can choose future trading to minimize fees and predictable profits since you have a predetermined time and price for the trade, but if you are trading on a volatile asset such as bitcoin then spot trading is the most proffered because you can’t predict what the price will be with future trading.

[wahyu wida]

Definitely a gamble. I wanted to try it myself since I have tried Forex for almost a year back when I have yet not discovered BTC. Those who can predict which way the market goes can try Futures in the longer time frame. It might not be too difficult when there is a bull run.

The spot market is a lot safer because even when the price drops,  you can just hold your coins, nothing is lost.

Spot trading is a gamble too,,, at least if I see the way people do it. And I know yes, the argument that 1 btc is always 1 btc, but the same as forex or stock market (the currency or stock you hold is always the same amount) but the gambling part is, which side of the market you want to hold?

But I agree. Futures and derivatives are even more of a gambling element,,, really attracts bets. And essentially this is what this is, betting.

Indeed, in trading there is an element of betting, but by understanding the spot, we can analyze and measure the risk and reward that we will live. so that we will not lose our capital in one transaction, because previously we have measured the risk limit that must be accepted when our analysis is wrong.

[semobo]

What is better and which one would you guys prefer. I have been doing spot trading but i haven't made much money, so i was kind of making up my mind to jump in future trading but a lot of my friends are asking me not to as they think that i can loose big. So what you experienced traders prefer?

Trading future comes with more risk so you will lose the capital completely, if you are okay with that then start doing it.

Spot trading is the best kind of trading because it gives complete convenience so that you can apply your strategies well while doing it.

[perfect999]

What is better and which one would you guys prefer. I have been doing spot trading but i haven't made much money, so i was kind of making up my mind to jump in future trading but a lot of my friends are asking me not to as they think that i can loose big. So what you experienced traders prefer?

Spot trading is a much safer option as compared to Futures trading, as you might already know. None os superior to the other but it all depends on how many risks you are ready to take for how much profits.

Continue spot trading if you don't want to take any risks. If the price falls, you have the luxury of waiting for months and even years if required for the price to recover. This isn't possible in futures trading.

If you want to take risks and benefit from a sharp movement of the market, try futures trading. But I would advise starting with a small amount first.