Futures trading,
around the clock.
The world's most liquid macro instruments — /ES, /NQ, crude, gold, bonds, FX. Trade them 24/5 with capital efficiency, tax advantages, and AI-powered overnight signals from Rebel Trade.
What are futures?
Standardized contracts to buy or sell an asset at a future date.
A futures contract is an agreement to buy or sell a specific quantity of an underlying asset (an index, barrel of oil, ounce of gold, etc.) at a set price on a future date.
You don't pay the full notional — you post margin, often just 5-10% of contract value. That makes futures the most capital-efficient way to express directional or hedging views.
Rebel Trade specializes in the most-liquid CME futures — equity indices, energy, metals, rates, and FX — with full contract specs, real-time AI overlays, and one-click execution.
Why trade futures
Nearly 24-hour markets
Trade Sunday 6pm – Friday 5pm ET. React to overnight news instantly.
Capital efficient
Margin-based — control large notional exposure with a fraction of the capital.
Macro purity
Single contracts express clean views on indices, rates, energy, metals, or FX.
Tax advantaged
60/40 long/short-term cap gains treatment under Section 1256 in the US.
Top contracts
The contracts every macro trader watches
Highest liquidity, deepest order books, lowest spreads.
/ES
E-mini S&P 500
The most liquid equity-index future on the planet. 24/5 access to the S&P 500.
AI tracks open interest, COT positioning & overnight ES action.
Trade /ES/NQ
E-mini Nasdaq 100
High-beta tech exposure. The cleanest expression of the AI/megacap trade.
Real-time volume profile, VWAP & gamma-flip levels.
Trade /NQ/CL
WTI Crude Oil
Global benchmark for crude. Driven by OPEC, inventories & geopolitical headlines.
Track inventory data, OPEC headlines & inter-month spreads with macro overlay.
Trade /CL/GC
Gold
Inflation hedge & macro safe haven. Performs when everything breaks.
Correlates with DXY, real yields & central-bank flows.
Trade /GC/ZB
30-Yr Treasury Bond
The duration trade. Pure-play exposure to long-end rate moves & Fed expectations.
Monitors yield-curve dynamics & policy expectations.
Trade /ZB/6E
Euro FX
EUR/USD futures. Cleanest currency expression of global risk-on/risk-off flow.
Tracks ECB policy, EUR rate differentials & risk sentiment.
Trade /6E/NG
Natural Gas
The most volatile energy contract. Weather + storage = explosive moves.
Ingests EIA storage data & ensemble weather models.
Trade /NGMES/MNQ
Micro E-mini Index
Micro contracts at 1/10th size. The lowest-margin entry into futures.
Same AI engine, smaller risk units — perfect for sizing up gradually.
Trade MES/MNQCommon strategies
From scalping to macro themes
Futures support every style — from intraday scalping on /ES to multi-month macro themes in gold and bonds.
Trend Following
Ride extended directional moves in /ES, /NQ, /CL with breakout entries and trailing stops.
Day Trading / Scalping
Trade /ES and /NQ around VWAP, opening range, and key intraday levels.
Spread Trading
Trade the difference between contract months or related products (e.g., /CL vs /BZ).
Hedging
Use futures to hedge equity portfolios, commodity exposure, or currency risk.
Macro Themes
Express macro views via /GC (inflation), /ZB (rates), /6E (USD), /CL (geopolitics).
Event-Driven
Trade FOMC, CPI, NFP, EIA inventories, and OPEC meetings with prepared playbooks.
Futures risk note
Futures use leverage — losses can exceed your initial margin and trigger forced liquidations. Overnight gaps can be severe (limit moves in /CL, /NG, etc.). Always use stops, never risk more than 1-2% per trade, and consider Micro contracts (MES/MNQ) when scaling up. Rebel Trade is education and analysis — not personalized investment advice.
Trade the macro, around the clock
Practice risk-free with $100K virtual, or open the live Rebel Trade terminal with full futures access.