Future vs Spot Trading

[tvplus006]

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?

The fact that you have not lost your money is already a good thing. But you obviously do not have enough knowledge and experience, and perhaps the size of the deposit to start earning. In this case, you need to focus on gaining new knowledge for trading cryptocurrency. And most importantly, until you learn how to trade on the spot market, you should not engage in margin trading.

[so98nn]

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.

It's real fear! 
The outcome is pretty big than what you invest but obviously when it's trading, the more is the risk the more is money you get. I have tried this Futures option after watching Binance Tutorial videos itself but never understood the prediction strategy for the COIN-M futures. The thing is you need extensive knowledge regarding the coin and how it will react in few hours to couple of days. Putting the money longer than that on to futures is big risk. Even after series of tutorials' I have failed to do perfect trade on the futures.
I think this is not the option for and I may not even enrol into it ever. The spot trade is always good. It's simple, low risk enabled and anyone can understand it with long terms positions.

[RealMalatesta]

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.

I find this discussion similar to Crypto Trading vs Stocks Market because one is a risky version of the other basically. I think futures trading is not that bad of an option but should only consider it during a bull run because small drop and you will lose chunks of money very quickly. Spot trading is more like a traditional manner of trading with low risk and low reward mentality.

If I was asked the same question though, I would have taken a big loan from a relative at low interest and do spot trading with that amount instead of risking futures trading. Futures trading is all about borrowing money and trading with it, in essence.

[haidil]

both are good for those who have skills in specified trading, both spot and long term. You only need to adjust to the capacity you control, and if the trade you are doing is not giving too much profit because the mastery of spot trading is still limited and only relies on the situation. Then it is better to try to use long term trading. In addition to reducing your time so you don't keep paying attention to prices, you are also freer to wait for long-term profits.

[Rehan Zakir]

I prefer spot trading. Spot trading is best if you have big budget of assets. But future trading is a highly risky game. And if you have't good trading skills then do not trade in future. It is only game for professionals. But if anyone want to start future trading then start with very low leverage maximum 5x. Then it is safer for you.

[Hamphser]

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?

Stick with stock trading and your friends were right that you shouldnt consider on stepping into futures because this is something that cant just easily make money as the risk is way more higher than on doing spot.

Dont rush yourself on making profits because what matter most here is that you do able to sustain yourself and make profitable at least despite of the losses you had committed or able to experience.

Mistakes are commonly in results of those acts which do people tend to be hasty on making profits without minding about on how big the risk is which we should really be careful.

[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.

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.

The safe side it is, the spot market.

Those that have huge confidence for themselves with such high markets like the future, you can attain the risk and do what's going to be the better thing for you as you trade there.

But if you want to stay safe and wanting to avoid too heavy risk on that side, stay on spot.

[Traderbtcc]

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 better if you are a trader who isn't willing to take risk, with spot trading you can never get stopoed out or even lose your entire money if the crypto market decides to crash, just that the value of the coin you are holding will reduce unlike futures trading which will reck you, while futures trading earns you more profit in a shorter amount of time than spot trading will, although it depends on the amount of money you use in trading, btw both I prefer trading futures more risks gives more profit.

[cabron]

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.

What do you mean by which side of the market you want to hold? Of course, it's BTC that you wanna hold. The reason why we trade more on BTCUSDT  is that we are aiming to accumulate BTC.

It's the leverage that really makes them bet on derivatives but it works on both which way the market goes. Leverage also intensifies your loss which you might not have anything to look forward to after the loss whereas if you just stick to the spot, you are left with BTC.

[leea-1334]

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.

To be perfectly fair however,,, traders to the same thing in spot and derivatives/margin/futures/options. They analyze and measure, their charts can even be more complex than trade.

Stop losses are what really help with protecting bankroll/capital but I think in futures it is much much harder to manage or even understand that.

[checkmatesir]

In future trading there will be more chances of losing your whole money in just minutes, One of my friends had invested in futures and after an hour he had lost all the money , and you should know really well that what would be the situation of my friend at that time. We can say that simple trading would be better.

[Ararbermas]

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 never try future trading but base on other people experience in it, some say its quite skeptical and not reliable unlike spot trading, so it never came to my mind to step into it because also of some questions that until now there's no specific answers in my own opinion.  If i were you mate if you feel comfortable and you already making good profit with spot just stick to it at least you make money from it.

[michellee]

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 prefer to say that you have not yet made much money, but you are making much money. I think you should learn more to know how to trade better to make "much money." It is not a problem if you can only earn small money because there will be a time for you to make "much money." But if you want to try future trading, you can do that but as you need to learn details about trading. If I were you, I will your friend's suggestion as using future trading does not mean you will have a big chance to make "much money," but that can happen if you have much experience in trading.

[tvplus006]

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 never try future trading but base on other people experience in it, some say its quite skeptical and not reliable unlike spot trading, so it never came to my mind to step into it because also of some questions that until now there's no specific answers in my own opinion.  If i were you mate if you feel comfortable and you already making good profit with spot just stick to it at least you make money from it.

Margin trading is very harmful for a beginner's deposit, who seeks to increase it several times in one transaction, while using the maximum leverage. If you have learned how to trade on the spot market, in my opinion, you simply have to start margin trading. Margin trading brings more profit than spot trading, but the risks are correspondingly large.

[geegaw]

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 never try future trading but base on other people experience in it, some say its quite skeptical and not reliable unlike spot trading, so it never came to my mind to step into it because also of some questions that until now there's no specific answers in my own opinion.  If i were you mate if you feel comfortable and you already making good profit with spot just stick to it at least you make money from it.

Yes, many people still doubt it is a scalping casino and despite knowing that the indices in futures trade are a little bit different from the value in the spot trade but can say, many times the stats jump up by huge disparities and make people skeptical that exchanges have played tricks on this common playing field. Despite such proofs, many traders also promise not to continue but with some grudge or passion that seduced them, they still participate while ideally still spot trading

[el kaka22]

many people still doubt it is a scalping casino and despite knowing that the indices in futures trade are a little bit different from the value in the spot trade but can say, many times the stats jump up by huge disparities and make people skeptical that exchanges have played tricks on this common playing field. Despite such proofs, many traders also promise not to continue but with some grudge or passion that seduced them, they still participate while ideally still spot trading

The reason for that is the fact that you could put in 100 bucks and get out with 100k, or even a million dollars. Of course not in a trade (or maybe that is even possible? I don't know) but it is quite easy to do that if you are right at all times on which direction it will go and you just need to be right for a while. I have seen so many of my friends make like 7x profit on just 2k increase on bitcoin price, 2k increase on bitcoin price is basically nothing, and they had 1k invested and got out 7k, and I have seen around this level of profit many times as well, not just once.

You can never make this kind of profit ever in the crypto spot trading world. However the difference is that I have seen them lose the entire 1k as well, and I have seen that happen a lot more frequently. This is why I believe that we should not be doing it if we are newbies or do not have enough funds.

[haidil]

As long as you are trading futures and spots, try to compare the two options that make you more profitable. Or you can compare data for one month using futures trading and one month using spot trading. From these differences, choose the one that makes you comfortable to trade. Your comfort in trading is the most important thing.

[The Cryptovator]

I am just wondering if you can't make money from spot trading then how would you believe you will be able to make money from future trading? You can't make a profit from spot trading you aren't experienced much about cryptocurrency trading. I am not much familiar with future trading but I believe only a more experienced person has been doing future trade those are well familiar with crypto movements. Future means just take advantage of the volatility, so it depends on how accurate a trader's prediction is. So, think twice before you do future trading. My suggestion is just to learn more about volatility before start it.

[gabbie2010]

I prefer spot trading. Spot trading is best if you have big budget of assets. But future trading is a highly risky game. And if you have't good trading skills then do not trade in future. It is only game for professionals. But if anyone want to start future trading then start with very low leverage maximum 5x. Then it is safer for you.

Spot trading is the safest with lowest risk, I guessed the OP had not been making enough money probably due to small funds, if the OP a reasonable amount of investment in spot trading invariably the profits earned will be enough, however future trading is the quickest way to liquidation due to it high risk, personally I prefers cross margin trading whick is  borrowed 3X  plus total total investment
 for trading although that is also isolated margin whick is 10X with reference to binance trading platform.

[Lanatsa]

I am just wondering if you can't make money from spot trading then how would you believe you will be able to make money from future trading? You can't make a profit from spot trading you aren't experienced much about cryptocurrency trading. I am not much familiar with future trading but I believe only a more experienced person has been doing future trade those are well familiar with crypto movements. Future means just take advantage of the volatility, so it depends on how accurate a trader's prediction is. So, think twice before you do future trading. My suggestion is just to learn more about volatility before start it.

This is true.. Some people do really think off that they can deal with Futures/Leverage trades easily? They do consider it out if they do fail in Spot? They'll surely realize later on when they do burned out
theirselves in Futures.

People wont believe until they would truly experience it by their own hands.So let them be if they wont really be listening out on peoples advice on here that Futures is more riskier than with Spot.

It would be more worth if they do master out first on doing spot trading before considering on going to futures which at least do really give out some chance for you to make some profits.