How To Trade Coinbase Futures (Long or Short With Leverage) 2024 Full Tutorial

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Timestamps:
0:00 Introduction To Coinbase Futures
1:47 Difference Between Futures and Spot Market
4:13 Accessing Futures Trading On Coinbase
7:12 Placing A Long Or Short Futures Trade (With Leverage)
12:07 How To Set Stop Losses and Take Profits on Futures Trades
17:16 How to Withdraw Profits To Your Bank
21:06 Simple Trading Strategy During The Week
In today's Masterclass, I am going to walk you through how to trade Futures on Coinbase. With this knowledge, you will now have the option to trade Bitcoin and Ethereum with leverage while also giving you the ability to Short crypto and make money as the price of Bitcoin or Ethereum falls.
Do yourself a favor, take out a pen and paper, and get ready to take notes. Futures trading is quite simple, but some intricacies are not the same as the spot market which you need to be aware of. With that said, let's dive in 🤿
Note: Coinbase Futures contracts are calculated at 0.01 per contract/ price of Bitcoin which is a nano size. Some exchanges allow a 10th of the contract as explained in the video.
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Video Topics: #coinbasefutures #bitcoinfutures #ethereumfutures #crypto
Disclaimer:
Do not act on any opinions expressed in this video. This is NOT financial advice. These are strictly personal opinions presented by Trade Confident LLC representatives. Past performance is not indicative of future results. Crypto is extremely risky, expect to lose everything. Always do your own research and consult a financial advisor before investing.

[@btins1881]

I’ve been waiting for a decent tutorial on this (I know the one guys video you’re talking about). Glad there’s something more comprehensive. Thanks.

[@pinknips7538]

Great video it shows you really care about the people watching and teaching people risk management.

[@ZoomerNYC]

Thank you, I wish you would have waited to the trading was live. Please do another one and go through it live.

[@bdger]

Thank you very much. I have the in-dept knowledge about leverage trading but coinbase is a bit different with this, you answered all the questions i had

[@TradeConfident]

Always happy to help!

[@trinaphan4794]

Great video, thanks

[@JulesZafra]

amazing video, learned and took alot of notes haha. deserved a sub

[@TradeConfident]

Thanks so much, I'm happy you found value in it! We look forward to trading with you!

[@Dre1ne]

The Perfect Class, thank you ! This video was amazing to follow! Great work 👍🏽

[@TradeConfident]

Thanks so much! Happy to help!

[@arielrglaze]

Travis, thank you for taking the time. I’m still confused. I’ll have to study it a bit more, but I’m very interested in learning futures. You offer the best value out of all the channels out there in terms of platform use and education.

[@TradeConfident]

We're always happy to help! We'll be releasing a new Future Forecast tomorrow to go more in depth with this tutorial! Thank you so much for your kind words!

[@DinoH8sU]

Nice!! Thank you!

[@TradeConfident]

Happy to help!

[@angelos1152]

Great video. Was looking for this! Thanks for making it.

[@TradeConfident]

Happy to help! Thanks for watching!

[@joana_tormo_realestateprof6235]

Excellent explanation. Thank you. Amazing video, definitely.

[@TradeConfident]

Much appreciated! Good luck in your trades!

[@erichill4546]

Thank you! I am shocked that there aren't more videos on this ... especially from Coinbase.

[@b_tang]

This is great. Thanks!

[@TradeConfident]

No problem! Thanks for watching!

[@medinaarafael]

Thank you so much brother, this video was great at giving a very precise tutorial on using futures trading on Coinbase. This was everything someone would need to know to get started.

[@TradeConfident]

I'm so glad it helped! Shoot us an email at [e-mail] if you have any questions!

[@NYCArthur]

that was great, thanks

[@TradeConfident]

Happy to help! Thanks for watching!

[@Zack-kn8uy]

So in order to stop a long trade you need to set a stop limit? Or can you just cancel the order at any set time?

[@andrewkhan1028]

Can you setup a take profit and a stop limit on the same contracts? Seems like you can only protect yourself if don't plan to take profit

[@bsick6856]

Hey man great video. Best on this topic. Made the notes! I know this is risky but I am eager to learn and possibly add this to my repertoire.

[@TradeConfident]

Much appreciated! Good luck in your trades!

[@mahmudulsayed-hn4ft]

thank u very much for your good work .....its really helpful

[@TradeConfident]

Happy to help!

[@mahaderk]

amazing brother thank you.

[@TradeConfident]

Happy to help!

[@jonathandong1422]

Thank you

[@TradeConfident]

Happy to help!

[@IXIBEAST5IXI]

13:20 great insight, thank you

[@TradeConfident]

Happy to help! Thanks for watching!

[@hagarbaidoo6152]

Thank you for this video, could you please do another video on how to place the orders, see how you choose the contract, placed limit and stop limit etc.

[@TradeConfident]

No problem! I will recommendation along!

[@trinaphan4794]

Thanks

[@TradeConfident]

Happy to help!

[@blazekaizer9000]

Thank you so much for the information. I'm new to crypto and got interested in this side

[@TradeConfident]

Happy to help!

[@donaldgordon7960]

I'm also curious to know how you realize gains. Don't you have to do that first before you transfer excess funds from your futures to your spot account?

[@247Dalvarez]

This is definitely one of the best videos explaining trading Futures. Thank you tremendously.

[@TradeConfident]

Much appreciated! Happy to help!

[@MS-ic8lj]

Thank you 🙏

[@TradeConfident]

Happy to help!

[@brettslegl836]

Great content!

[@TradeConfident]

Thanks so much!

[@amty2007]

Terrific master class on Crypto futures... will give what your taught it a try.

[@TradeConfident]

Thanks so much!

[@catchvisuals2774]

This is so awesome, dude u rock! 🎉

[@TradeConfident]

Thanks so much!

[@TheColdbutter]

When you buy spot you never have to sell because you're buying crypto. With futures, do you have to sell and expiration? And if that is the case, would it be better to buy spot if you're thinking about investing long term? (1-2 years) Thanks!

[@trinaphan4794]

I been waiting To trade futures on Coinbase

[@TradeConfident]

I know right? Very excited!

[@Binosaur77]

Thank you for the great explanation. It's reassured my confidence in the platform and my abilities. Wish you the best with your growth, and continual success.

[@TradeConfident]

Happy to help, thank you for the kind words!

[@user-ol7tl1vf5m]

It's fascinating to observe a futures market fueled primarily by credit. It's a realm where two non-existent entities collide: credit, which represents money that doesn't yet exist, is poured into a future that is also non-existent.

[@TradeConfident]

That's an interesting observation, I agree!

[@ForwardEngineering]

Can you actually show yourself trading from start to finish on futures?

[@joramcernava293]

So in the video you did not talk about how to liquidate positions. Sort of important?

[@gemac2000]

nice

[@petercabaniss8116]

Still not sure. 1. when should buy/sell 2. How long can you hold a contract 3. What happens if you open a position and the end of the month comes? Can I set limit orders?

[@Brandon-nr8fn]

1 up to u. 2 indefinitely 3 nothing 4 yes

[@fuzzythealien]

it says will close the position for you if you leave it open until expiration, no choice. Youre saying this isnt the case?@@Brandon-nr8fn

[@sitoub]

@@Brandon-nr8fn 2- Contracts do have an expiration date. 3- the contract closes

[@Schultz2322]

​​@user-dg6vw7et7f I don't think there are futures contracts on coinbase yet.

[@luckieramos9001]

This is crypto bro. These markets are 24/7 this isn’t the stock market. Another thing. If your risk management isn’t up to par. Your pain will be magnified 24/7

[@Giggle_Grid]

Hey. I love the video. Sorry if im not understanding this correctly but I have a question. Instead of adding a stop loss or limit for a short. Can i realize my p&l by going to positions and closing the position? Is that a way to complete trades or no?

[@TradeConfident]

Thanks so much! Apologies for the late reply. Yes, you can always choose to manually close your position. You would click over your open trade at the bottom and close it manually from there.

[@erichill4546]

also, how do I realize gains on a short position without using a buy stop or buy limit order? do you just sell?

[@worthygainz6367]

In a short position You have to buy in order to realize the p&l

[@timothyschmid3203]

Just so I'm hearing you correct I can set both limit and stop limits orders on my long position that I have already open?

[@TradeConfident]

Yes you can! It is called a TPSL order. Here's a link from Coinbase with more info on it: docs.cloud.coinbase.com/exchange/docs/fix-msg-oe-tpsl#:~:text=TPSL%20orders%20allow%20users%20to,closed%20with%20a%20limit%20order.

[@joeyp978]

Great timing on the tutorial -_-

[@TradeConfident]

This was posted in January 2024 :)

[@crypton133]

Does Coinbase have a practice futures trading interface like think or swim had for TD ameritrade ?

[@TradeConfident]

Not that I'm aware of, but you can do it in TradingView!

[@scheme3338]

Is that only available on the desk top version???

[@TradeConfident]

You cannot place new trades on the mobile app, but I believe you can close or cancel current trades!

[@francopalamides6413]

Beautiful tutorial,how do you cancel or edit an order on the futures trading,the orders have been filled but does'nt allow me to do any action. T

[@TradeConfident]

Thank you! This link from Coinbase should help: www.coinbase.com/learn/advanced-trading/managing-orders#:~:text=Just%20select%20the%20order%20and,that%20have%20already%20been%20filled.

[@CarstenVsTheMarket]

Bitcoin is pulling back before moving higher again so right now sounds like a perfect time to buy futures long on bitcoin to sell as soon as it Springs again.

[@minhton3251]

We can only trade future btc and etf on coinbase ?? Or many different coin can make future trade ?

[@worthygainz6367]

Btc and eth

[@arnog9959]

Is there a profit/loss calculator you recommend for trading futures?

[@TradeConfident]

Your profit and loss should show on your trading page!

[@edgarmaldonado4212]

how do you know when to buy or sell to close your position

[@TradeConfident]

When you are comfortable with the amount of profit you've made!

[@cplmcdeath4186]

i used futures for the first time today befor ei watched this video. i had no idea if i made anything lol but i made a couple thousand!!! had to wait that contract clearing period lol

[@TradeConfident]

Congrats on the win, that's awesome!

[@danishakhtar3944]

Do you perform dollar cost averaging for spot trades?

[@TradeConfident]

Yes, this our risk management strategy is built on risk management!

[@the_book_of_edward]

Great video, I’m still confused with shorting/BTC. I wish I can see it done

[@AustenVelardeTV]

can you transfer from spot to futures acct or only futures to spot

[@TradeConfident]

I believe you can transfer funds between all Coinbase accounts, but I would double check with Coinbase support first :)

[@bookbearerplus]

Thanks for the walk-through!

[@batmanlombardo]

Great tutorial! The only thing worth nothing is the difference between Stop Price and Limit Price when setting the stop limit for the BUY, i always get confused... thanks for the video!

[@TradeConfident]

Thanks so much! We appreciate the feedback!

[@west11521]

I just coinbase on the sol network it’s getting crazy out there guys good luck 😂

[@TradeConfident]

True!

[@rickinthegringa]

can I just close position after make a profit with the sell short? or do I have to buy long after the profit with sell short?

[@TradeConfident]

You can close after you place a short, you don’t have to open a long!

[@awesomekidsnews]

Is there a trading view chart that’s in sync with this Coinbase futures chart? Thx

[@TradeConfident]

At this time, I don't believe there are Coinbase Futures listed on TradingView. The regular Spot charts should get you pretty close though!

[@cosmiceyegaming3938]

@Trade Confident this is a great video, but as a new trader, I'm left with one question. When I want to start a long or a short with a stop loss, is it actually 2 separate trades that get entered? Is there any way that you could make a follow up video on Coinbase where you actually place a trade with a stop loss?

[@TradeConfident]

Hey there, great question! A trade consists of an entry and an exit, so its more like the second part of a trade! We don't actively trade futures so we may have to put that request on the backburner, but we will let you know if that changes! Here's a link from Coinbase with a full description: www.coinbase.com/learn/advanced-trading/order-types

[@ryansandstrom6521]

Is this only available on a coinbase "Pro" Paid account or the regular coinbase????

[@TradeConfident]

To my understanding you can use a regular coinbase account, but I would recommend verifying that before taking any trades!

[@KenLahne2]

does this charting platform have renko bricks, 15 second and 30 second charts?

[@TradeConfident]

We don't personally use Renko bricks. TradingView does have 15-30 second charts on their paid plans!

[@aarongomez7146]

I follow every steps and it really helps. Thanks so much, but I don’t see the option to trade short or long with others coinbase rather than ETH, LTC,BTC and BCH

[@TradeConfident]

I'm glad to hear that! Good luck in your trades! Unfortunately they don't offer much currently, but they plan to add more futures contracts as time goes on :)

[@babeq3]

Coinbase allows you to place both a stop-limit order and a take-profit order simultaneously.?

[@TradeConfident]

Yes! It's very useful!

[@benjaminbusiek4723]

I am very confused about the liquidation buffer calculations they show. How do you estimate liquidation price from the numbers they present?

[@TradeConfident]

This is very confusing and something that I don’t feel Coinbase did a good job at. Basically, what you want to pay attention to is the “percent to liquidation” level they give you since this will show you how close you are to having the trade closed as a margin call.

[@MarkShian]

Can you explain more of how trading futures work? I don't understand it works entirely. So let's say you bet its going down, and BTC tanks by 10%, can you just exit right away? Or do you have to wait until the end of the day for the final result to be determined? What does 6pm to 5pm mean? Like you can buy and sell freely during that time and its like spot trading? Please clarify.

[@worthygainz6367]

U can exit right away. You don't have to wait until expiration

[@DogecoinMode]

Can you get margin call on futures trading if I do not click stop loss button?

[@TradeConfident]

Yes, you can! Be careful when using leverage!

[@Wowkidyay]

What happens if the contract stays open more than 24 hours?

[@8XHellbentX8]

Do you buy with dollars or crypto as collateral?

[@TradeConfident]

We use USD for all trades!

[@robertabdallah8203]

when do i close my future investments with coin base?

[@TradeConfident]

Whenever you are happy with the profit levels!

[@MR-yo8hq]

How to get to this screen? I have a spot account but how to open futures account?

[@TradeConfident]

Here's a link for Coinbase Futures: www.coinbase.com/advanced-trade/crypto-futures

[@alainashepherd7462]

Will my limit to sell order be fulfilled when the market is closed on the weekend?

[@TradeConfident]

Unfortunately, these orders only close out while markets are open!

[@tommyshaw2420]

RIP to those who shorted btc when he made this vid lmao

[@TradeConfident]

RIP indeed

[@bronxp93]

He was right. Here we are 2 months later and btc is dropping

[@deckorate6245]

please show us how to place order when futures market is open, we need to see how you calculate margin, leverage. Coinbase doesn't have a paper account, how are we supposed to practice?

[@TradeConfident]

You can use TradingView to practice paper trading!

[@homairasadat1283]

Is trailing stop possible in contract trading

[@TradeConfident]

That option is not available on Coinbase at the moment

[@cryptoczar568]

Can you trade eth/usd as leberage?

[@TradeConfident]

Yes you can!

[@thedudevinny]

what if the trade is open during the break? can you close the trade during the break?

[@TradeConfident]

You can not. The break doesn’t allow any trading until the break is over at 3pm PT

[@thedudevinny]

@@TradeConfident That is important to know. thanks

[@Jack-bv7lh]

After watching this, I went to place a short sale future trade. I placed a 2 contract market sell order at $69,490 and it said filled. I set up a stop buy at $71,500 for my stop loss, and then a limit buy at 68,000 to take profit, and it filled! I canceled the stop loss afterwards. How do I know how much money I made? I can’t find an answer or tutorial ANYWHERE!

[@TradeConfident]

I'm sorry to hear that! I would recommend reaching out to Coinbase (or whichever broker you use!), we don't want to accidently provide wrong information!

[@Jack-bv7lh]

@@TradeConfident it showed my PNL at around $29… does that low of a dollar value track with the amount of $ I put up originally? I thought I would’ve made more money, but it was only 2 contracts and price didn’t move that much so maybe not? Haha, guesses/predictions are fine I won’t hold you to whatever you may guess

[@DinoH8sU]

So Close contract a day early?

[@TradeConfident]

Our short trade is closed at this point!

[@jamesaldridge1128]

why does it say futures is a view only market for me and cant place any order?

[@worthygainz6367]

Are u using mobile?? Have to be on desktop version

[@jamesaldridge1128]

no on desktop. it says join waitlist that i can't join @@worthygainz6367

[@mikecarnes2748]

So helpful, thank you

[@brandonweddle2577]

this sound like my buddy Martin i used to follow 5 years ago thats crazy

[@TradeConfident]

That's me! Hope you are doing well!

[@Fankyzorro]

The question is where do you type the price on STOP PRICE or LIMIT PRICE...?

[@TradeConfident]

I'm not quite sure what you mean, could you send us an email at [e-mail] so we can ask some clarifying questions? We look forward to hearing back!

[@Pr0tojay93]

Is futures available for US residents

[@TradeConfident]

Yes it is!

[@CarlosGarcia-tk5du]

This would be so much easier if they just integrated with trading view to do longs and shorts within trading view.

[@TradeConfident]

That would be awesome!

[@frostytalkz]

Can you do this without leverage?

[@TradeConfident]

We have spot trading strategy as well! Check out some of our other videos or email us at [e-mail] and we can help out!

[@MCtoyreviews]

So if you use leverage going long. You can lose more money that you wanted too?

[@Brandon-nr8fn]

No more than you risk homie

[@Brandon-nr8fn]

Any money lost or more than I'd like to lose lol

[@FCB711]

Is this available for us citizens?

[@TradeConfident]

Yes it is!

[@andreitatchin1265]

Had a question for you, when you deposit money back into your back account do you keep it under 10,000$ to avoid the transaction being reported to IRS?

[@saffr0n447]

its reported to the irs regardless its connected to your ssn

[@packingbone1953]

Man 500k sitting in Coinbase and not a private wallet gives me goosebumps!

[@TradeConfident]

Haha thanks for the feedback!

[@Faraz.m.music.]

Coinbase keeps cancelling my order whenever I put in a stop loss or limit order. Anybody else having the same issue?

[@TradeConfident]

That's weird! I would reach out to them directly to see if they can fix it.

[@kcarde5374]

No way to short spot market?

[@TradeConfident]

Unfortunately, no

[@MrBadniss]

Go in depth if you made money 💵

[@TradeConfident]

We are in an active trade now! Updates coming in next weeks Future Forecast video!

[@K0T3J1]

0:50 That prediction aged like milk but kudos for keeping the video up regardless. 👍

[@TradeConfident]

Transparency is key!

[@daveyingram8934]

Yeah, but i don't think anything can use coinbase for shorting? Don't ya have to qualify? and or make like $50k a year or more or something along these lines?

[@TradeConfident]

You can short with Bitcoin Futures! Just no margin as of April 2024.

[@laurie7732]

Thank you! I really needed this!

[@j.r.kizziar9493]

W

[@TradeConfident]

Thanks for watching!

[@notafunnyguy27]

Fantastic video explanation - best I've found yet

[@CBsays_]

I just started looking into this, but I just don't see the point of using Coinbase futures right now. I can only buy Bitcoin and Ethereum? Only 4x leverage? Correct me if I'm wrong, but the best you can do is maybe 8x your money with Ethereum. If Ethereum doubles in value during the bull run, and you're using 4x leverage, that would essentially be an 8x profit. Why bother with leverage then? Just pick a crypto that has a good chance of doing an 8x or better. No leverage required. I would only use leverage if I could pick any crypto I wanted and 10x leverage or more. I would love to wait for the next big correction, and buy something like Bonk on at least 10x leverage.

[@TradeConfident]

If one was to use leverage, I agree that having more options is better. But, unfortunately for those in the US, this is one of the only legal options!

[@exlost245]

Thank you. this is the only sensible video that available on youtube