As long as you can predict the quasi-general trend of the stock market, patience and long-term shareholding will definitely make money. But in the futures market, even if you predict the long-term trend of trading varieties correctly, you may lose money. Because futures trading only pays a margin of 5% to 10%, once the direction is wrong, the price will rise or fall by 5% to 10%, which will make you explode.
For example, the current crude oil futures will definitely rise in the long run. You see a lot of crude oil, so you buy a lot. This operation is absolutely correct in the long run. The main force can completely rely on a large amount of funds in its hands to violently sell crude oil in just a few minutes, so that the price will drop rapidly by 5% in a few minutes. If the margin is 5%, then you will explode. If you can't add additional funds, the trading system will immediately force you to sell and close your position. At this time, you will lose a penny. Although crude oil did skyrocket a few months later, you have been swept out of the house, and the rise has nothing to do with you.
Of course, if you can predict the quasi-price trend, you can double or even quadruple the funds in a short time. I don't know how many times I make money than the stock market. Of course, the loss-making ability is also many times larger than the stock market.
Therefore, for futures, if you are not a professional or do hedging, ordinary people had better not do it. The risk is too great. Some futures companies encourage people to enter this market, which is really irresponsible and malicious.