🎯3 Simple Futures Trading Strategies for Beginners
🔴1. Trend Following Strategy (The Safe Path)
How it works: Trade with the market trend, not against it.
Steps:
1. Open chart → Add 200 EMA (Exponential Moving Average).
2. If price is above 200 EMA → Look for Longs (Buy).
If price is below 200 EMA → Look for Shorts (Sell).
3. Enter trade when price pulls back to EMA or support/resistance.
4. Stop-loss: Below last swing low (for longs) or above last swing high (for shorts).
5. Take profit: 1.5x – 2x your risk.
👉 Why good? You avoid fighting the market and ride the trend safely.
🔴2. Breakout Strategy (Ride the Big Moves)
How it works: Enter when price breaks out of a key level.
Steps:
1. Identify support & resistance zones (e.g., BTC at $60K resistance).
2. Wait for strong breakout candle above resistance (for longs) or below support (for shorts).
3. Enter after breakout closes.
4. Stop-loss: Just inside the old range (below resistance for longs / above support for shorts).
5. Take profit: Next resistance/support zone or 2x your risk.
👉 Why good? Beginner-friendly and works well in trending/volatile markets.
🔴3. Support & Resistance Bounce Strategy (High Probability Entries)
How it works: Buy low at support, sell high at resistance.
Steps:
1. Mark strong support & resistance zones on 15m–4H charts.
2. When price touches support → look for a bullish candle (long).
When price touches resistance → look for a bearish candle (short).
3. Enter trade with confirmation.
4. Stop-loss: Just below support (long) or above resistance (short).
5. Take profit: Mid-range or next opposite zone.
👉 Why good? Clear risk/reward, easy to understand, great for practice.
✅ Golden Rules (Work with All 3 Strategies)
Use low leverage (2x–5x).
Risk only 1–2% of account per trade.
Always set stop-loss before entry.
Keep a trading journal to track results.
