Don't trade during the futures consolidation period. The futures consolidation stage is very important because it marks a turning point between the rising and falling markets. Futures are the subject matter that is traded now and settled or delivered in the future. Consolidation period refers to the period when the strength of both long and short sides is even and the value runs within a certain range after a period of rising or falling of buying and selling commodities. Futures trading in consolidation period is unstable, so don't trade in futures consolidation period.